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.
Told to follow
Hard to swallow
Don't you know that they're wasting your time
But they need you
and beseech you
To support their bastion of crime
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Never listen,
don't ask questions
Don't expect them
To tell you the truth
They'll deceive you and besiege you
With the lies they disguise just for you
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Fall and sorrow
For tomorrow
Days of pain that are waiting for you
Time is bleeding
Keeps repeating
My lifetime to find out the truth
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Hard to swallow
Don't you know that they're wasting your time
But they need you
and beseech you
To support their bastion of crime
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Never listen,
don't ask questions
Don't expect them
To tell you the truth
They'll deceive you and besiege you
With the lies they disguise just for you
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Fall and sorrow
For tomorrow
Days of pain that are waiting for you
Time is bleeding
Keeps repeating
My lifetime to find out the truth
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
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Something to Live For Lyrics as written by Fletcher Dragge Byron Mcmackin
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told to follow hard to swallow don't you know that they're wasting your time? but they need you and besiege you to support they're bastion of crime
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