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.
Your bobby pinned your auburn hair back
As we crossed over the Washington state line
In my grandfather's car
We were fleeing the scene of a California coastline
Where we buried our dreams among the gridlock and concrete
Barefoot we pulled around and stepped into the sunlight
Then we drank greedily of greenery and open air
This was not the time or place
To address the emptiness that hung around us
Or how the end of this trip
Burnt us with uncertainty of what to do next
As we crossed over the Washington state line
In my grandfather's car
We were fleeing the scene of a California coastline
Where we buried our dreams among the gridlock and concrete
Barefoot we pulled around and stepped into the sunlight
Then we drank greedily of greenery and open air
This was not the time or place
To address the emptiness that hung around us
Or how the end of this trip
Burnt us with uncertainty of what to do next
Lyrics submitted by eltroyo11, edited by speculation osprey
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