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.
Look at you
Look at me
Look at who
We could be
I wanna know
Who you are
What you want
From the start
And everytime I look at you
I can hardly say a thing
my head starts to spin
And it hits me then
I love you
And everytime you look at me
I could go crazy but I don't
say it but I won't
Cause I'd rather be alone
Than lose you
And all I really wanna do is be next to you
But I'm too tired to fight
And I could tell you now
But baby, nevermind
All the time
Everyday
There's nothing I can do baby
To make it go away
So look at you
And look at me
Now think of who
We could be
And everytime I look at you
I can hardly say a thing
my head starts to spin
And it hits me then
I love you
And everytime you look at me I could go crazy
but I don't say it but I won't
Cause I'd rather be alone
Than lose you
And all I really wanna do is be next to you
But I'm too tired to fight
And I could tell you now
But baby, nevermind
All I really wanna say is I need you babe
But how could you understand
What happens if you turn away
And everything turns blue and grey
And I just wish I told you, nevermind
And I could tell you now
But baby nevermind
Yeah
Oh yeah
I could tell you now but nevermind
Yeah
Oh yeah yeah
And I could tell you now but nevermind
Look at me
Look at who
We could be
I wanna know
Who you are
What you want
From the start
And everytime I look at you
I can hardly say a thing
my head starts to spin
And it hits me then
I love you
And everytime you look at me
I could go crazy but I don't
say it but I won't
Cause I'd rather be alone
Than lose you
And all I really wanna do is be next to you
But I'm too tired to fight
And I could tell you now
But baby, nevermind
All the time
Everyday
There's nothing I can do baby
To make it go away
So look at you
And look at me
Now think of who
We could be
And everytime I look at you
I can hardly say a thing
my head starts to spin
And it hits me then
I love you
And everytime you look at me I could go crazy
but I don't say it but I won't
Cause I'd rather be alone
Than lose you
And all I really wanna do is be next to you
But I'm too tired to fight
And I could tell you now
But baby, nevermind
All I really wanna say is I need you babe
But how could you understand
What happens if you turn away
And everything turns blue and grey
And I just wish I told you, nevermind
And I could tell you now
But baby nevermind
Yeah
Oh yeah
I could tell you now but nevermind
Yeah
Oh yeah yeah
And I could tell you now but nevermind
Lyrics submitted by ruthmadeleine
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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Hayalperest
This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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Silent Planet
Silent Planet
I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
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Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
This song is about a girl who's in love with a boy and she wants to tell him but she's afraid to. Maybe he just got in a relationship so she's saying "never mind", because she sees no use in continuing what she was going to say. I imagine she's at school and about to admit her feelings to a boy when a girl comes up and they start hanging all over each other, and when she leaves he asks her what she was going to say and she just says never mind. She would rather not be with him as boyfriend/girlfriend than lost him as a friend. Or maybe she DID tell him, and now she's really regretting it because he doesn't feel the same about her and she wishes she wouldn't have told him so she could at least pretend that he had the same feelings for her.