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.
How can I be drunk?
You strike with dry poison
I am possessed
Still engaged in some kind of advanced shackling
Girl you got to find you the man who
Can smoke this out, Bad Medicine
Girl you got to find you the man who
Can smoke this out, Good Medicine would say
You got you a fast horse darlin'
But all you do is complain it ain't a Maserati.
You had a soul that you left back in Memphis
But your mama ain't New York she is pure
Tennessee
On a desert highway
I am struck by my own rage
Time-bomb in his palm a finger-apple
Augments this advanced shackling
Girl you got to find you the man who
Can smoke this out, bad medicine
Girl you got to find you the man who
Can smoke this out, good medicine would say
You got you a fast horse darlin'
But all you do is complain it ain't a Maserati.
You had a soul that you left back in Memphis
But your mama ain't New York she is pure
Can't you see your mama ain't New York
She is pure Tennessee
Tennessee
You strike with dry poison
I am possessed
Still engaged in some kind of advanced shackling
Girl you got to find you the man who
Can smoke this out, Bad Medicine
Girl you got to find you the man who
Can smoke this out, Good Medicine would say
You got you a fast horse darlin'
But all you do is complain it ain't a Maserati.
You had a soul that you left back in Memphis
But your mama ain't New York she is pure
Tennessee
On a desert highway
I am struck by my own rage
Time-bomb in his palm a finger-apple
Augments this advanced shackling
Girl you got to find you the man who
Can smoke this out, bad medicine
Girl you got to find you the man who
Can smoke this out, good medicine would say
You got you a fast horse darlin'
But all you do is complain it ain't a Maserati.
You had a soul that you left back in Memphis
But your mama ain't New York she is pure
Can't you see your mama ain't New York
She is pure Tennessee
Tennessee
Lyrics submitted by stentorian
Fast Horse Lyrics as written by Tori Ellen Amos
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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Love, love, love this song! The intereptations are great. Personally this song to me represented a girl about to marry but she feel pressured and internally doesn't really want to marry. Everyone says she has a great guy but she feels there is better out there. But after I read daneypops intereptation the song makes more sense.
The first verse starts it off: "How can I be drunk? You strike with dry poison I am possessed Still engaged in some kind of advanced shackling"
How can I be drunk...drunk in love, she's not in love.
You strike with dry poision...there is no liquid no substance, dry poision no mushy lovey feelings.