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.
Talking cryptograms
you know as well as day
But keeping to themselves
the words they'll never say
Something you don't know
something I don't know
and they don't know
Shaping mirror eyes
that might as well be drawn
I'll be a stranger
by the time I'm up at dawn
Someone you won't know
someone I won't know
and they won't know
Don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
Don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
Watch you lose yourself
in momentary grace
It washes over you
then loses every trace
Not for you to keep
not for me to keep
nor them to keep
Empty daydream
that keeps playing on repeat
Each passing loop
more decayed less complete
And you don't weep
and I don't weep
they won't weep
Don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this’ll all seem fake so
Don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
you know as well as day
But keeping to themselves
the words they'll never say
Something you don't know
something I don't know
and they don't know
Shaping mirror eyes
that might as well be drawn
I'll be a stranger
by the time I'm up at dawn
Someone you won't know
someone I won't know
and they won't know
Don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
Don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
Watch you lose yourself
in momentary grace
It washes over you
then loses every trace
Not for you to keep
not for me to keep
nor them to keep
Empty daydream
that keeps playing on repeat
Each passing loop
more decayed less complete
And you don't weep
and I don't weep
they won't weep
Don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this’ll all seem fake so
Don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
don't sleep
Won't be you when I'm awake so just
don't sleep
In the morning this'll all seem fake so
Lyrics submitted by nandodiao
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