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.
One troubled night wasn't trouble enough for him
Another swallow never seemed to like enough for him
They say the past is the past but it never treated me like this
He couldn't ask for a better understanding of how
What goes around comes back around twice as fast
He's got no hope for a cure
He puts himself to sleep
But now we just sit back, we sit back
While we watch all of them react
Can you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
Go ahead and tell your stories
She always hoped for him to take her word for word
Never knew what it felt like feeling this unsure
She's got her eyes on the time, but there's no use waiting there for him
Well she's not in the world alone, but she wanted to put herself to sleep
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
Go ahead and tell your stories
Your stories
Your stories, oh
Just sit back, we sit back
While we watch all of them react
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given, yeah
Go on and tell your stories
Another swallow never seemed to like enough for him
They say the past is the past but it never treated me like this
He couldn't ask for a better understanding of how
What goes around comes back around twice as fast
He's got no hope for a cure
He puts himself to sleep
But now we just sit back, we sit back
While we watch all of them react
Can you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
Go ahead and tell your stories
She always hoped for him to take her word for word
Never knew what it felt like feeling this unsure
She's got her eyes on the time, but there's no use waiting there for him
Well she's not in the world alone, but she wanted to put herself to sleep
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
Go ahead and tell your stories
Your stories
Your stories, oh
Just sit back, we sit back
While we watch all of them react
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it go on
So you tell me what you tell yourself when the world won't listen
The start to the finish, c'mon and let me hear it, oh
And use up all the time your given, yeah
Go on and tell your stories
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this is so funny that it took so long for someone to post this i think it's a sign that i listen to too much highpitched weird-accent music (heh brighten)
"she always hoped for him to take her word for it never knew what it felt like feelin this unsure"