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.
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My Rhine Atrocity
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My carcass beauty
Time lost is never regained
Time lost is never the same
Of Pure Heart
Of Pure Hound
Too few, too many
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Time lost is never regained
Time lost is never the same
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My Rhine Atrocity
Something of the terror
It’s in Our Blood
So, let the Storm Flower flow
Nectar from above
I hold you in contempt
Like a guilty dog
My Rhine barbarity
Shrouded in secrecy
Time lost is never regained
Time lost is never the same
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My Rhine Atrocity
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My carrion trophy
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My Rhine Atrocity
My Rhine Atrocity
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My carcass beauty
Time lost is never regained
Time lost is never the same
Of Pure Heart
Of Pure Hound
Too few, too many
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Time lost is never regained
Time lost is never the same
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My Rhine Atrocity
Something of the terror
It’s in Our Blood
So, let the Storm Flower flow
Nectar from above
I hold you in contempt
Like a guilty dog
My Rhine barbarity
Shrouded in secrecy
Time lost is never regained
Time lost is never the same
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My Rhine Atrocity
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My carrion trophy
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Let the Blackbirds kiss Me
Oh, let the Blackbirds kiss Me
My Rhine Atrocity
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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