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.
I still recall the time when I was seventeen
The officer who warned you both about me
And in the years before I knew you'd seen it too
The warning signs were scars of future rescue
Tell her later
The words of gratitude escape me
Tell her later
The shit I put you through...
I wish that I could take it back
Was I ever hard to love?
My life is owed to you
This all is tribute
Father if you are the one the apple fell so close to
I understand the things you did
What's going wrong? And who else is to blame?
"Our son is gone. Our son is gone!"
Never thought I'd want to
Tell her later
The words of gratitude escape me
Tell her later
The shit I put you through...
I wish that I could take it back
Was I ever hard to love?
My life is owed to you
This all is tribute
How did you get any sleep at night?
How did you get any sleep at night?
How did you get any sleep at night?
How did you get any sleep at night?
Tell her later
Tell her later
What did I put you through?
I wish that I could take it back
Was I ever hard to love?
My life is owed to you
This all is tribute
I wish that I could take it back
I wish that I could take it back
I wish that I could take it back
Was I ever hard to love?
The officer who warned you both about me
And in the years before I knew you'd seen it too
The warning signs were scars of future rescue
Tell her later
The words of gratitude escape me
Tell her later
The shit I put you through...
I wish that I could take it back
Was I ever hard to love?
My life is owed to you
This all is tribute
Father if you are the one the apple fell so close to
I understand the things you did
What's going wrong? And who else is to blame?
"Our son is gone. Our son is gone!"
Never thought I'd want to
Tell her later
The words of gratitude escape me
Tell her later
The shit I put you through...
I wish that I could take it back
Was I ever hard to love?
My life is owed to you
This all is tribute
How did you get any sleep at night?
How did you get any sleep at night?
How did you get any sleep at night?
How did you get any sleep at night?
Tell her later
Tell her later
What did I put you through?
I wish that I could take it back
Was I ever hard to love?
My life is owed to you
This all is tribute
I wish that I could take it back
I wish that I could take it back
I wish that I could take it back
Was I ever hard to love?
Lyrics submitted by jwax8242o
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