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.
Eel that you have ever, I could not
Actually hide and I said that it was true, look up
Where I, run
Would I, will I
Let it slide,
Let it slip by,
No I won't let it slide,
No I won't let it slip by
Under
What you doing
What to do
What to do
Not to do what you want to do?
I can't miss you
Say what it is I want to say,
Say what it is I want to say to you
Can I make that mistake.
Actually hide and I said that it was true, look up
Where I, run
Would I, will I
Let it slide,
Let it slip by,
No I won't let it slide,
No I won't let it slip by
Under
What you doing
What to do
What to do
Not to do what you want to do?
I can't miss you
Say what it is I want to say,
Say what it is I want to say to you
Can I make that mistake.
Lyrics submitted by Havenspear, edited by honicz, ACfanz, aneroid, joe1123485
Alsatian Darn Lyrics as written by Noah Benjamin Lennox
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"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
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When Noah sings "Say can I make a bad mistake" that's my favourite part of the whole song. I can't even describe how I feel when I listen to it.
Missing a lot of lyrics. No idea how these get approved. I mean you completely missed the first part of the song.
@LcdDream thewhole damn thing is off
life changing.
this song seems more like it's about doing work to support his family and how hard it is being away from them
I'm pretty sure that line is:
Say, can I make a bad mistake? Say what it is I want to set straight Say what?
This song is just so beautiful it moves me to tears. The riffs near the middle and closing are so powerful and say so much without any lyrics; so much strength lies beneath the surface of this song. I already know that Tomboy is going to be by new favorite album, replacing Merriweather Post Pavilion.
In the last section of the song I could be wrong but I swear he's saying
Say, can I make up that mistake; Say what it is I want to say to you; say what;
I think this song is about being misrepresented/wanting to set the record straight... maybe having something to do with everyone calling him the king of chill wave and him not wanting anything to do with it. Just a feeling... Favorite song on the album.
This song is INCREDIBLE
This song is so beautiful. I agree with cplus's comment, this song reminds me of the theme in My Girls.
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