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.
I've been staying awake in the front seat for days
Let the wheel turn and take me away
Oh, the truth I must tell is I'm lonely as hell
Still looking for myself
It rains all day when you're not around
And I'm trying my best to come clean with the clouds
They follow me around
I'll dance 'til the rain comes down
Stuck in the sand with the waves at my feet
And I wish you'd come crash into me
'Cause where you are is where I wanna be now
Where are you now?
And I know I'm not perfect but what the hell
Do you think of me now?
Do you think of me now?
They say that love is for the patient
Gotta plan for being restless for now
Hope I'm more than a cheap trick
You played on yourself
But I do it so well
Yeah, I'm doing so well
They follow me around
I'll dance 'til the rain comes down
Stuck in the sand with the waves at my feet
And I wish you'd crash into me
'Cause where you are is where I wanna be now
Where are you now?
But when I leave
She walks and she talks and she stirs my feet
Like she's sleeping next to me
Doesn't matter where we are
Doesn't matter where we are
Doesn't matter if we're states apart
She loves me
Let the wheel turn and take me away
Oh, the truth I must tell is I'm lonely as hell
Still looking for myself
It rains all day when you're not around
And I'm trying my best to come clean with the clouds
They follow me around
I'll dance 'til the rain comes down
Stuck in the sand with the waves at my feet
And I wish you'd come crash into me
'Cause where you are is where I wanna be now
Where are you now?
And I know I'm not perfect but what the hell
Do you think of me now?
Do you think of me now?
They say that love is for the patient
Gotta plan for being restless for now
Hope I'm more than a cheap trick
You played on yourself
But I do it so well
Yeah, I'm doing so well
They follow me around
I'll dance 'til the rain comes down
Stuck in the sand with the waves at my feet
And I wish you'd crash into me
'Cause where you are is where I wanna be now
Where are you now?
But when I leave
She walks and she talks and she stirs my feet
Like she's sleeping next to me
Doesn't matter where we are
Doesn't matter where we are
Doesn't matter if we're states apart
She loves me
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Where Are You Now? Lyrics as written by Jessica Bowen Brian Dales
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