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.
I'm in transit
Floating stranded on this boat
And I pledge myself allegiance
To a better night sleep at home
And the sweet, sweet sun's comin' down hard
The sun's comin' down hard, it burns the bones
So hold a hand for cover, hold a hand for cover
Hold a hand for cover from harm
Woo, ooh, ooh
Talk don't change a thing (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Words don't sink it swims (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader
This mess, so we tried our best
That's all that we can do
While the angels walk with the lonely ones
In the cold rain to rescue you
And this fable world's comin' down hard
The wall's comin' down hard on all our homes
So hold a hand for cover, hold a hand for cover
Hold a hand for cover from harm
Woo, ooh, ooh
Talk don't change a thing (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Words don't sink it swims (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader
Woo, ooh, ooh
Talk don't change a thing (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Words don't sink it swims (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Floating stranded on this boat
And I pledge myself allegiance
To a better night sleep at home
And the sweet, sweet sun's comin' down hard
The sun's comin' down hard, it burns the bones
So hold a hand for cover, hold a hand for cover
Hold a hand for cover from harm
Woo, ooh, ooh
Talk don't change a thing (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Words don't sink it swims (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader
This mess, so we tried our best
That's all that we can do
While the angels walk with the lonely ones
In the cold rain to rescue you
And this fable world's comin' down hard
The wall's comin' down hard on all our homes
So hold a hand for cover, hold a hand for cover
Hold a hand for cover from harm
Woo, ooh, ooh
Talk don't change a thing (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Words don't sink it swims (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader
Woo, ooh, ooh
Talk don't change a thing (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Words don't sink it swims (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, it's fading fader (woo, ooh, ooh)
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