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.
Open up to me, it's all you gotta do
Give me all your heart, swap mine out with you
Swap it out with you
Swap it out with you
Come into my world
I'll give my world to you
We can swap swap swap it out
I can show you what I'm talking about
Be obliged just to show you how
Follow my lead, that's what you oughta do
No pressure
Swapping out ain't ever been a crime
If it was then I'd do the time
Throw away the keys as long as I'm here with you
Forever
Eye for an eye, remember when I told you
Wipe your pretty eyes, dry 'em on my shoulder
You ain't gotta try, try to get closer
Fifty-fifty here, let's make it, devise it
Simulate the love
Try it 'for you knock it
You ain't gotta rush
But you ain't gotta stop babe
Open up to me, it's all you gotta do
Give me all your heart, swap mine out with you
Swap it out with you
Swap it out with you
Come into my world
I'll give my world to you
We can swap swap swap it out
Oh swappin' out will only change your life
It's worth the sacrifice
After all what do we have to lose
Nothing
Don't separate our destiny
By separating you from me
These are the terms that were made for each other (oh)
Ooh eye for an eye, remember when I told you
Wipe your pretty eyes, dry 'em on my shoulder
You ain't gotta try, try to get closer
Fifty-fifty here, let's make it, devise it
Simulate the love
Try it 'for you knock it
You ain't gotta rush
But you ain't gotta stop babe
You ain't gotta stop babe
Open up to me, it's all you gotta do (it's all you gonna do)
Give me all your heart (give me all your heart) swap mine out with you
(Right now)
Swap it out with you (oh right now)
Swap it out with you (right now)
Come into my world (my world)
I'll give my world to you (give it all to you)
Swap swap swap it out
Oh
Whoa, oh
I can't swap out alone
Um, don't be afraid darling
I got your back baby
Oh you don't gotta worry, no
You gotta know that baby
Open up to me
Open up to me, it's all you gotta do (open up to me)
Give me all your heart, and swap mine out with you (swap it out)
Swap it out with you (swap it out)
Swap it out with you (swap it out)
Come into my world (yeah)
I'll give my world to you
We can swap swap swap it out
We can swap out our love
Over and over and over again yeah
Oh
You ain't gotta be afraid
Oh, your love is in my hands
My hands, your love is in my hands
Oh, your love is in my hands
Give me all your heart, swap mine out with you
Swap it out with you
Swap it out with you
Come into my world
I'll give my world to you
We can swap swap swap it out
I can show you what I'm talking about
Be obliged just to show you how
Follow my lead, that's what you oughta do
No pressure
Swapping out ain't ever been a crime
If it was then I'd do the time
Throw away the keys as long as I'm here with you
Forever
Eye for an eye, remember when I told you
Wipe your pretty eyes, dry 'em on my shoulder
You ain't gotta try, try to get closer
Fifty-fifty here, let's make it, devise it
Simulate the love
Try it 'for you knock it
You ain't gotta rush
But you ain't gotta stop babe
Open up to me, it's all you gotta do
Give me all your heart, swap mine out with you
Swap it out with you
Swap it out with you
Come into my world
I'll give my world to you
We can swap swap swap it out
Oh swappin' out will only change your life
It's worth the sacrifice
After all what do we have to lose
Nothing
Don't separate our destiny
By separating you from me
These are the terms that were made for each other (oh)
Ooh eye for an eye, remember when I told you
Wipe your pretty eyes, dry 'em on my shoulder
You ain't gotta try, try to get closer
Fifty-fifty here, let's make it, devise it
Simulate the love
Try it 'for you knock it
You ain't gotta rush
But you ain't gotta stop babe
You ain't gotta stop babe
Open up to me, it's all you gotta do (it's all you gonna do)
Give me all your heart (give me all your heart) swap mine out with you
(Right now)
Swap it out with you (oh right now)
Swap it out with you (right now)
Come into my world (my world)
I'll give my world to you (give it all to you)
Swap swap swap it out
Oh
Whoa, oh
I can't swap out alone
Um, don't be afraid darling
I got your back baby
Oh you don't gotta worry, no
You gotta know that baby
Open up to me
Open up to me, it's all you gotta do (open up to me)
Give me all your heart, and swap mine out with you (swap it out)
Swap it out with you (swap it out)
Swap it out with you (swap it out)
Come into my world (yeah)
I'll give my world to you
We can swap swap swap it out
We can swap out our love
Over and over and over again yeah
Oh
You ain't gotta be afraid
Oh, your love is in my hands
My hands, your love is in my hands
Oh, your love is in my hands
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Swap It Out Lyrics as written by James M. Giannos Dominic J. Jordan
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
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