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.
Sun down on the sorry day
By nightlights the children pray
I know you're probably gettin' ready for bed
Beautiful woman get out of my head
I'm so tired of the same old crud
Sweet baby I need fresh blood
The moon shines on the autumn sky
Growin' cold the leaves all die
I'm more alone than I've ever been
Help me out of the shape I'm in
After the fires before the flood
My sweet baby I need fresh blood
Whatever trepidation you may feel
In your heart you know it's not real
In a moment of clarity
Some little act of charity
You gotta pull me out of this mud
Sweet baby I need fresh blood
By nightlights the children pray
I know you're probably gettin' ready for bed
Beautiful woman get out of my head
I'm so tired of the same old crud
Sweet baby I need fresh blood
The moon shines on the autumn sky
Growin' cold the leaves all die
I'm more alone than I've ever been
Help me out of the shape I'm in
After the fires before the flood
My sweet baby I need fresh blood
Whatever trepidation you may feel
In your heart you know it's not real
In a moment of clarity
Some little act of charity
You gotta pull me out of this mud
Sweet baby I need fresh blood
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"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
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"I had all and then most of you"
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"Some and now none of you"
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I think this song means that he is trying to get on the sdtk to New Moon.
"People have always asked me what I do in the evenings after I've finished recording and so this is it"
isnt it... hmmm i see it as like he is "getting tired of the same ol' thing" (maybe his girlfriend) and he wants to try something new? HENCE fresh blood? i donno thats how i read it!! LOVE THE WOOO AND HHHOOWWWLLL!!! :) hahaha
If this is what we can expect from Hombre Lobo then color me excited.
Ditto. <br /> <br /> What can't this band/man do? His music hits on every nerve.
Magic, love the beat.
WHOO!
This song was on True Blood. I thought it worked really well with it, especially with the new season.
This song was on True Blood. I thought it worked really well with it, especially with the new season.
I don't really know or care what the song is about. I just really like the vibe.
Being from Hombre Lobo ('werewolf') and with the howls, it seems obvious to me it's about a werewolf, but as a metaphor for feeling like a beast. 'I'm so tired of the same old crud' 'Help me out of the shape I'm in' come over s double meanings, both as a monster that literally needs fresh blood and a desperate person that feels they need someone to lend them a hand and pull them out of their misery.