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.
So tender so juicy, fresh from the tree
He seemed like a passionfruit, made for me
His humor and music put me at ease
And when we played together
All I could think was of birds and bees
Aurevoir, sonderbar
Bye, solong dingelidong dong
Rest in peace heart disease
I'll be better off without you
His smell was of money
His speech like champagne
Now I've learnt my lesson
Bubbles make you
Go insane
We went to his castle
He liked what he saw
And as I took the train home
All I could think was Jaa!
And then he thought...
And then he thought, he thought that I was a sardine!...
As flirts go beyond what they were from the start
Your eyes can't tell cacti and passionfruit apart
And tender and juicy forgot to call back
It felt like an undercover shark attack
Shark attack, shark attack, shark attack
And then he thought...
And then he thought, he thought that I was a sardine!...
He seemed like a passionfruit, made for me
His humor and music put me at ease
And when we played together
All I could think was of birds and bees
Aurevoir, sonderbar
Bye, solong dingelidong dong
Rest in peace heart disease
I'll be better off without you
His smell was of money
His speech like champagne
Now I've learnt my lesson
Bubbles make you
Go insane
We went to his castle
He liked what he saw
And as I took the train home
All I could think was Jaa!
And then he thought...
And then he thought, he thought that I was a sardine!...
As flirts go beyond what they were from the start
Your eyes can't tell cacti and passionfruit apart
And tender and juicy forgot to call back
It felt like an undercover shark attack
Shark attack, shark attack, shark attack
And then he thought...
And then he thought, he thought that I was a sardine!...
Lyrics submitted by Emong
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