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.
It's too late to walk away from this now
You're too late
And I'll start telling you how you never had it
You never had it anyway
Not looking back now
I can't afford the gas it took to get me here
Life's too short for pointless fear
I'm giving everything I've got
So take these words with more than open ears
I've given six whole years to this
And I'm tired of this shit
Go
Don't forget
Don't put your gun down yet
It's a game we play
So tired of losing every day
Haven't we gone over this before?
We tried a million times, so what's once more?
It's too late to walk
I'm over this and the played out trends
It's just all the same
Can't wait till this ends
Another day feeling like this
Another day feeling like life's all the same
And I'm not sure if I can take it
When every chance I take just comes right back at me
And I'll say for once how I really feel
I wanted you to know that I can see right through you
Haven't we gone over this before?
We tried a million times, so what's once more?
And I'll tell you now, no more bringing me down
Not today, not today
No more chances
That's what you've got left
No more chances
That's what you've got left
I don't think I've got the time
I'm done wasting my mind
I'm done wasting my time
I'm done
No more chances
That's what you've got left
No more chances
That's what you've got left
No more chances
No more chances
No more chances
No more chances
No more chances
No more chances
You're too late
And I'll start telling you how you never had it
You never had it anyway
Not looking back now
I can't afford the gas it took to get me here
Life's too short for pointless fear
I'm giving everything I've got
So take these words with more than open ears
I've given six whole years to this
And I'm tired of this shit
Go
Don't forget
Don't put your gun down yet
It's a game we play
So tired of losing every day
Haven't we gone over this before?
We tried a million times, so what's once more?
It's too late to walk
I'm over this and the played out trends
It's just all the same
Can't wait till this ends
Another day feeling like this
Another day feeling like life's all the same
And I'm not sure if I can take it
When every chance I take just comes right back at me
And I'll say for once how I really feel
I wanted you to know that I can see right through you
Haven't we gone over this before?
We tried a million times, so what's once more?
And I'll tell you now, no more bringing me down
Not today, not today
No more chances
That's what you've got left
No more chances
That's what you've got left
I don't think I've got the time
I'm done wasting my mind
I'm done wasting my time
I'm done
No more chances
That's what you've got left
No more chances
That's what you've got left
No more chances
No more chances
No more chances
No more chances
No more chances
No more chances
Lyrics submitted by eltroyo11
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