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.
Unconditionally isn't too much to ask
Everything you give me you know I'm gonna give back
I'm just bein' honest, I want all this.
Chorus:
So hold me like a lover, and love me like a child
And when I'm inconsolable, oh just let me run wild
I want to be the one, let there never be another
So hold me like a lover, oh and love me like a child.
Baby I feel safe when I'm in your arms
It's a peaceful place where I feel I belong
And I'm not afraid to say I need you.
Chorus:
So hold me like a lover, and love me like a child
And when I'm inconsolable, oh just let me run wild
I want to be the one, let there never be another
So hold me like a lover, oh and love me like a child.
--- Instrumental ---
I'm a walkin' contradiction, it's the truth, it's not fiction
But I don't think that it's too much to ask.
Chorus:
So hold me like a lover, and love me like a child
And when I'm inconsolable, oh just let me run wild
I want to be the one, let there never be another
So hold me like a lover, oh and love me like a child.
Hold me like a lover, oh and love me like a child...
Everything you give me you know I'm gonna give back
I'm just bein' honest, I want all this.
Chorus:
So hold me like a lover, and love me like a child
And when I'm inconsolable, oh just let me run wild
I want to be the one, let there never be another
So hold me like a lover, oh and love me like a child.
Baby I feel safe when I'm in your arms
It's a peaceful place where I feel I belong
And I'm not afraid to say I need you.
Chorus:
So hold me like a lover, and love me like a child
And when I'm inconsolable, oh just let me run wild
I want to be the one, let there never be another
So hold me like a lover, oh and love me like a child.
--- Instrumental ---
I'm a walkin' contradiction, it's the truth, it's not fiction
But I don't think that it's too much to ask.
Chorus:
So hold me like a lover, and love me like a child
And when I'm inconsolable, oh just let me run wild
I want to be the one, let there never be another
So hold me like a lover, oh and love me like a child.
Hold me like a lover, oh and love me like a child...
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