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.
Change your ways for them.
It's all part of the game we play.
Fight for what you could never ever win.
Take a number.
Welcome to LA this is where it's led.
I think about the ways.
The means in the betweens,
completely lost my head.
I think about the exit plan... where does this end?
You better keep your head down.
My life is a warzone.
Torn between what's right and wrong.
My life is a warzone.
There's no way out.
I'm gonna end up hurting someone.
I creep around over egg shells down at the start.
Don't know how I'm gonna make it today.
Frustrated and losing myself in the part.
Now the white coats come to put me away.
Hanging by a thread I live without time for what's real.
These moments I must steal.
I pick through what's left.
I live without letting pain feel I have a chance to heal.
You better keep your head down.
My life is a warzone.
Torn between what's right and wrong.
My life is a warzone.
There's no way out .
I'm gonna end up hurting someone.
I've been waiting for better days.
These hard times won't go away.
I still haven't found my place.
Well there's nothing left to leave behind.
I won't give you what is mine.
I'll be fine.
You better keep your head down.
My life is a warzone.
Torn between what's right and wrong.
My life is a warzone.
There's no way out .
I'm gonna end up hurting someone.
My life is a warzone.
Torn between what's right and wrong.
My life is a warzone.
There's no way out .
I'm gonna end up hurting someone.
It's all part of the game we play.
Fight for what you could never ever win.
Take a number.
Welcome to LA this is where it's led.
I think about the ways.
The means in the betweens,
completely lost my head.
I think about the exit plan... where does this end?
You better keep your head down.
My life is a warzone.
Torn between what's right and wrong.
My life is a warzone.
There's no way out.
I'm gonna end up hurting someone.
I creep around over egg shells down at the start.
Don't know how I'm gonna make it today.
Frustrated and losing myself in the part.
Now the white coats come to put me away.
Hanging by a thread I live without time for what's real.
These moments I must steal.
I pick through what's left.
I live without letting pain feel I have a chance to heal.
You better keep your head down.
My life is a warzone.
Torn between what's right and wrong.
My life is a warzone.
There's no way out .
I'm gonna end up hurting someone.
I've been waiting for better days.
These hard times won't go away.
I still haven't found my place.
Well there's nothing left to leave behind.
I won't give you what is mine.
I'll be fine.
You better keep your head down.
My life is a warzone.
Torn between what's right and wrong.
My life is a warzone.
There's no way out .
I'm gonna end up hurting someone.
My life is a warzone.
Torn between what's right and wrong.
My life is a warzone.
There's no way out .
I'm gonna end up hurting someone.
Lyrics submitted by afitch1206
Warzone Lyrics as written by Hakim Karim Tobias Ander
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I think the songs about how he feels that hes caught in the middle of a situation, and that he has to make a decision about his life that will affect others. He is trying to explain how he is torn and feels like no matter what he does someone is going to end up being hurt, which will mean he won't be happy either way. He's looking for any way out and realizes that in the end there's no way around it, and in the end that pain consumes him.
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