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.
Purple-brown sky lit streetlight
Walking home, there ain't a trace of moonlight
You hold out your hand and everything is so easy
And I think that's the part that scares me
Do you feel the same?
I've been searching within
Looking for the point where you end
And the place where I begin
It's taking so long now, babe
Well, we bathe in the living room lamplight
Casting shadows on the walls
That have heard these sighs before
I don't know if it's over
I guess the years just made us older
And I can't imagine life without you
How I built my world around you
We've been together so long now, babe
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
Heavy ever-circling dawn light
We've been talking so long
That we've lost just who we are
Like we're looking for answers
Come on and make my heart a dancer
I wanna hear not another word spoken
Let's get lost inside this moment
And I won't take no for an answer now
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
Walking home, there ain't a trace of moonlight
You hold out your hand and everything is so easy
And I think that's the part that scares me
Do you feel the same?
I've been searching within
Looking for the point where you end
And the place where I begin
It's taking so long now, babe
Well, we bathe in the living room lamplight
Casting shadows on the walls
That have heard these sighs before
I don't know if it's over
I guess the years just made us older
And I can't imagine life without you
How I built my world around you
We've been together so long now, babe
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
Heavy ever-circling dawn light
We've been talking so long
That we've lost just who we are
Like we're looking for answers
Come on and make my heart a dancer
I wanna hear not another word spoken
Let's get lost inside this moment
And I won't take no for an answer now
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
I'm seeing spirals, I'm moving with you again
Lyrics submitted by saocore
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