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.
Cowering man, a legion of no-ones call,
bet it all
Covenant kill, he points to the heavens, bare
with blank stares
Beckoning search in self for his answer
Reckoning, purge, the great fall, the cancer
Settlement comes in wages now he is
shattered, broke, and all alone
We’ve lost all our control
Our faces fall to the ground
We’re powerless to your voice
Surrender to the sound..
What’ll it take to prove our decision’s wrong
will we fall?
Alone in ourselves there nothing but chaos, fear
end it here
‘til we concede to drink from the endless
The desert we find ourselves in is hopeless
‘til we submit and let go the control
we will always be alone...
We’ve lost all our control
Our faces fall to the ground
We’re powerless to your voice
And No longer seeming so, shattered, broke and all alone
Who do I belong To?
Not Earth
Not world
Not Evil
Not mortals
Not wretches
Not horrors
Who do I belong to?
Unchanging
Unbreaking
Unfailing
Creator
Immortal
Eternal
Surrender to the sound.
bet it all
Covenant kill, he points to the heavens, bare
with blank stares
Beckoning search in self for his answer
Reckoning, purge, the great fall, the cancer
Settlement comes in wages now he is
shattered, broke, and all alone
We’ve lost all our control
Our faces fall to the ground
We’re powerless to your voice
Surrender to the sound..
What’ll it take to prove our decision’s wrong
will we fall?
Alone in ourselves there nothing but chaos, fear
end it here
‘til we concede to drink from the endless
The desert we find ourselves in is hopeless
‘til we submit and let go the control
we will always be alone...
We’ve lost all our control
Our faces fall to the ground
We’re powerless to your voice
And No longer seeming so, shattered, broke and all alone
Who do I belong To?
Not Earth
Not world
Not Evil
Not mortals
Not wretches
Not horrors
Who do I belong to?
Unchanging
Unbreaking
Unfailing
Creator
Immortal
Eternal
Surrender to the sound.
Lyrics submitted by LivingFlame
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He certainly has a way with words. You should have a read of some of the stuff on his personal site, theres some really good stuff on there.
Proper lyrics:
Cowering man, a legion of no-ones call, Bet it all. Covenant kill, he points to the heavens, Bare with blank stares.
Beckoning search in self for his answer, Reckoning, purge, the great fall, the cancer. Settlement comes in wages now he is, Shattered, broke, and all alone.
We’ve lost all our control, Our faces fall to the ground. We’re powerless to Your voice, Surrender to the sound.
What’ll it take to prove our decision’s wrong, That we fall? Alone in ourselves, there nothing but chaos, Fear, end it here.
‘Til we concede to drink from the endless, The desert we find ourselves in is hopeless. ‘Til we submit and let go the contol, Wwe will always be alone.
We’ve lost all our control, Our faces fall to the ground. We’re powerless to Your voice, Surrender to the sound.
We’ve lost all our control, Our faces fall to the ground. No longer seeming so, Shattered, broke, and all alone.
Who do I belong to? Not Earth, not world, not evil. Not mortals, not wretches, not horrors.
Who do I belong to? Unchanging, unbreaking, unfailing. Creator, Immortal, Eternal.
We’ve lost all our control, Our faces fall to the ground. We’re powerless to Your voice, Surrender to the sound. [x2]
Who do I belong to? Not Earth, not world, not evil. (Surrender to the sound) Not mortals, not wretches, not horrors. (Surrender to the sound)
must you do this for every song of Picket Fence Cartel. It's very annoying.
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