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.
Uh huh, uh huh
Uh huh, uh huh
So So Def
Yeah, yeah
In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin' four lanes
With the top down screamin' out, money ain't a thang
Bubble hard in the double R, flashing the rings (uh)
With the window cracked, holla back, money ain't a thang
Jigga, I don't like it if it don't gleam clean (what, uh?)
And to hell with the price 'cause the money ain't a thang
Put it down hard for my dogs that's locked in the bing (uh-huh)
When you hit the bricks, new whips, money ain't a thang (c'mon)
Come on, y'all wanna floss with us (c'mon)
'Cause all across the board we burn it up (yeah)
Drop a little paper, baby toss it up (yeah)
Slackin' on your pimpin' (uh), turn it up
See the money ain't a thang
I flex the Rol', sign a check for yo' ho
Jigga's style is love, X and O (uh)
Save all your accolades, just the dough
My game is wide, all lames aside
Trying to stay alive, hundred thou' for the bracelet
Foolish, ain't I? The chain'll strain ya eye (bling)
Twin platinum guns, son, aim for the sky
Ice on my bullet, you die soon as I pull it
Willies wanna rub shoulders, your money's too young
See me when it gets older, ya bank account grow up
Mine's is one-zero-zero-zero-oh-doub'
Damn near out the rear trunk when I roll up (yeah)
Multi 'til I close up, it's all basic
I been spending hunnids since they had small faces (yeah)
Rob your stash house, doubled out down in Vegas
Me and J.D. got it locked crazy
Where you at haters?
In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin' four lanes
With the top down screamin' out, money ain't a thang
Bubble hard in the double R, flashing the rings
With the window cracked, holla back, money ain't a thang
Jigga, I don't like it if it don't gleam clean
And to hell with the price 'cause the money ain't a thang
Put it down hard for my dogs that's locked in the bing
When you hit the bricks, new whips, money ain't a thang
Y'all wanna floss with us
'Cause all across the board, we burnin' up
Drop a little paper, baby toss it up
You slackin' on your pimpin', turn it up (yeah)
See the money ain't a thang
My cake thick, I live the life
Eating crab, watching bitches shake shit all night
I make the big moves (big moves), do the big things (big things)
Take small groups, turn them into big names
The big dog with the big chain, frostbit bracelet to match
Cats say I'm the shit, man (yeah)
The type of nigga that you need in yo' crew
Type of dude that will do shit you won't do, can't do
Get more burn than a candle
Too hot to hold, too much to handle
In the black C-low, he know if she look
She go bye-bye with da-da and I ain't gotta say no mo'
I'm "The Truth" like A.I., got the proof and stay fly
In the safest shit you could never buy
Know why? 'Cause I write the songs that the whole world sing
I don't know about y'all, but every night I swing
In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin' four lanes
With the top down screamin' out, money ain't a thang
Bubble hard in the double R, flashing the rings
With the window cracked, holla back, money ain't a thang
Jigga, I don't like it if it don't gleam clean
And to hell with the price 'cause the money ain't a thang
Put it down hard for my dogs that's locked in the bing
When you hit the bricks, new whips, money ain't a thang
Y'all wanna floss with us (uh-huh)
'Cause all across the board we burn it up (what?)
Drop a little paper, baby toss it up (yeah)
Slackin' on your pimpin' (uh), turn it up
See the money ain't a thang
Y'all shit ain't for real 'til y'all ship a mil' (uh)
And ya hit a R&B chick and she fit the bill
Said she loved my necklace, started relaxing
Now that's what the fuck I call a chain reaction (whoa)
Went from wholesome to Jigga, you awe-some (uh)
Baby, I don't play all my jewelry is light grey (haha)
Platinum, spend your whole life in the day
What's down is a bet, roll the dice
Yeah, yeah, so let's play
So what you went gold and rock a Rollie with the ice bezel?
It's gon' take a lot mo' to see my level (uh-huh)
Where I'm at, your check, you better double that (double that)
And personally your raps is where the trouble at
I'm a Benz bubble cat, leather with the wood grain
In the platinum frame, screamin' 'It's not a game'
Gleamin', from ear to ear, wrist to wrist, ring and chain
Even me and Jay-Z got it locked, crazy (haha)
In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin' four lanes
With the top down screamin' out, money ain't a thang
Bubble hard in the double R, flashin' the rings
With the window cracked, holler back, money ain't a thang
Jigga, I don't like it if it don't gleam clean
And to hell with the price 'cause the money ain't a thang
Put it down hard for my dogs that's locked in the bing
When you hit the bricks, new whips, money ain't a thang
Y'all wanna floss with us (uh-huh)
'Cause all across the board we burn it up (what?)
