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.
You were walking on the moon
Now you feeling low-ow-ow
What they said wasn't true
You're beautiful
Sticks and stones break your bones
I know what you're feeling
Words like those
Won't steal your glow
You're one in a million, this, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
Everybody keeps score
Afraid you're gonna loo-loo-loo-loose
Just ignore
They don't know the real you
All the rain in the sky
Cant put out your fire
Of all the stars out tonight
You shine brighter this, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
So don't let anybody tell you that you're not loved
And don't let anybody tell you that you're not enough
Yeah, there are days when we all feel like we're messed up
But that truth is that we're all diamonds in the rough
So don't be ashamed to wear you're crown
You're a king, you're a queen inside and out
You glow like the moon, you shine like the sun
This goes to you, wherever you are
This, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
So don't be ashamed to wear you're crown
You're a king, you're a queen inside and out
Now you feeling low-ow-ow
What they said wasn't true
You're beautiful
Sticks and stones break your bones
I know what you're feeling
Words like those
Won't steal your glow
You're one in a million, this, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
Everybody keeps score
Afraid you're gonna loo-loo-loo-loose
Just ignore
They don't know the real you
All the rain in the sky
Cant put out your fire
Of all the stars out tonight
You shine brighter this, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
So don't let anybody tell you that you're not loved
And don't let anybody tell you that you're not enough
Yeah, there are days when we all feel like we're messed up
But that truth is that we're all diamonds in the rough
So don't be ashamed to wear you're crown
You're a king, you're a queen inside and out
You glow like the moon, you shine like the sun
This goes to you, wherever you are
This, this is for all the girls
Boys all over the world
Whatever you been told
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows
You're worth more than gold
You're worth more than gold
So don't be ashamed to wear you're crown
You're a king, you're a queen inside and out
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