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.
Went to a dance last Saturday night
I was feeling tipsy, the mood was right
Sight a little daughter steppin' out the corner
'Cause I feel like dancing all night
But I told her:
Cool down the space for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
I told her to try
I dunno why
She keep on trying be she can't
And so she do it how she want
And so I told her:
Cool down the sspace for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
And I told her: Cool down, cool down
I told her: Cool down, cool down
Went to a dance last Saturday night
I was feeling tipsy, the mood was right
Sight a little daughter steppin' out the corner
'Cause I feel like dancing all night
And so I told her:
Cool down the space for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
She said she would try
She just dunno why
She keep on trying be she can't
And so she do it how she want
And so I told her:
Cool down the space for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
And I told her: Cool down, cool down
I told her: Cool down, cool down
Cool down, cool down
She said she would try
I dunno why
She keep on trying be she can't
And so she do it how she want
But I told her:
Cool down the space for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
Cool down the space for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
I was feeling tipsy, the mood was right
Sight a little daughter steppin' out the corner
'Cause I feel like dancing all night
But I told her:
Cool down the space for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
I told her to try
I dunno why
She keep on trying be she can't
And so she do it how she want
And so I told her:
Cool down the sspace for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
And I told her: Cool down, cool down
I told her: Cool down, cool down
Went to a dance last Saturday night
I was feeling tipsy, the mood was right
Sight a little daughter steppin' out the corner
'Cause I feel like dancing all night
And so I told her:
Cool down the space for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
She said she would try
She just dunno why
She keep on trying be she can't
And so she do it how she want
And so I told her:
Cool down the space for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
And I told her: Cool down, cool down
I told her: Cool down, cool down
Cool down, cool down
She said she would try
I dunno why
She keep on trying be she can't
And so she do it how she want
But I told her:
Cool down the space for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
Cool down the space for me little woman
You're coming in to fast for me
Cool down the space for me little woman
That's not how it should be
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Cool Down the Pace Lyrics as written by Sylvester Weise Gregory Isaacs
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This is a great little song about a guy who is in a club and some girl is coming on to him too fast. I don't really know why that would be a problem for any guy unless he is married or with someone else and it is troubling him. But Gregory sings this as well as he always does. He was so cool that guy!
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