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.
My heart
These words are my own
(Uh, yeah, uh)
Threw some chords together
The combination, D-E-F
It's who I am, it's what I do (yeah, uh)
And I was gonna lay it down for you
I'm try to focus my attention
But I feel so A-D-D
I need some help, some inspiration (but it's not coming easily)
(Whoa) Tryna find the magic
(Whoa) Tryna write a classic
(Whoa) Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know? (Whoa, whoa)
Waste bin full of paper (whoa)
Clever rhymes, see you later
These words are my own
From my heart flow (yeah, uh)
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
There's no other way
To better say
I love you, I love you, I love you (ah)
Read some Byron, Shelly, and Keats
Recited it over a hip-hop beat
I'm having trouble saying what I mean (uh)
With dead poets and drum machines
You know I had some studio time booked
But I couldn't find the killer hook
Now you've gone and raised the bar right up
Nothing I write is ever good enough
These words are my own (these words are my own)
From my heart flow (from my heart flow)
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
There's no other way (there's no other way)
To better say (uh)
I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)
These words are my own (these words are my own)
From my heart flow (yeah)
(I love you) I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)
There's no other way (there's no other way)
To better say
I love you, I love you, I love you
I'm getting off my stage
The curtains pull away
No hyperbole to hide behind
My naked soul exposes (love you, love you)
Whoa, oh
Whoa, whoa
(Whoa) Tryna find the magic
(Whoa) Tryna write a classic
(Whoa) Waste bin full of paper
Clever rhymes, see you later (yeah, uh)
These words are my own (these words are my own)
From my heart flow (don't you know?)
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
There's no other way (there's no other way, to better say)
To better say (yeah, uh, yeah)
I love you, I love you, I love you
These words are my own (these words are my own)
From my heart flow (they are from my heart, yeah)
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)
There's no other way (there's no better way)
To better say (yeah, uh, yeah)
I love you, I love you, I love you
These words are my own
They're from my heart (my heart)
(Yeah, uh)
I love you, I love you
That's all I got to say
Can't think of a better way
And that's all I got to say (yeah, uh, yeah)
I love you, is that okay?
These words are my own
(Uh, yeah, uh)
Threw some chords together
The combination, D-E-F
It's who I am, it's what I do (yeah, uh)
And I was gonna lay it down for you
I'm try to focus my attention
But I feel so A-D-D
I need some help, some inspiration (but it's not coming easily)
(Whoa) Tryna find the magic
(Whoa) Tryna write a classic
(Whoa) Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know? (Whoa, whoa)
Waste bin full of paper (whoa)
Clever rhymes, see you later
These words are my own
From my heart flow (yeah, uh)
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
There's no other way
To better say
I love you, I love you, I love you (ah)
Read some Byron, Shelly, and Keats
Recited it over a hip-hop beat
I'm having trouble saying what I mean (uh)
With dead poets and drum machines
You know I had some studio time booked
But I couldn't find the killer hook
Now you've gone and raised the bar right up
Nothing I write is ever good enough
These words are my own (these words are my own)
From my heart flow (from my heart flow)
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
There's no other way (there's no other way)
To better say (uh)
I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)
These words are my own (these words are my own)
From my heart flow (yeah)
(I love you) I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)
There's no other way (there's no other way)
To better say
I love you, I love you, I love you
I'm getting off my stage
The curtains pull away
No hyperbole to hide behind
My naked soul exposes (love you, love you)
Whoa, oh
Whoa, whoa
(Whoa) Tryna find the magic
(Whoa) Tryna write a classic
(Whoa) Waste bin full of paper
Clever rhymes, see you later (yeah, uh)
These words are my own (these words are my own)
From my heart flow (don't you know?)
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
There's no other way (there's no other way, to better say)
To better say (yeah, uh, yeah)
I love you, I love you, I love you
These words are my own (these words are my own)
From my heart flow (they are from my heart, yeah)
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)
There's no other way (there's no better way)
To better say (yeah, uh, yeah)
I love you, I love you, I love you
These words are my own
They're from my heart (my heart)
(Yeah, uh)
I love you, I love you
That's all I got to say
Can't think of a better way
And that's all I got to say (yeah, uh, yeah)
I love you, is that okay?
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This is an awesome song. its about love yall!
REALLY?? About love?!... Who would of thought...
oooooooooooooooooooh! i love this song, it's so bright and colourful, always makes me happy =) i especially like the i love you i love you part.
it's really cool! it makes me dance...
stvarno je super. tera me da igram...
tamara
it's really cool! it makes me dance...
stvarno je super. tera me da igram...
tamara
it's about love?! I thought it was about pies!
goes into a corner and cries as all her dreams have been shattered
you don't say!!! About love?" Who knew(insert serious sarcasm)