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 know it hurts that we don't touch anymore
It's even worse because we built this from the floor
It's just as hard for me to know I might see you around
It's just as hard for me to worry 'bout reachin' out
The more I think about you, the more I keep the ghost alive
Yeah, the more I think about you, the more I keep the ghost alive
I want you bad, but it's done
I'm bleeding out, 'cause we can't go on
I want you bad, 'til I shake
I want what we had, but what's broken don't unbreak
Just when I'm ready to get over you, you call me up
And then I crumble when you say you're gettin' over us
But the more I think about you, the more I keep the ghost alive
Yeah, the more that I'm without you, the less I know if I was right
I want you bad, but it's done
I'm bleeding out, 'cause we can't go on
I want you bad, 'til I shake
I want what we had, but what's broken don't unbreak
And I won't tell you what I want to
What I want to
I'm falling through
I can't hide it
But I learn to
I want you bad, but it's done
I'm bleeding out, 'cause we can't go on
I want you bad, 'til I shake
I want what we had, but what's broken don't unbreak
I want you bad, but it's done
I want you bad, but we can't go on
It's even worse because we built this from the floor
It's just as hard for me to know I might see you around
It's just as hard for me to worry 'bout reachin' out
The more I think about you, the more I keep the ghost alive
Yeah, the more I think about you, the more I keep the ghost alive
I want you bad, but it's done
I'm bleeding out, 'cause we can't go on
I want you bad, 'til I shake
I want what we had, but what's broken don't unbreak
Just when I'm ready to get over you, you call me up
And then I crumble when you say you're gettin' over us
But the more I think about you, the more I keep the ghost alive
Yeah, the more that I'm without you, the less I know if I was right
I want you bad, but it's done
I'm bleeding out, 'cause we can't go on
I want you bad, 'til I shake
I want what we had, but what's broken don't unbreak
And I won't tell you what I want to
What I want to
I'm falling through
I can't hide it
But I learn to
I want you bad, but it's done
I'm bleeding out, 'cause we can't go on
I want you bad, 'til I shake
I want what we had, but what's broken don't unbreak
I want you bad, but it's done
I want you bad, but we can't go on
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