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.
Restless soul, turning leaf
Tomorrows unknown mysteries
I'm leaving here, I end up where
Into the unknown we fly
We said there's no time to waste
So hand in hand we run this race
Let's end it well
Escape them fires of hell
Wander all out lives
Till we're gone
Pick up sticks and pack your bags let's go
Where things grow, in the hills in summer time
Under trees and over streams we walk and we talk
All our days, into the night
Into the unknown we fly
And our hearts are beating
And our feet they've got a long long way to go
And our souls want to shine
Can't you feel it from your head to your toes
Touching down we're breaking through
To a land that seems brand new to you and me
And God makes three
Lost and now we're found again
This place playin' it's tricks on me
Help me down from a strangers tree
There's beauty here, but I miss it there
Trace my path in wind and snow
Thunderstruck I've got a place in mind
All our time in the world, is gonna pass
Grab your hand we've got some plans to know
Open roads, we're together at long last
Wander all our lives, till we're gone
And our hearts are beating
And our feet they've got a long long way to go
And our souls want to shine
Can't you feel it from your head to your toes
And I thank the Lord, for everything He's done
And I thank my Father, for sending us His son
And I thank that Spirit, for helping us be one
Helping us be one, out there on the run
Tomorrows unknown mysteries
I'm leaving here, I end up where
Into the unknown we fly
We said there's no time to waste
So hand in hand we run this race
Let's end it well
Escape them fires of hell
Wander all out lives
Till we're gone
Pick up sticks and pack your bags let's go
Where things grow, in the hills in summer time
Under trees and over streams we walk and we talk
All our days, into the night
Into the unknown we fly
And our hearts are beating
And our feet they've got a long long way to go
And our souls want to shine
Can't you feel it from your head to your toes
Touching down we're breaking through
To a land that seems brand new to you and me
And God makes three
Lost and now we're found again
This place playin' it's tricks on me
Help me down from a strangers tree
There's beauty here, but I miss it there
Trace my path in wind and snow
Thunderstruck I've got a place in mind
All our time in the world, is gonna pass
Grab your hand we've got some plans to know
Open roads, we're together at long last
Wander all our lives, till we're gone
And our hearts are beating
And our feet they've got a long long way to go
And our souls want to shine
Can't you feel it from your head to your toes
And I thank the Lord, for everything He's done
And I thank my Father, for sending us His son
And I thank that Spirit, for helping us be one
Helping us be one, out there on the run
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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