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.
You never write
You never call
You just stand around and smile so happily
The government could never do
As worser things as you have done to me
Well I should cry
But I've done too much already I can't lie
'Cause you're better at that than I'll ever be
And it won't take us back to you and me
We are in love
You call me names
And you're never home
All I've got to show is a kiss in jowls
You talk too much
You never call
You just stand around and smile so happily
The government could never do
As worser things as you have done to me
Well I should cry
But I've done too much already I can't lie
'Cause you're better at that than I'll ever be
And it won't take us back to you and me
We are in love
You call me names
And you're never home
All I've got to show is a kiss in jowls
You talk too much
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You Dirty Rat Lyrics as written by Charles E Chesterman
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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You never write and you never call You just stand around and smile so happily
The government could never do as worser things as you have done to me
Well i should cry but I've done too much already I can't lie cause you're better at that than I'll ever be and it won't take us back to you and me being all in love
You call me names and you're never home and all I've got to show is a case of the Jones'
You talk too much but not to me there's so much of this love I'll never see
but I should cry but I've done too much already I can't lie cause you're better at that than I'll ever be and it won't take us back to you and me being all in love
You dirty rat you broke my heart I can't believe it went this far we let the heat blow out the spark
Now I gotta say before it all gets said I look alive but I feel dead but as for us are we still good friends? Oh oh oh ohoh
well I should cry but I've done too much already I can't lie cause you're better at that than I'll ever be and it won't take us back to you and me being all in love
You dirty rat I gotta say you sure know how to wreck my day turned out the sun and walked away
Now I know just what you'll find and now it's you who's next in line
but as for us is there still time? I don't know Oh oh oh ohoh