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.
I'm in misery alone
I'm in misery betrothed
Not a Sadomasochist
A Sadomonogamist
When you were young, you were so romantic
You married quick to prove you knew what love is
Adrift . . . (6x)
It's a shame I cannot decide
Which way to ruin my life
It's assured whichever I'd choose
I'd be doomed to despise
You became a man, you didn't stand a chance
You assumed love was just a blind man's hang-up
Without an anchor, I am free
Without an anchor, I do as I please
Your sudden drift amongst your stormy sea
Of women old and new and used and lonely
Without an anchor, I'm a wreck
Without an anchor, I regress
And all these women see your damaged good
Before they flee, who'll take you seriously
Adrift . . . (12x)
I'm a middle-aged cliché
Found out I'm satisfied
Too small to appreciate
When life is merely all right
Those women you once loved have open arms
That you abruptly shoved aside for the next one (3x)
Without an anchor, I am free
Without an anchor, I do as I please
Without an anchor, I'm a wreck
Without an anchor, I regress
I'm in misery betrothed
Not a Sadomasochist
A Sadomonogamist
When you were young, you were so romantic
You married quick to prove you knew what love is
Adrift . . . (6x)
It's a shame I cannot decide
Which way to ruin my life
It's assured whichever I'd choose
I'd be doomed to despise
You became a man, you didn't stand a chance
You assumed love was just a blind man's hang-up
Without an anchor, I am free
Without an anchor, I do as I please
Your sudden drift amongst your stormy sea
Of women old and new and used and lonely
Without an anchor, I'm a wreck
Without an anchor, I regress
And all these women see your damaged good
Before they flee, who'll take you seriously
Adrift . . . (12x)
I'm a middle-aged cliché
Found out I'm satisfied
Too small to appreciate
When life is merely all right
Those women you once loved have open arms
That you abruptly shoved aside for the next one (3x)
Without an anchor, I am free
Without an anchor, I do as I please
Without an anchor, I'm a wreck
Without an anchor, I regress
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i'm pretty sure a lot of these lyrics are wrong, or i'm hearing them incorrectly.
instead of "state of masochist/state of monogamist," i'm pretty sure it's "sadomasochist/sadomonogamist"
"which job" should be "whichever"
"a word once hang off" should be "a blind man's hang-up"
"a women old and knew and used and warned me" should be "of women old and new and used and lonely"
i don't know what "before they flee, who'll take you seriously" has more words in the line, but i'm having trouble deciding what they actually are.
and i think it says "those women you once loved have open arms that you abruptly shoved aside for the next one"
also, in repetition, i think "high regrets" is actually "i regress"
that's just what i hear when i listen to it. i don't know if it's accurate, since i have the digital download copy and don't have a lyrics book.
Thanks. xD My vocab isn't that large, and this is like one of my favorite songs, but there were no lyrics sadly... So I just took my time one day trying to decipher what was said in the song. I figured someone would comment helping with the lyrics, so thanks!
Also the First Verse IS "I'm in Misery Alone, I'm in Misery Betrothed. Not a Sadomasochist, A Sado-Monogamist."<br /> <br /> Your right about "Before they Flee..." being Wrong, but I have no Idea what the words between "Flee" and "Seriously" are.
The line is "Good for a fling, but who could take you seriously?"
also, i'm pretty sure "man who lays cliche" is "middle-aged cliche"