Drop a little paper, baby toss it up (yeah)
Slackin' on your pimpin' (uh), turn it up
See the money ain't a thang
So So Def, Roc-A-Fella, collabo
You know, all we do is
Rock, rock on
Uh huh, uh huh
So So Def
Yeah, yeah
In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin' four lanes
With the top down screamin' out, money ain't a thang
Bubble hard in the double R, flashing the rings (uh)
With the window cracked, holla back, money ain't a thang
Jigga, I don't like it if it don't gleam clean (what, uh?)
And to hell with the price 'cause the money ain't a thang
Put it down hard for my dogs that's locked in the bing (uh-huh)
When you hit the bricks, new whips, money ain't a thang (c'mon)
Come on, y'all wanna floss with us (c'mon)
'Cause all across the board we burn it up (yeah)
Drop a little paper, baby toss it up (yeah)
Slackin' on your pimpin' (uh), turn it up
See the money ain't a thang
I flex the Rol', sign a check for yo' ho
Jigga's style is love, X and O (uh)
Save all your accolades, just the dough
My game is wide, all lames aside
Trying to stay alive, hundred thou' for the bracelet
Foolish, ain't I? The chain'll strain ya eye (bling)
Twin platinum guns, son, aim for the sky
Ice on my bullet, you die soon as I pull it
Willies wanna rub shoulders, your money's too young
See me when it gets older, ya bank account grow up
Mine's is one-zero-zero-zero-oh-doub'
Damn near out the rear trunk when I roll up (yeah)
Multi 'til I close up, it's all basic
I been spending hunnids since they had small faces (yeah)
Rob your stash house, doubled out down in Vegas
Me and J.D. got it locked crazy
Where you at haters?
In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin' four lanes
With the top down screamin' out, money ain't a thang
Bubble hard in the double R, flashing the rings
With the window cracked, holla back, money ain't a thang
Jigga, I don't like it if it don't gleam clean
And to hell with the price 'cause the money ain't a thang
Put it down hard for my dogs that's locked in the bing
When you hit the bricks, new whips, money ain't a thang
Y'all wanna floss with us
'Cause all across the board, we burnin' up
Drop a little paper, baby toss it up
You slackin' on your pimpin', turn it up (yeah)
See the money ain't a thang
My cake thick, I live the life
Eating crab, watching bitches shake shit all night
I make the big moves (big moves), do the big things (big things)
Take small groups, turn them into big names
The big dog with the big chain, frostbit bracelet to match
Cats say I'm the shit, man (yeah)
The type of nigga that you need in yo' crew
Type of dude that will do shit you won't do, can't do
Get more burn than a candle
Too hot to hold, too much to handle
In the black C-low, he know if she look
She go bye-bye with da-da and I ain't gotta say no mo'
I'm "The Truth" like A.I., got the proof and stay fly
In the safest shit you could never buy
Know why? 'Cause I write the songs that the whole world sing
I don't know about y'all, but every night I swing
In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin' four lanes
With the top down screamin' out, money ain't a thang
Bubble hard in the double R, flashing the rings
With the window cracked, holla back, money ain't a thang
Jigga, I don't like it if it don't gleam clean
And to hell with the price 'cause the money ain't a thang
Put it down hard for my dogs that's locked in the bing
When you hit the bricks, new whips, money ain't a thang
Y'all wanna floss with us (uh-huh)
'Cause all across the board we burn it up (what?)
Drop a little paper, baby toss it up (yeah)
Slackin' on your pimpin' (uh), turn it up
See the money ain't a thang
Y'all shit ain't for real 'til y'all ship a mil' (uh)
And ya hit a R&B chick and she fit the bill
Said she loved my necklace, started relaxing
Now that's what the fuck I call a chain reaction (whoa)
Went from wholesome to Jigga, you awe-some (uh)
Baby, I don't play all my jewelry is light grey (haha)
Platinum, spend your whole life in the day
What's down is a bet, roll the dice
Yeah, yeah, so let's play
So what you went gold and rock a Rollie with the ice bezel?
It's gon' take a lot mo' to see my level (uh-huh)
Where I'm at, your check, you better double that (double that)
And personally your raps is where the trouble at
I'm a Benz bubble cat, leather with the wood grain
In the platinum frame, screamin' 'It's not a game'
Gleamin', from ear to ear, wrist to wrist, ring and chain
Even me and Jay-Z got it locked, crazy (haha)
In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin' four lanes
With the top down screamin' out, money ain't a thang
Bubble hard in the double R, flashin' the rings
With the window cracked, holler back, money ain't a thang
Jigga, I don't like it if it don't gleam clean
And to hell with the price 'cause the money ain't a thang
Put it down hard for my dogs that's locked in the bing
When you hit the bricks, new whips, money ain't a thang
Y'all wanna floss with us (uh-huh)
'Cause all across the board we burn it up (what?)
Drop a little paper, baby toss it up (yeah)
Slackin' on your pimpin' (uh), turn it up
See the money ain't a thang
So So Def, Roc-A-Fella, collabo
You know, all we do is
Rock, rock on
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