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.
Everything around me seems so much different than where I'm from
And at this rate I think my fate's been sealed, this life's so unpredictable
We'll go continue to live a life that no one knows
Where's this gonna go?
Right here, right now, this is
The beginning of the end (hey, hey, hey, hey)
And I won't sing one single thing until we can get this right
I'm moving on, I'm moving on
Hey mom, I wrote you some soft songs
And tell dad I'm just fine
We had to choose, we made our moves
And now we gotta go
Go
Everything about me seemed so much different when I was young
I couldn't wait to take my place five years have passed, good God, have I been gone?
So, why? I've never felt so alone in my whole life
Time's not on my side
Right here, right now, this is
The beginning of the end (hey, hey, hey, hey)
And I won't sing one single thing until we can get this right
I'm moving on, I'm moving on
Hey mom, I wrote you some soft songs
And tell dad I'm just fine
We had to choose, we made our moves
And now we gotta go
And why's this make me so nervous?
Why does everything go wrong?
Why's this make me so nervous?
Why does everything go wrong?
I'm holding onto a fairytale
We're moving forward, but we're not there yet
I'm holding onto a fairytale
We're moving forward, we're moving forward
I'm holding onto a fairytale
We're moving forward, but we're not there yet
I'm holding onto a fairytale
We're moving forward, we're moving forward
Hey mom, I wrote you some soft songs
And tell dad I'm just fine
We had to choose, we made our moves
And now we gotta go
And why's this make me so nervous?
(You make me so, you make me so)
Why does everything go wrong?
And why's this make me so nervous?
(You make me so, you make me so)
Why does everything go wrong?
And at this rate I think my fate's been sealed, this life's so unpredictable
We'll go continue to live a life that no one knows
Where's this gonna go?
Right here, right now, this is
The beginning of the end (hey, hey, hey, hey)
And I won't sing one single thing until we can get this right
I'm moving on, I'm moving on
Hey mom, I wrote you some soft songs
And tell dad I'm just fine
We had to choose, we made our moves
And now we gotta go
Go
Everything about me seemed so much different when I was young
I couldn't wait to take my place five years have passed, good God, have I been gone?
So, why? I've never felt so alone in my whole life
Time's not on my side
Right here, right now, this is
The beginning of the end (hey, hey, hey, hey)
And I won't sing one single thing until we can get this right
I'm moving on, I'm moving on
Hey mom, I wrote you some soft songs
And tell dad I'm just fine
We had to choose, we made our moves
And now we gotta go
And why's this make me so nervous?
Why does everything go wrong?
Why's this make me so nervous?
Why does everything go wrong?
I'm holding onto a fairytale
We're moving forward, but we're not there yet
I'm holding onto a fairytale
We're moving forward, we're moving forward
I'm holding onto a fairytale
We're moving forward, but we're not there yet
I'm holding onto a fairytale
We're moving forward, we're moving forward
Hey mom, I wrote you some soft songs
And tell dad I'm just fine
We had to choose, we made our moves
And now we gotta go
And why's this make me so nervous?
(You make me so, you make me so)
Why does everything go wrong?
And why's this make me so nervous?
(You make me so, you make me so)
Why does everything go wrong?
Lyrics submitted by eltroyo11, edited by xSpringx, SirDalvion, Ecaw
Homesick Lyrics as written by Jeremy Wade Mckinnon Thomas H. Jr. Denney
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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