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 pinned down by the dark
Been fighting with my sheets and nearly crying in my sleep
Yes, I'm battling that well-told gripe, the most restraining type
You should have racing stripes the way you keep me in pursuit
Sharpen the heel of your boot and you press it to my chest
And you make me wheeze, then to my knees you do promote me
I'm pinned down by the dark
A-N-I-M-A-L
Makes my head pirouette
More than I would be willing to confess
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
The light it fidgets through, the thoughts'll soon revert to you
About as bashful as a tribal dance, the first and final chance
And course the audience of frighteners and fiends
Divided up into two teams
When the acrobat fell off the beam, she broke everyone's heart
I'm pinned down by the dark
A-N-I-M-A-L
Makes my head pirouette
More than I would be willing to confess
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
The most unsuitable pet
It's been long enough now, so let's
Make a mess lioness
I'm pinned down by the dark
I'm pinned down by the dark, oh-oh-oh
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
A-N-I-M-A-L
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
A-N-I-M-A-L
Been fighting with my sheets and nearly crying in my sleep
Yes, I'm battling that well-told gripe, the most restraining type
You should have racing stripes the way you keep me in pursuit
Sharpen the heel of your boot and you press it to my chest
And you make me wheeze, then to my knees you do promote me
I'm pinned down by the dark
A-N-I-M-A-L
Makes my head pirouette
More than I would be willing to confess
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
The light it fidgets through, the thoughts'll soon revert to you
About as bashful as a tribal dance, the first and final chance
And course the audience of frighteners and fiends
Divided up into two teams
When the acrobat fell off the beam, she broke everyone's heart
I'm pinned down by the dark
A-N-I-M-A-L
Makes my head pirouette
More than I would be willing to confess
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
The most unsuitable pet
It's been long enough now, so let's
Make a mess lioness
I'm pinned down by the dark
I'm pinned down by the dark, oh-oh-oh
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
A-N-I-M-A-L
D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
A-N-I-M-A-L
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those lyrics have like 02934820398 mistakes. I'm just gonna retype the song. Don't hate me. These are the lyrics that came with Humbug;;
I'm pinned down by the dark
Been fighting with my sheets and nearly crying in my sleep. Yes I'm battling that well told gripe, The most frustrating type You should have racing stripes the way you keep me in pursuit Sharpen the heel of your boot and you press it to my chest And you make me wheeze Then to my knees you do promote me
I'm pinned down by the dark (A-N-I-M-A-L) She makes my head pirouette more than I would be willing to confess (D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S)
The light it fidgets through, the thoughts will soon revert to you About as bashful as a tribal dance the first and final chance And of course the audience of frighteners and fiends, divided up into two teams When the acrobat fell off the beam she broke everyone's heart.
I'm pinned down by the dark (A-N-I-M-A-L) She makes my head pirouette more than I would be willing to confess D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S
(D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S) The most unsuitable pet It's been long enough now So lets make a mess, lioness
I'm pinned down by the dark I'm pinned down by the dark
(D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S) (A-N-I-M-A-L) (D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S) (A-N-I-M-A-L )