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.
She's got those eyes, those eyes
That'll see, right through you
When she leaves then I
I wanna leave, with her too
And she's on, my mind
Like all, all the time
When we touch, I go weak
And I can hardly speak
And I hope that she thinks about me
'Cause I'm always thinking of her
(Always thinking of her)
I just wanna hold her hand, be her man
I wanna know if she'd take a chance
'Cause I'm still not revealing
'Cause I still get the feeling
That loving her, is a game i'll always lose
I got the brown eyed blues
It's a shame, I didn't meet her before
'Cause now I wanna see her more than I should
Who's to blame, when she's always on my mind
And I'd see her all the time if I could
And I hope that she cares about me
'Cause I know that I care for her
I just wanna hold her hand, be her man
I wanna know if she'd take a chance
'Cause I'm still not revealing
'Cause I still get the feeling
That loving her, is a game i'll always lose
I got the brown eyed blues
I don't wanna be with anybody else
Said she makes me take a good look at myself
She brings out the best in me
She doesn't think any less of me
When I do the wrong thing
She loves me for me and I can't explain
'Cause I'm still not revealing
'Cause I still get the feeling
That loving her, is a game i'll always lose
I got the brown eyed blues
I just wanna hold her hand, be her man
I wanna know if she'd take a chance
'Cause I'm still not revealing
'Cause I still get the feeling
That loving her, is a game i'll always lose
I got the brown eyed blues
That'll see, right through you
When she leaves then I
I wanna leave, with her too
And she's on, my mind
Like all, all the time
When we touch, I go weak
And I can hardly speak
And I hope that she thinks about me
'Cause I'm always thinking of her
(Always thinking of her)
I just wanna hold her hand, be her man
I wanna know if she'd take a chance
'Cause I'm still not revealing
'Cause I still get the feeling
That loving her, is a game i'll always lose
I got the brown eyed blues
It's a shame, I didn't meet her before
'Cause now I wanna see her more than I should
Who's to blame, when she's always on my mind
And I'd see her all the time if I could
And I hope that she cares about me
'Cause I know that I care for her
I just wanna hold her hand, be her man
I wanna know if she'd take a chance
'Cause I'm still not revealing
'Cause I still get the feeling
That loving her, is a game i'll always lose
I got the brown eyed blues
I don't wanna be with anybody else
Said she makes me take a good look at myself
She brings out the best in me
She doesn't think any less of me
When I do the wrong thing
She loves me for me and I can't explain
'Cause I'm still not revealing
'Cause I still get the feeling
That loving her, is a game i'll always lose
I got the brown eyed blues
I just wanna hold her hand, be her man
I wanna know if she'd take a chance
'Cause I'm still not revealing
'Cause I still get the feeling
That loving her, is a game i'll always lose
I got the brown eyed blues
Lyrics submitted by VampedVixen
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