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.
Girl, you got this need to know what I'm all about
Well now there's something that you dig you can't figure out
Well you wanna know what moves my soul
And what ticks inside of my brain
But I've got this need I just can't control
And now it's, it's drivin' me insane
I can't take it! Ow!
Because I'm hungry for those good things, baby
Hungry through and through
Hungry for that sweet life, baby
With a real fine girl like you
I can almost taste it, baby
And it's sweet as wine
There's a custom-tailored world that I gotta own someday
With a special place up high we can stay alone, you and me
And, girl, I'm, I'm gonna have it all someday if you'll
Just hang on to my hand
And if I break some rules along the way, girl
You, you gotta understand
It's my way of gettin' what I want now, 'cause I'm hungry
Hungry for those good things, baby
Hungry through and through
I'm hungry for that sweet life, baby
With a real fine girl like you
I can almost taste it now
And it's sweet as wine
I ain't gonna waste it now
Now it's finally mine
I'm gonna live each minute, fill the hours and days
'Til I've had my fill
Girl, I'll be rollin' in it, yeah
Yes, you know I will, yes I will, ow!
Hungry for those good things, baby
Hungry through and through
I'm hungry for that sweet life, baby
With a real fine girl like you (I'm so hungry)
Hungry for those good things, baby (I gotta have the good life)
Hungry through and through (I want the world now)
I'm hungry for that sweet life, baby
With a real fine girl like you (a real fine girl like you)
Hungry for those good things, baby (I'm so hungry, you gotta hold my hand)
Hungry through and through (I can help you make it now)
Hungry for that sweet life, baby (oh, I'll be a big, big man)
With a real fine girl like you
Well now there's something that you dig you can't figure out
Well you wanna know what moves my soul
And what ticks inside of my brain
But I've got this need I just can't control
And now it's, it's drivin' me insane
I can't take it! Ow!
Because I'm hungry for those good things, baby
Hungry through and through
Hungry for that sweet life, baby
With a real fine girl like you
I can almost taste it, baby
And it's sweet as wine
There's a custom-tailored world that I gotta own someday
With a special place up high we can stay alone, you and me
And, girl, I'm, I'm gonna have it all someday if you'll
Just hang on to my hand
And if I break some rules along the way, girl
You, you gotta understand
It's my way of gettin' what I want now, 'cause I'm hungry
Hungry for those good things, baby
Hungry through and through
I'm hungry for that sweet life, baby
With a real fine girl like you
I can almost taste it now
And it's sweet as wine
I ain't gonna waste it now
Now it's finally mine
I'm gonna live each minute, fill the hours and days
'Til I've had my fill
Girl, I'll be rollin' in it, yeah
Yes, you know I will, yes I will, ow!
Hungry for those good things, baby
Hungry through and through
I'm hungry for that sweet life, baby
With a real fine girl like you (I'm so hungry)
Hungry for those good things, baby (I gotta have the good life)
Hungry through and through (I want the world now)
I'm hungry for that sweet life, baby
With a real fine girl like you (a real fine girl like you)
Hungry for those good things, baby (I'm so hungry, you gotta hold my hand)
Hungry through and through (I can help you make it now)
Hungry for that sweet life, baby (oh, I'll be a big, big man)
With a real fine girl like you
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