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.
Transmission, am I coming through?
Transmission, I've got nothing to lose
’Cause I know who you are
And I know what you're waiting for
Transmission, on a teenage high
And the black eyed girl, is she dead or alive?
’Cause I know what you are
And I know what you're going through
I wanna get high on you
Turning it on for you
I promise the sun and the moon
I'm gonna get high with you
Transmission, are you running blind?
You're a dead end girl on the edge of the night
And the lights don't ever seem
To reach your eyes
Transmission, at the end of the line
And you don't know how, and you don't ask why
Don't need a prison wall
To know you're free
I wanna get high on you
Turning it on for you
I promise the sun and the moon
I'm gonna get high with you
I wanna get high on you
Turning it on for you
I promise the sun and the moon
I'm gonna get high with you
I'm gonna get high on you
Turning it on for you
I promise the sun and the moon
I'm gonna get high with you
Transmission, I've got nothing to lose
’Cause I know who you are
And I know what you're waiting for
Transmission, on a teenage high
And the black eyed girl, is she dead or alive?
’Cause I know what you are
And I know what you're going through
I wanna get high on you
Turning it on for you
I promise the sun and the moon
I'm gonna get high with you
Transmission, are you running blind?
You're a dead end girl on the edge of the night
And the lights don't ever seem
To reach your eyes
Transmission, at the end of the line
And you don't know how, and you don't ask why
Don't need a prison wall
To know you're free
I wanna get high on you
Turning it on for you
I promise the sun and the moon
I'm gonna get high with you
I wanna get high on you
Turning it on for you
I promise the sun and the moon
I'm gonna get high with you
I'm gonna get high on you
Turning it on for you
I promise the sun and the moon
I'm gonna get high with you
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Transmission Lyrics as written by Camille Jones Sean Finn
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