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.
As the spring is made alive the winter dies
And the final cries of creatures are long behind
And full of spirit the village starts again
With one more year for a man to change his ways
I used to feel things around me stir,
Grateful for all I received,
Taking in the sounds and ways of creatures upon the Earth
Great were the rivers I swam waning out the sun
As the winter dies the Earth is brought to life
And a thousand merchant ships sail to find
A worthy village to land and start again
With one more year for a man to change his ways
I used to feel things around me stir,
Grateful for all I received,
Taking in the sounds and ways of creatures upon the Earth
Great were the rivers I swam waning out the sun
I used to feel things around me stir
And hear the sounds of creatures upon the Earth
Grateful for all I received
Through the winter cold and spring
And the final cries of creatures are long behind
And full of spirit the village starts again
With one more year for a man to change his ways
I used to feel things around me stir,
Grateful for all I received,
Taking in the sounds and ways of creatures upon the Earth
Great were the rivers I swam waning out the sun
As the winter dies the Earth is brought to life
And a thousand merchant ships sail to find
A worthy village to land and start again
With one more year for a man to change his ways
I used to feel things around me stir,
Grateful for all I received,
Taking in the sounds and ways of creatures upon the Earth
Great were the rivers I swam waning out the sun
I used to feel things around me stir
And hear the sounds of creatures upon the Earth
Grateful for all I received
Through the winter cold and spring
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It is obviously full of seasonal imagery and could be taken as a simple description of how we have historically had to appreciate and make the most of practical opportunities when they came round (spring).
Part of the beauty of it is that the seasonal metaphor is so open to interpretation. Anything that goes through cycles of plenty and scarcity can fit. I always think of a very intense but short-lived relationship I had. Welcome to Dumpsville - population: me!
The chorus and emphasis seems to be from the perspective of someone in winter, looking back at how aware and grateful they were of everything the year gave them, particularly how far he was able to travel (swim). The fact that the singer starts with, "I used to..." suggests that winter has now made him incapable of such appreciation.
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@musicnmeaning Dumpsville ahah<br /> <br /> Such a lovely interpretation btw <3