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.
Hanging by threads of palest silver
I could have stayed that way forever
Bad blood and ghosts wrapped tight around me
Nothing could ever seem to touch me
I lose what I love most
Did you know I was lost until you found me?
A stroke of luck or a gift from god?
The hand of fate or devil's claws?
From below or saints above
You came to me
Here comes the cold again
I feel it closing in
It's falling down and all around me, falling
You say that you'll be there to catch me
Or will you only try to trap me?
These are the rules I make
Our chains were meant to break, you'll never change me
Here comes the cold again
I feel it closing in
You're falling down and all around me, falling
Stroke of luck or a gift from god?
Hand of fate or devil's claws?
From below or saints above, you come to me now
Don't ask me why
Don't even try
A stroke of luck or a gift from god?
The hand of fate or devil's claws?
From below or saints above
You came to me
Here comes the cold again
I feel it closing in
It's falling down and all around me, falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
I could have stayed that way forever
Bad blood and ghosts wrapped tight around me
Nothing could ever seem to touch me
I lose what I love most
Did you know I was lost until you found me?
A stroke of luck or a gift from god?
The hand of fate or devil's claws?
From below or saints above
You came to me
Here comes the cold again
I feel it closing in
It's falling down and all around me, falling
You say that you'll be there to catch me
Or will you only try to trap me?
These are the rules I make
Our chains were meant to break, you'll never change me
Here comes the cold again
I feel it closing in
You're falling down and all around me, falling
Stroke of luck or a gift from god?
Hand of fate or devil's claws?
From below or saints above, you come to me now
Don't ask me why
Don't even try
A stroke of luck or a gift from god?
The hand of fate or devil's claws?
From below or saints above
You came to me
Here comes the cold again
I feel it closing in
It's falling down and all around me, falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
This song kicked off a huge turning point for me while in high school. After discovering Garbage, they quickly became my favorite band solely based on the music. Then I looked at Shirley Manson a little more closely and felt I had finally found someone who could understand me (not ME personally as I've never met her but you get the drift). This song was one of my favorites and one day during history class, everyone was chit-chatting; I think the teacher had left the room, or something, I don't know. Anyway everyone was just socializing with each other. Me having no friends, I had my trusty notebook out and I decided to write down the lyrics of this song.
When I was about halfway finished, this hip-hoppy-type girl snatched up the notebook and started reading it out loud. She didn't know who Garbage was, and she thought this was MY poetry that I had written. When she finished reading everyone looked at me as if I was about to pull a knife out and cut my wrists or something. They all told me I was messed up in the head and had issues. I opened my mouth to say "That's not even mine, that's just a song I like" but decided to say "now that you know how messed up I am, what do you think I do to people who take my stuff without permission?"
In other words, I was flattered to be ridiculed by such shallow people for enjoying something so deep and beautiful. This incident circulated the school in the form of gossip and of course it got stretched into something bigger. But I didn't care. From then on people treated me differently. This song still brings back that proud memory.