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.
You're wasting my time
You're wasting my time
Nobody's telling me anything
Nobody's telling me anything
Nobody's telling me anything
And you're wasting my time
You're wasting my time
You're wasting my time
You're wasting my time
And I
Somebody had to tell you
(Somebody had to)
Somebody had to tell you
(Somebody had to)
Somebody had to tell you
(Somebody had to)
And I'm glad it was me
I'm not in charge of everything
I'm not in charge of anything
And I'm glad it's not me
(Somebody had to)
I'm glad it's not me
(Somebody had to)
I don't know what you're going through
(Somebody had to)
I don't know what you're going through
But it's a waste of my time
It's a waste of my time
I don't know what you're going through
But it's wasting my time
And I'm wasting my life
I'm wasting my life
I'm wasting my life
I'm wasting my life
And it's a waste of my time
It's a waste of my time
It's a waste of my time
It's a waste of my time
Leaves a sad taste in your mouth
Makes you forget why you came here
Makes you forget what you wanted
Makes you forget all your choices
Makes you feel like you're wasting
Makes you sweat out of every pore
And my bitterness
Every bitter breath
A bad taste in your mouth
A bad taste in your mouth
And I forget what I came here for
I forget what I stay here for
And I'm wasting your time
I'm wasting your time
I'm wasting everything
I'm wasting everything
And I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
And I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
You're wasting my time
Nobody's telling me anything
Nobody's telling me anything
Nobody's telling me anything
And you're wasting my time
You're wasting my time
You're wasting my time
You're wasting my time
And I
Somebody had to tell you
(Somebody had to)
Somebody had to tell you
(Somebody had to)
Somebody had to tell you
(Somebody had to)
And I'm glad it was me
I'm not in charge of everything
I'm not in charge of anything
And I'm glad it's not me
(Somebody had to)
I'm glad it's not me
(Somebody had to)
I don't know what you're going through
(Somebody had to)
I don't know what you're going through
But it's a waste of my time
It's a waste of my time
I don't know what you're going through
But it's wasting my time
And I'm wasting my life
I'm wasting my life
I'm wasting my life
I'm wasting my life
And it's a waste of my time
It's a waste of my time
It's a waste of my time
It's a waste of my time
Leaves a sad taste in your mouth
Makes you forget why you came here
Makes you forget what you wanted
Makes you forget all your choices
Makes you feel like you're wasting
Makes you sweat out of every pore
And my bitterness
Every bitter breath
A bad taste in your mouth
A bad taste in your mouth
And I forget what I came here for
I forget what I stay here for
And I'm wasting your time
I'm wasting your time
I'm wasting everything
I'm wasting everything
And I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
And I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
I'm glad it's not me
Lyrics submitted by middledistancerunner
Long Lyrics as written by Dana Hannah Margolin
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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