Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Caught a glimpse of you tonight
Made my way through the crowd
Small talked my way out of sight
Made a face at you tonight
Unnoticed
It's not what you thought
Not what you thought I was like
My view has been slightly pessimistic as of late
My heart and face are quite conflicted in this place
Another night, in "the rock"
Cold and alone
Inside of this full house
Tune it out until the calm comes home
Stayed up painting through the night
These white walls
What's funniest,
When morning comes the colors will be gone
Left a name and friends behind
They won't last long
I think I'm close to fine
Half a year until I know I'm wrong
Another night, another life
I looked hard into the dark reflection of a window
How sick or dead I looked in it that evening
I made friends with a cement structure close to where I live
Another night on the inside
Just waiting for these walls to give
Another life, another life
Made my way through the crowd
Small talked my way out of sight
Made a face at you tonight
Unnoticed
It's not what you thought
Not what you thought I was like
My view has been slightly pessimistic as of late
My heart and face are quite conflicted in this place
Another night, in "the rock"
Cold and alone
Inside of this full house
Tune it out until the calm comes home
Stayed up painting through the night
These white walls
What's funniest,
When morning comes the colors will be gone
Left a name and friends behind
They won't last long
I think I'm close to fine
Half a year until I know I'm wrong
Another night, another life
I looked hard into the dark reflection of a window
How sick or dead I looked in it that evening
I made friends with a cement structure close to where I live
Another night on the inside
Just waiting for these walls to give
Another life, another life
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is it just me or does anyone else think that thing song is about someones drug use? What�s funniest, When morning comes the colors will be gone Left a name and friends behind the colors are gone in the morning because the drugs have faded? he's left all his friends behind for drug use? a year an a half until he knows he has an addiction, when he looks him self in the mirror he finally notices how sick he looks. how the drugs have affected him? I made friends with a cement structure close to where I live delusional drugs? i honestly have no clue an i need help having this explained.. think i'm right but i'm not sure an it's bothering me.