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.
Tore a line in the sun
Like there's nothing to regret and nothing to prove
Set my sights high enough
So I see the turning tides are parting for you
Taking back an empty threat
More than you could ever know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
And I was holding on
To try and not forget
Hoping that you'd never know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
And I was holding on
No more times second guessed
Like there's nothing to forget and nothing to lose
Hold my ground long enough
Till I see the turning tides are coming from you
Taking back an empty threat
More than you could ever know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
And I was holding on
To try and not forget
Hoping that you'd never know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
If we wanna stay here, can we see the waves?
They're spilling over us, filling our insides
In the rising water, in the rising tides
They're spilling over me, filling my insides
If we wanna stay here, can we see the waves?
They're spilling over us, filling our insides
In the rising water, in the rising tides
We wait for the fall
(I gotta tell you)
Maybe the water's high
(I gotta tell you)
But I can see the difference
Maybe the water's high
(I gotta tell you)
But I can see the difference (I gotta tell you)
Maybe the water's high
(I gotta tell you)
But I can see the difference (I gotta tell you)
Maybe the water's high
(I gotta tell you)
But I know that this is different
Taking back an empty threat
More than you could ever know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
And I was holding on
To try and not forget
Hoping that you'd never know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
And I was holding on
Like there's nothing to regret and nothing to prove
Set my sights high enough
So I see the turning tides are parting for you
Taking back an empty threat
More than you could ever know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
And I was holding on
To try and not forget
Hoping that you'd never know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
And I was holding on
No more times second guessed
Like there's nothing to forget and nothing to lose
Hold my ground long enough
Till I see the turning tides are coming from you
Taking back an empty threat
More than you could ever know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
And I was holding on
To try and not forget
Hoping that you'd never know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
If we wanna stay here, can we see the waves?
They're spilling over us, filling our insides
In the rising water, in the rising tides
They're spilling over me, filling my insides
If we wanna stay here, can we see the waves?
They're spilling over us, filling our insides
In the rising water, in the rising tides
We wait for the fall
(I gotta tell you)
Maybe the water's high
(I gotta tell you)
But I can see the difference
Maybe the water's high
(I gotta tell you)
But I can see the difference (I gotta tell you)
Maybe the water's high
(I gotta tell you)
But I can see the difference (I gotta tell you)
Maybe the water's high
(I gotta tell you)
But I know that this is different
Taking back an empty threat
More than you could ever know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
And I was holding on
To try and not forget
Hoping that you'd never know
Take it back with no regrets
I was better off when I was on your side
And I was holding on
Lyrics submitted by cooperw, edited by MCSMeister
Empty Threat Lyrics as written by Lauren Eve Mayberry Iain Andrew Cook
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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