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.
confetti floats away like dead leaves in the wagon's wake
there were parties here in my honor til you sent me away
and now silver moons belong to you
i'm passing the baton from the old mare to the fawn
it was out of line but it was fun, didn't you love the part right before the dawn?
and now silver moons belong to you
i'm off to the ballet and to practice all these ancient ways
tell the new kids where i hid the wine, tell their fathers that i'm on my way, and say:
maybe these days are over, over now
maybe these days are over, over now
and i loved it better than anyone else you know
and i believe in growing old with grace
i believe she only loved my face
i believe i acted like a child
making faces at acquired tastes
and now silver moons belong to you
and silver moons belong to you
i'm off to the ballet and to practice all these ancient ways
tell the new kids where i hid the wine, tell their fathers that i'm on my way, and say:
maybe these days are over, over now
i think maybe these days are over, over now
i believe in growing old with grace
i believe she only loved my face
and i think maybe these days are over, over now
gone are the days bonfires make me think of you
looks like the prophecy came true
you are a fallen tree, he is a fallen tree
how old are you, no, how old are you?
under all the folds of your dresses that you wear
there's an ocean and a tide and a riot in the square
over are the days that the congas made your hair
sway around to the cadence of your hey ho hey ho cheer
under all the folds of the dresses that you wear
sway around to the cadence of your voice when you sang there
there were parties here in my honor til you sent me away
and now silver moons belong to you
i'm passing the baton from the old mare to the fawn
it was out of line but it was fun, didn't you love the part right before the dawn?
and now silver moons belong to you
i'm off to the ballet and to practice all these ancient ways
tell the new kids where i hid the wine, tell their fathers that i'm on my way, and say:
maybe these days are over, over now
maybe these days are over, over now
and i loved it better than anyone else you know
and i believe in growing old with grace
i believe she only loved my face
i believe i acted like a child
making faces at acquired tastes
and now silver moons belong to you
and silver moons belong to you
i'm off to the ballet and to practice all these ancient ways
tell the new kids where i hid the wine, tell their fathers that i'm on my way, and say:
maybe these days are over, over now
i think maybe these days are over, over now
i believe in growing old with grace
i believe she only loved my face
and i think maybe these days are over, over now
gone are the days bonfires make me think of you
looks like the prophecy came true
you are a fallen tree, he is a fallen tree
how old are you, no, how old are you?
under all the folds of your dresses that you wear
there's an ocean and a tide and a riot in the square
over are the days that the congas made your hair
sway around to the cadence of your hey ho hey ho cheer
under all the folds of the dresses that you wear
sway around to the cadence of your voice when you sang there
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i could use a bit of help on the last stanza thing, particularly the second and third lines.
"a passing of the tongue from the old mirror to the phone" = "a passing of a ton from the old mare to the fawn"
"gone are the day spawn, fires make me think of you" = "gone are the days bonfires make me think of you"
"there's an ocean and a tide and a lion in the square" = "there's an ocean and a tide and a riot in the square"
"comb has" = "compass"
thanks alot! I thought i heard compass but it doesn't seem to make sense but yeah i think that's right. the only thing i'm not sure i agree with is that i swear i can still hear a passing of the tongue instead of a ton.<br /> <br /> great song by the way.
is tongue some sort of farming term? anyway, one more thing is "i'm off to live our way" = "i'm off to the ballet"
good catch with the ballet line, i was wondering why he would rhyme way with way so much. and a passing of the tongue could be a way of saying a passing of language of some sort. anyway, thanks for the help, i might need your help again if i try to figure out a few more of these new songs.
Good job. Looks about perfect to me.
thanks! I wasn't going to attempt any of the others because they seem harder but perhaps I might.
It looks completely correct, except "a passing of the tongue.." should be "I'm passing the baton.." (I'm pretty sure at least).<br /> <br /> I'm obsessed with this song. It's beautiful.<br /> & this album is fantastic.
wow, i think that's it, thanks a lot! and yeah this is definitely my favorite off the new album. i didn't really like random spirit lover so this is a great return to form. anyway i just put up some lyrics for black swan which need some help admittedly, i'm working on apollo and the buffalo next.
That's exactly what I think about Random Spirit Lover. Shut Up I'm Dreaming is amazing & their early EP.<br /> I'll definitely try to help. Haha.
My interpretation of this song's lyrics is that it's about growing old and losing purpose in one's own life and utility in other people's lives. It's a sad realization that one is going to inevitably face the loss and changes that come with it. Really uplifting stuff...
The only correction I would make is "Under all the folds of your dresses that you wear" = "Under all the folds of the dresses that you wear"
Also, sorry for the double post, it is "congas," not "compass" in "..over are the days that the congas made your hair sway around..."
The theme of this song, in combination with the reference to the silver moon, reminds me of Philip Larkin's poem "Sad Steps". Here's a link: artofeurope.com/larkin/lar1.htm
Part of me might just be stretching this song to connect with me but it really resonates with me and how feel about life right now. I'm leaving high school and just ended a relationship with my highschool girlfriend and am ready to grow old and continue making mistakes in order to learn how to live better. I've made so many already but they've really made me much stronger and smarter. Life must move on and you have to let go of certain things and not cling to pasts which lose their relevance to you. Move on towards a future that is truly fitting for you and make decisions based on that.
There are certain lines in this song that definitely make me feel like he's talking about ending relationships as well. Parties in my honor until you sent me away, especially. She only loved my face because our relationship was not quite real, we are not compatible and he's going to keep searching, growing old with grace. However, I do not know what silver moons are supposed to represent.
Clear from the first verse he is talking about leaving a group of friends who we was close with, now the parties have ended for him, 'confetti floats away'. 'Parties in my honour' are presumably his leaving parties. He's 'passing the baton' on to the new members of the crowd because he's moving on. The Silver moons symbolise the late nights they had together. They used to belong to him but now he won't be with them any more they belong to the rest of them. "tell their fathers that i'm on my way" seems to mean he feels he's leaving his childhood or adolescent period behind him and becoming a man.
I'm finding the last verse a little more difficult to understand
I think it's actually my least favorite part of the lyrics. It feels like he's reminissing on what he had. Over are the days of the woman he loved and her joy. There's so much with her that's not with him anymore. "When you sang there" is when they were in a relationship and she was "singing" to him.<br /> For such a triumphant song of moving on with one's life it's a little contradictory, for me at least, to end with a verse lamenting about what he used to have.
I think it's just a general statement about reaching the point in life when the party stops and responsibility sets in, specifically leaving college, but possibly that may just be symbolic references.<br /> <br /> The last verse is obviously a bit more of a personal reflection on his partner of that time. I think that the ocean, tide and riot in the square are showing that she represents his youth to him, but still with the theme that it's all over.<br /> <br /> That's just my take on it. Either way, amazing song.
What do you think "silver moons" refers to in this song?