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.
When everyone's sleeping through the night
When everyone's sleeping through the night
And I'll unfold my hands
When everyone, everyone
When everyone's sleeping through the night
When everyone's sleeping through the night
And I'll unfold my hands and my hands and
Hotel bathroom
Off the deep end
There's a light on
Sleeping beauty
Share your wisdom
Keep the smoke in
With a towel
Stand back
Stand
Recollection
Will betray us
Sleeping beauty
Write a memoir
Lie through your teeth
Make me honest
Share the proceeds
Stand back
Stand
Stand back
Stand
(When everyone's sleeping through the night)
When everyone's sleeping through the night
And I'll unfold my hands
When everyone, everyone
When everyone's sleeping through the night
When everyone's sleeping through the night
And I'll unfold my hands and my hands and
Hotel bathroom
Off the deep end
There's a light on
Sleeping beauty
Share your wisdom
Keep the smoke in
With a towel
Stand back
Stand
Recollection
Will betray us
Sleeping beauty
Write a memoir
Lie through your teeth
Make me honest
Share the proceeds
Stand back
Stand
Stand back
Stand
(When everyone's sleeping through the night)
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Sleeping Beauty Lyrics as written by Daniel Frederic Seim Brent Knopf
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I think the song may be about the whole james frey million little pieces incident, based solely on "write a memoir â lie through your teeth â make me honest, share the proceeds"
Maybe?
Either way, great fucking song, great fucking album, great fucking band.
I think the line is "Keep the smoke in with a towel" as in, plugging up the space between a door and the floor in order to hotbox a room.
Is it "step back" or "stand back"? The first time he says it it sounds like "stepped back."
Then there's this: "Everyone When everyone’s sleeping through the night When everyone’s sleeping through the night Then I’ll unfold my hands and my hands and When everyone’s… (repeat)"
This is just a nonsensical round.
Definitely "Keep the smoke in with a towel."
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just listened to some live versions on youtube and he definitely says lie through your teeth.
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