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.
My mind's tired, my body's wired
I fuck like a saint, I taste like a liar
Opium, haze, chemical drain
Alive in the blaze, death in the vein
I'll never fail to disappoint you
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
In the wake wake wake of drama
I'm looking for bones to crack
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
For the sake sake sake of karma
I'm taking my poison back
My heart's black, my soul's cracked
I sing for the swine, I preach to the rat
You've been so kind, you've been so blind
I'll cut my throat and smile at suicide
If you beg, they anoint you
But I'll never fail to disappoint you
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
In the wake wake wake of drama
I'm looking for bones to crack
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
For the sake sake sake of karma
I'm taking my poison back
Alright
Get off
Get up off your knees
Don't beg
Don't you beg or bleed
Get off your knees
Don't beg, don't bleed
Yeah (yeah)
I've got (I've got)
All you'll ever need
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
In the wake wake wake of drama
I'm looking for bones to crack
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
For the sake sake sake of karma
I'm taking my poison back
Snake, snake, snake
I'm looking for bones to crack
Get off your knees
Don't beg and bleed
Get off your knees
I'm taking my, I'm taking my
I'm taking my poison back
I fuck like a saint, I taste like a liar
Opium, haze, chemical drain
Alive in the blaze, death in the vein
I'll never fail to disappoint you
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
In the wake wake wake of drama
I'm looking for bones to crack
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
For the sake sake sake of karma
I'm taking my poison back
My heart's black, my soul's cracked
I sing for the swine, I preach to the rat
You've been so kind, you've been so blind
I'll cut my throat and smile at suicide
If you beg, they anoint you
But I'll never fail to disappoint you
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
In the wake wake wake of drama
I'm looking for bones to crack
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
For the sake sake sake of karma
I'm taking my poison back
Alright
Get off
Get up off your knees
Don't beg
Don't you beg or bleed
Get off your knees
Don't beg, don't bleed
Yeah (yeah)
I've got (I've got)
All you'll ever need
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
In the wake wake wake of drama
I'm looking for bones to crack
Snake snake snake charmer, charmer
For the sake sake sake of karma
I'm taking my poison back
Snake, snake, snake
I'm looking for bones to crack
Get off your knees
Don't beg and bleed
Get off your knees
I'm taking my, I'm taking my
I'm taking my poison back
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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