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.
(Woo oh oh oh)
I'll take you for a ride
On my garbage truck
Oh no!
I'll take you to the dump
'Cause you're my queen
Take you uptown
I'll show you the sights
You know you want to ride
On my garbage truck
Truck truck truck
We'll pass our engines by
Drive right through the needle's eye
My garbage truck
Oh my my my my
I got a stereo
You just got to turn the knob
And baby we'll go
As far as we can
I'll be your garbage man
And I'll take out your junk
And I'll crush it down
Jesus in the rearview
And the highway patrol is up ahead
In my garbage truck truck
I'll never throw you away
When you're old and grey
Just roll it away
I'll take you for a ride
On my garbage truck
Oh no!
I'll take you to the dump
'Cause you're my queen
Take you uptown
I'll show you the sights
You know you want to ride
On my garbage truck
Truck truck truck
We'll pass our engines by
Drive right through the needle's eye
My garbage truck
Oh my my my my
I got a stereo
You just got to turn the knob
And baby we'll go
As far as we can
I'll be your garbage man
And I'll take out your junk
And I'll crush it down
Jesus in the rearview
And the highway patrol is up ahead
In my garbage truck truck
I'll never throw you away
When you're old and grey
Just roll it away
Lyrics submitted by j0nnynoname
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You're sure it's not "We'll pass emissions by" instead of "We'll pass our engines by?" I swear that's what it sounds like, and it still makes sense.
I think it's about a guy who doesn't have much to offer other than his love. His garbage truck isn't much, but he'll drive her around, play music, and love her forever. It's really sweet actually, and love really shouldn't be about possessions, i.e. what you can buy a person or what fancy car someone drives
The lyrics are "We'll pass the mansions by"
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You don't ride "on" a garbage truck. That's what he calls his penis. It's about sex. Turn my knob and we'll go. Take out your junk. That's why Jesus is in the rearview because you're facing away from God while you're doing that