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.
And we're slow to acknowledge the knots in our laces
Heart it races
And we go back to where we moved out to the places
Heart it races
I bought it in a can and stirred it with my fingers singing
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
Threw it out the window
Lately you been tanned, suspicious for the winter with your
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
Legs like little splinters
Legs like little splinters
And we're slow to acknowledge the knots in the laces
Heart it races
And we go back to where we moved out to the places
Heart it races
I sold it to a man and threw him out that window
He went
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
Made his wife a widow
Ah, ah ah ah
(Made his wife a widow)
Ah, ah ah ah (heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(I bought it in a can and stirred it with my fingers singing)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Lately you been tanned, suspicious for the winter with your)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Lately you been tanned, suspicious for the winter with your)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Lately you been tanned, suspicious for the winter with your)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(I sold it to a man and threw him out that window)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
Heart it races
And we go back to where we moved out to the places
Heart it races
I bought it in a can and stirred it with my fingers singing
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
Threw it out the window
Lately you been tanned, suspicious for the winter with your
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
Legs like little splinters
Legs like little splinters
And we're slow to acknowledge the knots in the laces
Heart it races
And we go back to where we moved out to the places
Heart it races
I sold it to a man and threw him out that window
He went
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
Made his wife a widow
Ah, ah ah ah
(Made his wife a widow)
Ah, ah ah ah (heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Heart it races, so long)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(I bought it in a can and stirred it with my fingers singing)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Lately you been tanned, suspicious for the winter with your)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Lately you been tanned, suspicious for the winter with your)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Lately you been tanned, suspicious for the winter with your)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(I sold it to a man and threw him out that window)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Legs like little sliders)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah dah)
(Boom dah dah dah dah)
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At first, I thought that it was just a mix of poignant moments in life that make's the heart race: sex, drinking to forget, murder, and going back to the town you moved out. Then I read, reread, and read the above. As it came into focus, I see, NOOOOO, there IS only one correct interpretation: It is a song about the singer's EX WIFE! Also, the imagery doesn't need to be metaphorized. It is quite simple and litereral-for the most part.
First, verse: Poignant memory of making love. Second verse: He goes back to "THE PLACE HE MOVED OUT": aka, his ex wife's. Third verse: He is drinking ALONE wine from a can, stirring with his finger. Doesn't get more debased and depressed than that. He throws it out the window in anger, thinking back. Forth: She looked tan, during winter; her legs looked so good, like splinters in his heart.
Fifth verse: He sold it to a man and threw him out the window. He got out of the alimony, letting the guy marry her and take over the payments and insurance on her. In this verse, he imagines throwing the new husband out the window, likely as he throws the cheap wine out the window.
Important phrase: legs like tiny spider's. Likely a reference to her sexy legs, being like a black widow spider's.
Important phrase: heart it races alone.... This underscores that the above lines, he is alone, thinking back and imagining.
Simple, literal, surprisingly the only interpretation that perfectly fits.
Sadly, I will no longer be able to apply these lines directly to my life by broad interpretation. But still, very powerful.
@degarb Actually, looking more closely, "And we're slow to acknowledge the knots in our laces" is likely more referring to the early courtship, before & leading up to their "first time". More, than as a direct reference to foreplay. This is equally powerful and perhaps not that important.
@degarb Also, I should point out he doesn't need to be stalking his ex wife: he may have kids with her, etc. Also, would explain the "we" in this line. Though, I would be shocked that the writer of a song would get that specific with a line that must fit a specific meter..