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.
With: Aaron Marsh (Copeland), Alex Gaskarth (All Time Low), Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer), Craig Owens (Chiodos, Cinematic Sunrise), Duane Okun (Socratic), Kenny Vasoli (The Starting Line, Person L), Matt Thiessen (Relient K), Mark Hoppus (Blink 182, +44)
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(Ace Enders)
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life
(Aaron Marsh)
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
(Craig Owens)
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
(Alex Gaskarth)
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
(Ace Enders)
No change, I can't change
I can change, I can change
(Bryce Avery)
But I'm here in my mould
I am here in my mould
(Kenny Vasoli)
But I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
(Aaron Marsh)
I can't change my mould
No, no, no, no, no, no
(Ace Enders)
And have you ever been down?
(Matt Thiessen)
Well I never pray
But tonight I'm on my knees, yeah
(Ace Enders)
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
(Craig Owens)
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
(Mark Hoppus & Bryce Avery)
But the airways are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
(Ace Enders & Mark Hoppus)
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
(Mark Hoppus)
But I'm here in my mould
I am here in my mould
(Kenny Vasoli)
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
(Duane Okun)
I can't change my mould
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
(Ace Enders)
And have you ever been down?
(Kenny Vasoli?)
And have you ever been down?
(Ace Enders & Matt Thiessen)
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
(Bryce Avery)
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to the money then you die
(Duane Okun)
I'll take you down the only road I have ever been down
(Ace Enders)
You know the one that takes you to the places
Where all the veins meet, yeah
No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mould
I am here in my mould
And I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can change my mould
No, no, no, no, no
(have you ever been down)
my mould, no, no, no, no, no
my mould, no, no, no, no, no
(Alex Gaskarth)
Well it's just sex and violence, melody and silence
It's just sex and violence, melody and silence
It's just sex and violence, melody and silence
It's just sex and violence, sex and violence
(Various)
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down, yeah
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down, yeah
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down, yeah
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down, yeah
I can't change I can't change oh no no no no no no no no no
_________________________________
(Ace Enders)
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life
(Aaron Marsh)
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
(Craig Owens)
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
(Alex Gaskarth)
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
(Ace Enders)
No change, I can't change
I can change, I can change
(Bryce Avery)
But I'm here in my mould
I am here in my mould
(Kenny Vasoli)
But I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
(Aaron Marsh)
I can't change my mould
No, no, no, no, no, no
(Ace Enders)
And have you ever been down?
(Matt Thiessen)
Well I never pray
But tonight I'm on my knees, yeah
(Ace Enders)
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
(Craig Owens)
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
(Mark Hoppus & Bryce Avery)
But the airways are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
(Ace Enders & Mark Hoppus)
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
(Mark Hoppus)
But I'm here in my mould
I am here in my mould
(Kenny Vasoli)
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
(Duane Okun)
I can't change my mould
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
(Ace Enders)
And have you ever been down?
(Kenny Vasoli?)
And have you ever been down?
(Ace Enders & Matt Thiessen)
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
(Bryce Avery)
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to the money then you die
(Duane Okun)
I'll take you down the only road I have ever been down
(Ace Enders)
You know the one that takes you to the places
Where all the veins meet, yeah
No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mould
I am here in my mould
And I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can change my mould
No, no, no, no, no
(have you ever been down)
my mould, no, no, no, no, no
my mould, no, no, no, no, no
(Alex Gaskarth)
Well it's just sex and violence, melody and silence
It's just sex and violence, melody and silence
It's just sex and violence, melody and silence
It's just sex and violence, sex and violence
(Various)
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down, yeah
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down, yeah
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down, yeah
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down, yeah
I can't change I can't change oh no no no no no no no no no
Lyrics submitted by xxmodernlove
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