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 never thought about the people we passed
Until we had to grow up
Until we had to stand tall
Did you believe what they taught us as kids?
Did you discover the joy?
Did it work out as you planned?
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
I can feel my whole world changing
Softly in the morning sun
I can feel my old life fading
Tell me now, tell me now
The dirt on the walls, behind the old cinema
We used to kiss in the dark, before we knew what we were
Isn't it strange how it was us versus them?
When it was us on our own, when it was us all along
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
I can feel my whole world changing
Softly in the morning sun
I can feel my old life fading
Tell me now, tell me now
Hey I'm nothing
No I really am nothing without you
Hey I'm nothing
No I really am nothing without you
We took a ride
We took a ride
We took a ride
We took a ride
We took a ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
I can feel my whole world changing
Softly in the morning sun
I can feel my old life fading
Tell me now, tell me now
Hey I'm nothing
No I really am nothing without you
Hey I'm nothing
No I really am nothing without you
Until we had to grow up
Until we had to stand tall
Did you believe what they taught us as kids?
Did you discover the joy?
Did it work out as you planned?
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
I can feel my whole world changing
Softly in the morning sun
I can feel my old life fading
Tell me now, tell me now
The dirt on the walls, behind the old cinema
We used to kiss in the dark, before we knew what we were
Isn't it strange how it was us versus them?
When it was us on our own, when it was us all along
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
Yeah I know, yeah I know it's started
I can feel my whole world changing
Softly in the morning sun
I can feel my old life fading
Tell me now, tell me now
Hey I'm nothing
No I really am nothing without you
Hey I'm nothing
No I really am nothing without you
We took a ride
We took a ride
We took a ride
We took a ride
We took a ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
I can feel my whole world changing
Softly in the morning sun
I can feel my old life fading
Tell me now, tell me now
Hey I'm nothing
No I really am nothing without you
Hey I'm nothing
No I really am nothing without you
Lyrics submitted by DannyJC13
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