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.
So just because I use salty phrases and I go through stages
Where I neglect endeavor does it mean I'm not clever?
No I don't think so
Just because my newspaper pages
Haven't been the times in ages
Does this meen that I don't no as much as you?
Jelousy will destroy us or so she used to say
You'd kill for half the things we do including yesterday
But I suppose you know because your went to school with me
You sit in ya garage and you'd see
All the things we do don't you! no you didn't and no you don't
No you didn't and no you don't. no you don't!
Do you remember us lot doing keys
In the back of the garage at 243?
That was us and no one else
Lend luke a jumper off the shelf
Do you remember us lot doing keys
In the back of the garage where no one sees
That was us, no one else another jager off the shelf
So I suppose you know because your went to school with me
Sit in ya garage and you'd see
All the things we do don't you! no you didn't and no you don't
No you didn't and no you don't. no you don't!
Always be people lookin down there noses
I don't care I'm comin up smelling of roses
But I suppose you know because your went to school with me
Sit in ya garage and you'd see
All the things we do don't you! no you didn't and no you don't
No you didn't and no you don't. no you don't! no ya don't
Where I neglect endeavor does it mean I'm not clever?
No I don't think so
Just because my newspaper pages
Haven't been the times in ages
Does this meen that I don't no as much as you?
Jelousy will destroy us or so she used to say
You'd kill for half the things we do including yesterday
But I suppose you know because your went to school with me
You sit in ya garage and you'd see
All the things we do don't you! no you didn't and no you don't
No you didn't and no you don't. no you don't!
Do you remember us lot doing keys
In the back of the garage at 243?
That was us and no one else
Lend luke a jumper off the shelf
Do you remember us lot doing keys
In the back of the garage where no one sees
That was us, no one else another jager off the shelf
So I suppose you know because your went to school with me
Sit in ya garage and you'd see
All the things we do don't you! no you didn't and no you don't
No you didn't and no you don't. no you don't!
Always be people lookin down there noses
I don't care I'm comin up smelling of roses
But I suppose you know because your went to school with me
Sit in ya garage and you'd see
All the things we do don't you! no you didn't and no you don't
No you didn't and no you don't. no you don't! no ya don't
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Its about people looking down on them cos they havent got anything better to do. "but I suppose you know cos you went to school with me" this line is for people like ellieacrylic that know what house number Liam lives at! Did you go to school with him too???