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 know
I never make this easy
It's easier to disappear
You said give me something
A thing that I can go on
Together, yeah anywhere but here
Sing it back
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh
Hey
Oh-oh, oh whoa ooh whoa ooh
And I'm begging you bring me back to life
I just can't stand leaving you alone tonight
It's too late to go
Already taken me forever just to try, you know
One for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, and four to go
For the life of me
I don't know why it took me so long to see (I just)
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
Sunshine
Blinds you if you stare but
Now I see, yeah
(Crystal) crystal clear
So here I am
You can take or leave me
But I won't ever be anywhere but here
Sing it back
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
I'll sing it back to me yeah
Oh whoa-ooh whoa-ooh whoa-ooh
And I'm begging you bring me back to life
I just can't stand leaving you alone tonight
It's too late to go
Already taken me forever just to try, you know
One for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, and four to go
For the life of me
I don't know why it took me so long to see (I just)
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
Oh, na na na
Stutter
Oh, na na na
Did I
Oh, na na na, (Yeah)
Di-di-di-di-did the guy
Di-di-di-di-did I
Di-di-di-di, di-di-di-di, di-di-di-di
Di-di-di-di-did I?
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh
Have you been singing
Oh whoa-ooh whoa-ooh whoa-ooh
Hey
(4, 3, 2, 1)
Bring me back to life
I just can't stand leaving you alone tonight
It's too late to go
Already taken me forever just to try, you know
One for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, and four to go
For the life of me
I don't know why it took me so long to see (I just)
Stutter, stutter, stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, stutter, stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, stutter, stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, stutter, stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
I never make this easy
It's easier to disappear
You said give me something
A thing that I can go on
Together, yeah anywhere but here
Sing it back
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh
Hey
Oh-oh, oh whoa ooh whoa ooh
And I'm begging you bring me back to life
I just can't stand leaving you alone tonight
It's too late to go
Already taken me forever just to try, you know
One for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, and four to go
For the life of me
I don't know why it took me so long to see (I just)
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
Sunshine
Blinds you if you stare but
Now I see, yeah
(Crystal) crystal clear
So here I am
You can take or leave me
But I won't ever be anywhere but here
Sing it back
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
I'll sing it back to me yeah
Oh whoa-ooh whoa-ooh whoa-ooh
And I'm begging you bring me back to life
I just can't stand leaving you alone tonight
It's too late to go
Already taken me forever just to try, you know
One for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, and four to go
For the life of me
I don't know why it took me so long to see (I just)
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, Stutter, Stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
Oh, na na na
Stutter
Oh, na na na
Did I
Oh, na na na, (Yeah)
Di-di-di-di-did the guy
Di-di-di-di-did I
Di-di-di-di, di-di-di-di, di-di-di-di
Di-di-di-di-did I?
Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh, Oh-oh
Have you been singing
Oh whoa-ooh whoa-ooh whoa-ooh
Hey
(4, 3, 2, 1)
Bring me back to life
I just can't stand leaving you alone tonight
It's too late to go
Already taken me forever just to try, you know
One for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, and four to go
For the life of me
I don't know why it took me so long to see (I just)
Stutter, stutter, stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, stutter, stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, stutter, stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-did I
Stutter, stutter, stutter
Di-di-di-di-di-di-did I
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