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.
Up on the pebble driveway
There sits a house
It's the loneliest place
I haven't spent much time there
I wasn't allowed
It just didn't feel right
I open both of my eyes
Still see an empty place, so empty
But if I keep them closed
And there's still a chance, that something is out there
But it's all built upon a burial ground
It just doesn't feel right
It just doesn't feel right
I made a promise to you long ago
That I'd do anything to keep this home
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
Swear it froze through me
On top the frozen creek, oh
Up on the pebble driveway
There sits a house
But its the loneliest place
I haven't spent much time there
I wasn't allowed
It just didn't seem right
If I open both of my eyes
Still see an empty place, so empty
But if I keep them closed
Then there's still the chance
That someone is out there
But it's all built upon a burial ground
It just doesn't feel right
It just doesn't seem right
I made a promise to you long ago
That I'd do anything to save this home
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
Swear it froze through me
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
I would love to take you there
I would love to take you there
There sits a house
It's the loneliest place
I haven't spent much time there
I wasn't allowed
It just didn't feel right
I open both of my eyes
Still see an empty place, so empty
But if I keep them closed
And there's still a chance, that something is out there
But it's all built upon a burial ground
It just doesn't feel right
It just doesn't feel right
I made a promise to you long ago
That I'd do anything to keep this home
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
Swear it froze through me
On top the frozen creek, oh
Up on the pebble driveway
There sits a house
But its the loneliest place
I haven't spent much time there
I wasn't allowed
It just didn't seem right
If I open both of my eyes
Still see an empty place, so empty
But if I keep them closed
Then there's still the chance
That someone is out there
But it's all built upon a burial ground
It just doesn't feel right
It just doesn't seem right
I made a promise to you long ago
That I'd do anything to save this home
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
Swear it froze through me
On top the frozen creek
I would love to take you there
I would love to take you there
I would love to take you there
Lyrics submitted by drewfridley7
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