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.
Well it hurts so much,
Me, I scream out loud
Oh God forbid you could have left me out
Of your wicked intentions, hateful fools to see
And I wish you had not been born while we have to meet
And I hope this isn't love
So carry on with your cutting people down
He may fall in love as he falls to the ground
and you never seem to care what we feel inside
As long as no one gets near the safes that you hide
And I hope this isn't love
And I hope this isn't love
Last night I had the sweetest dream
That you were nowhere near me
That you could not cut me
That you do not affect me
That I had my sanity
That was just a dream
That was just a dream
So go away
Why cant you leave me be?
Because I love your face and need for me
So back to your main city for it suits you so well
If you ever ever care that you never found me
That you would never tell me
And I hope this isn't love
Isn't love
Me, I scream out loud
Oh God forbid you could have left me out
Of your wicked intentions, hateful fools to see
And I wish you had not been born while we have to meet
And I hope this isn't love
So carry on with your cutting people down
He may fall in love as he falls to the ground
and you never seem to care what we feel inside
As long as no one gets near the safes that you hide
And I hope this isn't love
And I hope this isn't love
Last night I had the sweetest dream
That you were nowhere near me
That you could not cut me
That you do not affect me
That I had my sanity
That was just a dream
That was just a dream
So go away
Why cant you leave me be?
Because I love your face and need for me
So back to your main city for it suits you so well
If you ever ever care that you never found me
That you would never tell me
And I hope this isn't love
Isn't love
Lyrics submitted by music_scene
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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To me, this song depicts all the terrible things you may think or say when the one you love hurts you deeply. You might not mean them at all, but you lash out with hellbent feriocity because of how much it hurts. At that moment you want to hurt them back just as bad.
I think this is about disliking the person you're in love with. Whether they intend to cut you down or not, you feel vulnerable and it hurts, and blaming it on yourself in that moment would be too much to take.