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.
Just like the wind you blew right
Through me tonight
It makes me wonder how I've missed you before
Hiding in plain sight
'Cause like a knife you cut me open
I feel in love for the first time in my life
You're the oxygen that lights my fire inside
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
You're my oxygen (my oxygen)
You're my oxygen yeah yeaaah
Felt like a wave when you washed over me tonight
All my life I've been a statue until
Your refined in fire
'Cause like a knife you cut me open
I feel in love for the first time in my life
You're the oxygen that lights my fire inside
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
You're my oxygen (my oxygen)
You're my oxygen yeah yeaaah
You're my oxygen (my oxygen)
You're my oxygen yeah yeaaah
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
Through me tonight
It makes me wonder how I've missed you before
Hiding in plain sight
'Cause like a knife you cut me open
I feel in love for the first time in my life
You're the oxygen that lights my fire inside
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
You're my oxygen (my oxygen)
You're my oxygen yeah yeaaah
Felt like a wave when you washed over me tonight
All my life I've been a statue until
Your refined in fire
'Cause like a knife you cut me open
I feel in love for the first time in my life
You're the oxygen that lights my fire inside
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
You're my oxygen (my oxygen)
You're my oxygen yeah yeaaah
You're my oxygen (my oxygen)
You're my oxygen yeah yeaaah
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
You are my oxygen tonight, you keep me breathing
You fill me up, you give me life and I can't believe it
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