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.
Crazy
Crazy
I've been gettin' such a good vibration
Coming through the air at me
And I believe it's a new sensation
Baby it's the place to be
C'mon get funky
Do you want to funk with me
C'mon get funky
Let's do that thing the way it's supposed to be
Move on up
(Crazy)
To me baby
Move it to it don't say maybe
Move on up to me baby
Move it till it drives you crazy
Move on up
(Crazy)
To me baby
Move it to it don't say maybe
Move on up to me baby
Move it till it drives you crazy
Oh ho, oh ho we got - Oh ho, oh ho we got
Oh ho, oh ho we got it right here !
Oh ho, oh ho we got - Oh ho, oh ho we got
Oh ho, oh ho we got it right here !
Oh ho, oh ho we got - Oh ho, oh ho we got
Oh ho, oh ho we got it right here !
C'mon and move your body
I can make it easy
You gotta feel the motion
Deep inside
Just let me take you higher
Set your love on fire
Move on up, move on up, move on up until you're crazy
We got it right here, we got it right here, we got it right here, yeah
We got it right here, we got it right here, we got it right here, yeah
Let me take you in the right direction
If you want to dance with me
Let the groove be a true sensation
Baby it will set you free
C'mon get funky
Do you want to funk with me
C'mon get funky
Let's do that thing the way it's supposed to be
Move on up
(Crazy)
To me baby
Move it to it don't say maybe
Move on up to me baby
Move it till it drives you crazy
Move on up
(Crazy)
To me baby
Move it to it don't say maybe
Move on up to me baby
Move it till it drives you crazy
Crazy
Crazy
Crazy
Crazy
I've been gettin' such a good vibration
Coming through the air at me
And I believe it's a new sensation
Baby it's the place to be
C'mon get funky
Do you want to funk with me
C'mon get funky
Let's do that thing the way it's supposed to be
Move on up
(Crazy)
To me baby
Move it to it don't say maybe
Move on up to me baby
Move it till it drives you crazy
Move on up
(Crazy)
To me baby
Move it to it don't say maybe
Move on up to me baby
Move it till it drives you crazy
Oh ho, oh ho we got - Oh ho, oh ho we got
Oh ho, oh ho we got it right here !
Oh ho, oh ho we got - Oh ho, oh ho we got
Oh ho, oh ho we got it right here !
Oh ho, oh ho we got - Oh ho, oh ho we got
Oh ho, oh ho we got it right here !
C'mon and move your body
I can make it easy
You gotta feel the motion
Deep inside
Just let me take you higher
Set your love on fire
Move on up, move on up, move on up until you're crazy
We got it right here, we got it right here, we got it right here, yeah
We got it right here, we got it right here, we got it right here, yeah
Let me take you in the right direction
If you want to dance with me
Let the groove be a true sensation
Baby it will set you free
C'mon get funky
Do you want to funk with me
C'mon get funky
Let's do that thing the way it's supposed to be
Move on up
(Crazy)
To me baby
Move it to it don't say maybe
Move on up to me baby
Move it till it drives you crazy
Move on up
(Crazy)
To me baby
Move it to it don't say maybe
Move on up to me baby
Move it till it drives you crazy
Crazy
Crazy
Crazy
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Move on Up Lyrics as written by Frank T. Wallace Andy Janssens
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