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.
Never knew the sting of a stranger
Never felt the words like a razor
But I won't give a damn 'bout it later
All the little digs doesn't matter
Writing down a brand new chapter
Where there's only love, never anger
So lonely in your bed
Does breaking me make you feel good?
Guess you don't understand
What goes around, comes around
Don't ya know that I'm stronger?
Don't ya see me in all black?
Don't ya cry like a baby
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
Know that it's over
Don't ya know I won't call back?
Don't ya cry like a baby
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
You'll never see me blue, never bleeding
Hope you understand how I'm feeling
I'm turning off my phone like I'm leaving (bye)
Push me to the edge, now it's over
Shuttin' off the hate, gettin' closure
This will be the dust when I'm older, uh
So lonely in your bed
Does breaking me make you feel good?
Guess you don't understand
What goes around, comes around
Don't ya know that I'm stronger?
Don't ya see me in all black?
Don't ya cry like a baby
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
Know that it's over
Don't ya know I won't call back?
Don't ya cry like a baby
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
It's comical, hysterical
So ridiculous, think you messed me up
Don't ya know that I'm stronger?
Don't ya see me in all black?
Don't ya cry like a baby (oh)
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
Know that it's over
Don't ya know I won't call back? (Call back)
Don't ya cry like a baby
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
Never felt the words like a razor
But I won't give a damn 'bout it later
All the little digs doesn't matter
Writing down a brand new chapter
Where there's only love, never anger
So lonely in your bed
Does breaking me make you feel good?
Guess you don't understand
What goes around, comes around
Don't ya know that I'm stronger?
Don't ya see me in all black?
Don't ya cry like a baby
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
Know that it's over
Don't ya know I won't call back?
Don't ya cry like a baby
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
You'll never see me blue, never bleeding
Hope you understand how I'm feeling
I'm turning off my phone like I'm leaving (bye)
Push me to the edge, now it's over
Shuttin' off the hate, gettin' closure
This will be the dust when I'm older, uh
So lonely in your bed
Does breaking me make you feel good?
Guess you don't understand
What goes around, comes around
Don't ya know that I'm stronger?
Don't ya see me in all black?
Don't ya cry like a baby
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
Know that it's over
Don't ya know I won't call back?
Don't ya cry like a baby
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
It's comical, hysterical
So ridiculous, think you messed me up
Don't ya know that I'm stronger?
Don't ya see me in all black?
Don't ya cry like a baby (oh)
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
Know that it's over
Don't ya know I won't call back? (Call back)
Don't ya cry like a baby
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Who's laughing now?
Lyrics submitted by Sandy Troy
Who's Laughing Now Lyrics as written by Henry Walter Amanda Koci
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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