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.
Been round this road so many times
Feel like it's skin is part of mine
This tasty meal is almost gone
Still got no shame, but not for long!
Been wrong so many times before
But never quite like this
Heard all, rain, but the rain all turn to bits
I hope to make it home one day
I doubt that day will come
I know you, know, ?
Feel like it's skin is part of mine
This tasty meal is almost gone
Still got no shame, but not for long!
Been wrong so many times before
But never quite like this
Heard all, rain, but the rain all turn to bits
I hope to make it home one day
I doubt that day will come
I know you, know, ?
Lyrics submitted by cdonianknight
Snookered Lyrics as written by Dan Deacon
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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Been 'round this road so many times Feel like it's skin is part of mine This taste of milk is almost gone Still got my shame, but not for long Been wrong so many times before But never quite like this And oh It rained... But the rain all turned to piss
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I think it's, "Still got my shake, but not for long". Since he is talking about milk in the previous line, it's a play on "milkshake". As in, the milk part is almost gone, but he still has the shake part, but that will go away soon too. shake could be a metaphor for his youthfulness, and milk could represent childhood since little kids are given milk a lot. so he is saying the "taste" or memory of childhood is almost gone, he is still youthful but knows that will end soon too. i think that the song is about getting older and becoming more mature, letting go of the past and embracing the future, etc. it seems to be a major theme in Bromst, especially since the last song is actually called "Get Older".
i read your entire post thinking it was a joke
I do love a good milkshake.
sure, maybe the theory is a little hard to believe, but Dan Deacon's lyrics are surreal and absurdist. And I don't think Dan Deacon is above using a silly milkshake pun to make his point, he writes songs about cats and dogs and pitch shifts his voice to chipmunk level in most of his songs. But I don't think that means his songs don't have meaning, rather you just have to do a little digging to find the meaning. In interviews, Dan has talked about how getting older, maturing, growing up, etc. are prominent themes in Bromst. Snookered is the main single off Bromst and encapsulates the sound and meaning of the album as a whole. This song is definitely about life, I don't think it is too much a leap to say that it's specifically about getting older. <br /> <br /> Also, it makes sense that Dan would talk about how getting older causes you to lose your memory of what it was like being a kid, and then causes you to lose your youthfulness. Dan Deacon is nearing 30, the age associated with growing up, maturing, leaving behind the party lifestyle of your 20s, etc. So, I think Dan is saying that he is still energetic and can party and entertain us, but not for long. Eventually he'll have to retire when his body can't keep up with the demands of touring.
@DCFCAlex pretty sure it's, 'Still got my shape, but not for long'. Snookered is a pool term meaning you're trapped behind another ball. Shape is another pool term meaning you have good position on your ball. Kinda fits better.
this is what i hear:
been round this road so many times feels like it's skin is part of mine this taste of milk is almost gone still got my shame, but not for long been wrong so many times before but never quite like this her dog(?), in the rain, but the rain all turned to piss
(i can't really make out the next part but there are some very quiet lyrics) i hope to make her someday ____ dead and gone
i hope to make it home one day i doubt that day will come i know you, know, ____
and i heard
"heard all" maybe instaed of "her dog", but i like the piss part
that's what I hear too, except this final line:<br /> <br /> I know, by now, that day's where I go<br /> <br /> <br />
I think it's just "and oh, it rained, but the rain all turned to piss."
"her dog, in the rain, but the rain all turn to piss (bits)" one of those i think
I hear
"still got my shape, but not for long"
Definitely agree with kwanzai.
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i also agree with kwanzai - except i don't think he says "her dog". maybe it's "heard all", or "her doll", or maybe something else entirely. and i think it's "my shape" instead of "no shame". regardless, this is one of those rare songs where i think the ambiguity of the lyrics actually adds to the overall effect, in that the spoken words gradually become subsumed by the gorgeously swirling and sparkling blips and bleeps. one of the most beautiful songs to emerge from "electronic" music, no doubt.