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.
God only knows why we were born to burn
If God is my witness, He'll see that all is not well
Christ, what a sight for sore eyes
Looking down on us, all the children that You despise
God only knows why we were born to burn
God only knows why we were born to burn
A bullet in the neck doesn't feel much like love
A message of rejection sent from above
No flags, no holy books
I'll be in hell with the misunderstood
The sons and daughters that you wished to forget
A desperate picture of God's regret
Are we perfect mistakes?
Or almighty fuck ups?
One thing's for sure, He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
Hate must weigh on you like a broken cross
Hate; the dividing line we'll never step across
Outcast and reject
Outcast and reject
Father, Father, how I've let you down
A fucking tyrant in a hollow crown
Father, father, how I've let you down
A fucking tyrant in a hollow crown
The sons and daughters that you wished to forget
A desperate picture of God's regret
Are we perfect mistakes?
Or almighty fuck ups?
One thing's for sure, He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
If God is my witness, He'll see that all is not well
Christ, what a sight for sore eyes
Looking down on us, all the children that You despise
God only knows why we were born to burn
God only knows why we were born to burn
A bullet in the neck doesn't feel much like love
A message of rejection sent from above
No flags, no holy books
I'll be in hell with the misunderstood
The sons and daughters that you wished to forget
A desperate picture of God's regret
Are we perfect mistakes?
Or almighty fuck ups?
One thing's for sure, He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
Hate must weigh on you like a broken cross
Hate; the dividing line we'll never step across
Outcast and reject
Outcast and reject
Father, Father, how I've let you down
A fucking tyrant in a hollow crown
Father, father, how I've let you down
A fucking tyrant in a hollow crown
The sons and daughters that you wished to forget
A desperate picture of God's regret
Are we perfect mistakes?
Or almighty fuck ups?
One thing's for sure, He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
Lyrics submitted by bethanator, edited by xiksher
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"God only knows why we were born to burn" "Looking down on us, all the children that you despise" "A bullet in the neck doesn't feel much like love" "A message of rejection sent from above" "I'll be in h*ll with the misunderstood" "The sons and daughters that you wished to forget" "A f***ing tyrant in a hollow crown"
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"One thing's for sure, He doesn't fucking love us"
It's so obvious I find it ridiculous that people would claim otherwise. But of course, even with a song this obviously anti-religion, people will stupidly claim that it's not anti-religious. Funny how that works. A lyric could say "God does not exist" and some religious fool who can't deal with reality would claim it was expressing God's reality and love.