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.
[Chorus]
Natural progression [Repeat: x4]
Necessity,
The mother of I and I inventions
Are using what Jah gave us
And there was plenty
In mother Africa
Government society
Colonialise the black nation
Government society
Colonialise the black nation
Left us crying
[Chorus]
Now you confuse I early tuition
Hold I customs then you call it
Religion
Inventing military weapons to gain
Supremacy, over I
Inventing military weapons to gain
Supremacy
[Chorus]
[Repeat: x4]
They want to execute political systems
On I and I
[Chorus]
Natural progression [Repeat: x4]
Necessity,
The mother of I and I inventions
Are using what Jah gave us
And there was plenty
In mother Africa
Government society
Colonialise the black nation
Government society
Colonialise the black nation
Left us crying
[Chorus]
Now you confuse I early tuition
Hold I customs then you call it
Religion
Inventing military weapons to gain
Supremacy, over I
Inventing military weapons to gain
Supremacy
[Chorus]
[Repeat: x4]
They want to execute political systems
On I and I
[Chorus]
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