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.
We sit one on one as the night time comes
Stars set in as the last light runs
Something dark had befallen here
And what it is ain't exactly clear
And we whisper and we pray for this to go away
Stars light your eyes in an emerald fire
The only witness as this night transpires
A dark like this we've never seen before
We reach for the light that's beyond the door
Is there something to be said to make this go away
Can't we just hold on to us to make this go away
I don't want you to leave I don't want you to go
I give you the last light in my eyes
And the last light inside of my soul
I don't want you to leave I don't want you to go
Words clench the air like an iron vice
And shows no mercy in exacting it's price
But I've got a secret that I've saved for last
We can send these sorrows back into the past
Is there something to be said to make this go away
Can't you look into my eyes and make this go away
I don't want you to leave I don't want you to go
I give you the last light in my eyes
And the last light inside of my soul
Take this gift from me
Take this gift and you'll know
I give you the last light in my eyes
and the last light inside of my soul
I don't want you to leave I don't want you to go
I don't want you to leave I don't want you to go
Stars set in as the last light runs
Something dark had befallen here
And what it is ain't exactly clear
And we whisper and we pray for this to go away
Stars light your eyes in an emerald fire
The only witness as this night transpires
A dark like this we've never seen before
We reach for the light that's beyond the door
Is there something to be said to make this go away
Can't we just hold on to us to make this go away
I don't want you to leave I don't want you to go
I give you the last light in my eyes
And the last light inside of my soul
I don't want you to leave I don't want you to go
Words clench the air like an iron vice
And shows no mercy in exacting it's price
But I've got a secret that I've saved for last
We can send these sorrows back into the past
Is there something to be said to make this go away
Can't you look into my eyes and make this go away
I don't want you to leave I don't want you to go
I give you the last light in my eyes
And the last light inside of my soul
Take this gift from me
Take this gift and you'll know
I give you the last light in my eyes
and the last light inside of my soul
I don't want you to leave I don't want you to go
I don't want you to leave I don't want you to go
Lyrics submitted by mawgojzeta
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