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.
What do you do
When the things you once had
Aren't what they were anymore?
Remember the day
When you sat right here
And to be with you forever I swore
Faces you knew come along that don't look
Like what you remember at all
Pictures that stay in your mind
And don't leave
But still end up somehow different than before
Perfect picture of you and I
Fading faster and I think I know why
Gone without me to the other side
Must I follow, leave the old me behind?
Change
It spins us round and bends us down
Turns us inside out
Change
It melts us down, moulds us round
Into who we are
Into who we are
Into who we are
What do you do when it's hard to recall
The things you miss the most?
10,000 miles away
From the place you used to call home sweet home
Memory fades and it comes, well it goes
You'll forget it all
Perfect picture of you and I
Fading faster and I think I know why
Gone without me to the other side
Must I follow, leave the old me behind?
Change
It spins us round and bends us down
Turns us inside out
Change
It melts us down, moulds us round
Into who we are
Into who we are
Into who we are
Jokes you used to tell
The way things used to smell
Expressions on your face
Wouldn't want it any other way
I'd whisper in your ear
Always hold you near
We were heading for the ground
Didn't ever want any of it to change
All those happy thoughts
I never did give up
Always tried so hard until reality walked through my door
The lighting it grew thin
The flame it grew too dim
Do you want to change
The real person that you are today?
What do you do
When the things you once had
Aren't what they were anymore?
Remember the day
When you sat right here
And to be with you forever I swore
When the things you once had
Aren't what they were anymore?
Remember the day
When you sat right here
And to be with you forever I swore
Faces you knew come along that don't look
Like what you remember at all
Pictures that stay in your mind
And don't leave
But still end up somehow different than before
Perfect picture of you and I
Fading faster and I think I know why
Gone without me to the other side
Must I follow, leave the old me behind?
Change
It spins us round and bends us down
Turns us inside out
Change
It melts us down, moulds us round
Into who we are
Into who we are
Into who we are
What do you do when it's hard to recall
The things you miss the most?
10,000 miles away
From the place you used to call home sweet home
Memory fades and it comes, well it goes
You'll forget it all
Perfect picture of you and I
Fading faster and I think I know why
Gone without me to the other side
Must I follow, leave the old me behind?
Change
It spins us round and bends us down
Turns us inside out
Change
It melts us down, moulds us round
Into who we are
Into who we are
Into who we are
Jokes you used to tell
The way things used to smell
Expressions on your face
Wouldn't want it any other way
I'd whisper in your ear
Always hold you near
We were heading for the ground
Didn't ever want any of it to change
All those happy thoughts
I never did give up
Always tried so hard until reality walked through my door
The lighting it grew thin
The flame it grew too dim
Do you want to change
The real person that you are today?
What do you do
When the things you once had
Aren't what they were anymore?
Remember the day
When you sat right here
And to be with you forever I swore
Lyrics submitted by MayaMoo
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