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.
[Chorus]
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there's someone suffering
Tumult around the world
[Verse 1]
Everywhere there’s someone hurting
Someone lower on the chain
Everywhere there's someone using
Their privilege to cause someone pain
Everywhere there's someone fighting
Something isn’t really fair
Everywhere there's someone hiding
From the tumult everywhere
[Chorus]
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there's someone suffering
Tumult around the world
Oh yeah
[Verse 2]
Everywhere there's someone dying
There's a woman giving birth
Everywhere there's someone crying
There's tumult around the earth
That everywhere there's people dreaming
People only ever hope
People praying for deliverance
From tumult around the globe
Everywhere there’s someone talking
Trying to put another down
They should run instead of walking
From the tumult all around
[Chorus]
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there’s someone suffering, oh yeah
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there's someone suffering
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there’s someone suffering, oh yeah
Tumult around the world
[Chorus]
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there's someone suffering, oh yeah
Tumult around the world
[Outro]
Tumult around the world (Everywhere there's someone suffering)
Tumult around the world (Everywhere there's someone suffering)
Tumult around the world (Everywhere there’s someone suffering)
Tumult around the world (Everywhere there's someone suffering)
Oh yeah
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there's someone suffering
Tumult around the world
[Verse 1]
Everywhere there’s someone hurting
Someone lower on the chain
Everywhere there's someone using
Their privilege to cause someone pain
Everywhere there's someone fighting
Something isn’t really fair
Everywhere there's someone hiding
From the tumult everywhere
[Chorus]
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there's someone suffering
Tumult around the world
Oh yeah
[Verse 2]
Everywhere there's someone dying
There's a woman giving birth
Everywhere there's someone crying
There's tumult around the earth
That everywhere there's people dreaming
People only ever hope
People praying for deliverance
From tumult around the globe
Everywhere there’s someone talking
Trying to put another down
They should run instead of walking
From the tumult all around
[Chorus]
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there’s someone suffering, oh yeah
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there's someone suffering
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there’s someone suffering, oh yeah
Tumult around the world
[Chorus]
Tumult around the world
Tumult around the world
Everywhere there's someone suffering, oh yeah
Tumult around the world
[Outro]
Tumult around the world (Everywhere there's someone suffering)
Tumult around the world (Everywhere there's someone suffering)
Tumult around the world (Everywhere there’s someone suffering)
Tumult around the world (Everywhere there's someone suffering)
Oh yeah
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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