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.
Black flies on the windowsill
That we are
That we are
That we are to know
Winter stole summer's thrill
And the river's cracked and cold
See the sky is no man's land
A darkened plume to stay
Hope here needs a humble hand
Not a fox found in your place
And no man is an island, this I know
But can't you see? Oh
Maybe you were the ocean when I was just a stone
Black flies on the windowsill
That we are
That we are
That we are to hold
Comfort came against my will
And every story must grow old
Still, I'll be a traveler
A gypsy's reins to face
But the road is wearier
With that fool found in your place
And no man is an island, this I know
But can't you see? Oh
Maybe you were the ocean when I was just a stone
No man is an island, this I know
But can't you see?
Maybe you were the ocean when I was just a stone
So here we are
And I don't wanna beg your pardon
And I don't wanna ask you why
But if I was to go my own way
Would I have to pass you by?
Oh, I don't wanna beg your pardon
And I don't wanna ask you why
But if I was to go my own way
Would I have to pass you by?
That we are
That we are
That we are to know
Winter stole summer's thrill
And the river's cracked and cold
See the sky is no man's land
A darkened plume to stay
Hope here needs a humble hand
Not a fox found in your place
And no man is an island, this I know
But can't you see? Oh
Maybe you were the ocean when I was just a stone
Black flies on the windowsill
That we are
That we are
That we are to hold
Comfort came against my will
And every story must grow old
Still, I'll be a traveler
A gypsy's reins to face
But the road is wearier
With that fool found in your place
And no man is an island, this I know
But can't you see? Oh
Maybe you were the ocean when I was just a stone
No man is an island, this I know
But can't you see?
Maybe you were the ocean when I was just a stone
So here we are
And I don't wanna beg your pardon
And I don't wanna ask you why
But if I was to go my own way
Would I have to pass you by?
Oh, I don't wanna beg your pardon
And I don't wanna ask you why
But if I was to go my own way
Would I have to pass you by?
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Black flies on the windowsill That we are That we are That we are to know Winter stole summer's thrill And the river's cracked and cold
See the sky is no man's land A darkened plume to stay Hope here needs a humble hand Not a fox found in your place
And no man is an island, oh this I know But can't you see, oh? Maybe you were the ocean, when I was just a stone
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Oh I don't wanna beg your pardon And I don't wanna ask you why But if I was to go my own way Would I have to pass you by?
Oh I don't wanna beg your pardon And I don't wanna ask you why But if I was to go my own way Would I have to pass you by?
Idk if you noticed, but the lyrics are already there at the very top.