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.
Ah-uh, ah-uh
Jeah, jeah, jeah
Lets it go
Ah-uh, ah-uh
C'mon, ah-uh, ah-uh
Lets it go
Painkiller, oh, uh, uh
Ah-uh, ah-uh
Ah-uh, ah-uh
Jeah, lets it go
Ah-uh, ah-uh
Painkiller, killer, killer, killer, killer, killer
I'm reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Ah-uh, ah-uh, for a painkiller, killer, killer
You see, we work hard, play hard
Man, I gotta stay charged
Can't sleep, tired out
Trouble on my radar
Runnin' 'round live wire
Had anotha Red Bull
Everybody's burnin', baby
Let me come and get a pull
Isn't it incredible
That I'm even still awake?
Still alive, still I take
Poison that debilitates
Fuck a little line
We can go ahead and kill a K
Livin' in the killer's state
Maybe that's a good excuse
See me taking shots at the bar
Like I'm bulletproof
Now my belly full of juice
I'm walking every day with a
Bruised lip, battered eye
Beat up stained liver
Ah-uh, ah-uh
I'm reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need anotha painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
You thought you could take it out
But the world collapse
And you can't see out of it now
You go crazy, baby
Now we live fast, die young
Wish I never tried none
Saturated chemical
But I don't wanna die mum
Maybe you could try some
No point wasting it
First it was a little bit
But now I got my face in it
Run around chasin' it
Everything is so hot
Everybody's screw faced
Looking like so raw
Pressure and it won't stop
Pushing up my heart rate
Arguments and attitude
Mate, you don't wanna start me
Listen man, I can't wait
Now I got a closed fist
Woke up shivering and
Swimming in my own piss
It's just my own risk
A real brain splitta
Ah-uh, ah-uh
I'm reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need anotha painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
c'mon, c'mon
Painkiller
C'mon, c'mon
You thought you could take it out
But the world collapse
And you can't see out of it now
You go crazy, baby
Ah-uh, ah-uh painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
Uh, ah-uh, ah-uh, c'mon
Ah-uh, ah-uh, lets it go, painkiller
You thought you could take it out
But the world collapse
And you can't see out of it now
You go crazy, baby
Ah-uh, ah-uh
I'm reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
Painkiller, uh, uh, uh
I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
Painkiller, uh, uh, uh
I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
Painkiller, uh, uh, uh
I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
c'mon
Painkiller
C'mon
Painkiller, killer, killer, killer
Jeah, jeah, jeah
Lets it go
Ah-uh, ah-uh
C'mon, ah-uh, ah-uh
Lets it go
Painkiller, oh, uh, uh
Ah-uh, ah-uh
Ah-uh, ah-uh
Jeah, lets it go
Ah-uh, ah-uh
Painkiller, killer, killer, killer, killer, killer
I'm reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Ah-uh, ah-uh, for a painkiller, killer, killer
You see, we work hard, play hard
Man, I gotta stay charged
Can't sleep, tired out
Trouble on my radar
Runnin' 'round live wire
Had anotha Red Bull
Everybody's burnin', baby
Let me come and get a pull
Isn't it incredible
That I'm even still awake?
Still alive, still I take
Poison that debilitates
Fuck a little line
We can go ahead and kill a K
Livin' in the killer's state
Maybe that's a good excuse
See me taking shots at the bar
Like I'm bulletproof
Now my belly full of juice
I'm walking every day with a
Bruised lip, battered eye
Beat up stained liver
Ah-uh, ah-uh
I'm reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need anotha painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
You thought you could take it out
But the world collapse
And you can't see out of it now
You go crazy, baby
Now we live fast, die young
Wish I never tried none
Saturated chemical
But I don't wanna die mum
Maybe you could try some
No point wasting it
First it was a little bit
But now I got my face in it
Run around chasin' it
Everything is so hot
Everybody's screw faced
Looking like so raw
Pressure and it won't stop
Pushing up my heart rate
Arguments and attitude
Mate, you don't wanna start me
Listen man, I can't wait
Now I got a closed fist
Woke up shivering and
Swimming in my own piss
It's just my own risk
A real brain splitta
Ah-uh, ah-uh
I'm reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need anotha painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
c'mon, c'mon
Painkiller
C'mon, c'mon
You thought you could take it out
But the world collapse
And you can't see out of it now
You go crazy, baby
Ah-uh, ah-uh painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
Uh, ah-uh, ah-uh, c'mon
Ah-uh, ah-uh, lets it go, painkiller
You thought you could take it out
But the world collapse
And you can't see out of it now
You go crazy, baby
Ah-uh, ah-uh
I'm reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
Painkiller, uh, uh, uh
I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
Painkiller, uh, uh, uh
I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
Painkiller, uh, uh, uh
I need another painkiller
Uh, reaching in my cupboard for a painkiller
Uh, uh, uh, I need another painkiller
They call it painkiller, lets it go
c'mon
Painkiller
C'mon
Painkiller, killer, killer, killer
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perfect mashhead song
i used this for m AS level devised drama piece. we used it for a drug induced haluciantion where the guy thought that everyone was raving with him. Love this song and by the time we performed the rest of my groups were addicted to it too
i'm pretty sure this song is about ketamine. Thought it was just about drugs in general at first until i listenned properly. Does anybody else think this?
i always thought it was "reaching in my POCKET for a painkiller". oh well, this song pumps me whenever i hear it, even if it is about drugs lol