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.
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tooth for tooth and eye for eye
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tru and good till the day I die
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
Promise to you baby, anything you want you know I'll buy
Promise to you baby, you will never have ask to me why
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
Promise I'll love you till the day I die
Promise I'll love you good and give you the sky
Promise I'll never love another guy
Promise I'll give you things that you can't buy
I'll give you my nose
I'll give you my toes
I'll give you my eyes
I'll give you my ears
I'll give you my hands
I'll give you my lips
I'll give you my tongue
I'll give you my thighs
Damn near anything you want
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tooth for tooth and eye for eye
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tru and good till the day I die
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
Promise to you baby, anything you want you know I'll buy
Promise to you baby, you will never have ask to me why
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
Promise I'll love you till the day I die
Promise I'll love you good and give you the sky
Promise I'll never love another guy
Promise I'll give you things that you can't buy
I'll give you my nose
I'll give you my toes
I'll give you my eyes
I'll give you my ears
I'll give you my hands
I'll give you my lips
I'll give you my tongue
I'll give you my thighs
Damn near anything you want
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tooth for tooth and eye for eye
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
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