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.
Run to your dreaming,
When you're alone,
Unplug the tv,
Turn off your phone.
Get heavy on with digging your ditch.
Cause I'm digging a ditch,
Where madness gives a bit.
Digging a ditch,
Where silence lives.
Digging a ditch,
For when I'm old.
Digging this ditch,
My story's told.
Where all these troubles,
That weigh down on me will rise,
Run to your dreaming,
When you're alone.
Where all these questions,
Spinning around my head,
Will die, will die, will die...
Run to your dreaming,
When you're alone.
Unplug the tv,
Turn off your phone.
Get heavy on with digging your ditch.
Cause I'm digging a ditch,
Where madness gives a bit.
Digging a ditch,
Where silence lives.
Digging a ditch,
And when I'm through digging this ditch,
I'll dig in for you.
Where all these worries
that weigh down on me will rise,
Where all these habits,
That pull heavy at my heart will die.
Run to your dreaming, when you're alone,
Not what you should be or what you've become,
Just getting heavy on with digging your ditch.
Cause I'm digging a ditch,
Where madness gives a bit.
I'm digging a ditch,
Where silence lives.
Where all these disappointments
that grow angry out of me,
Will rise, will die, will die, will die...
Run to your dreaming, when you're alone,
Unplug the tv,
Turn off your phone.
Get heavy on with digging your ditch
When you're alone,
Unplug the tv,
Turn off your phone.
Get heavy on with digging your ditch.
Cause I'm digging a ditch,
Where madness gives a bit.
Digging a ditch,
Where silence lives.
Digging a ditch,
For when I'm old.
Digging this ditch,
My story's told.
Where all these troubles,
That weigh down on me will rise,
Run to your dreaming,
When you're alone.
Where all these questions,
Spinning around my head,
Will die, will die, will die...
Run to your dreaming,
When you're alone.
Unplug the tv,
Turn off your phone.
Get heavy on with digging your ditch.
Cause I'm digging a ditch,
Where madness gives a bit.
Digging a ditch,
Where silence lives.
Digging a ditch,
And when I'm through digging this ditch,
I'll dig in for you.
Where all these worries
that weigh down on me will rise,
Where all these habits,
That pull heavy at my heart will die.
Run to your dreaming, when you're alone,
Not what you should be or what you've become,
Just getting heavy on with digging your ditch.
Cause I'm digging a ditch,
Where madness gives a bit.
I'm digging a ditch,
Where silence lives.
Where all these disappointments
that grow angry out of me,
Will rise, will die, will die, will die...
Run to your dreaming, when you're alone,
Unplug the tv,
Turn off your phone.
Get heavy on with digging your ditch
Lyrics submitted by oofus, edited by Mellow_Harsher, lullabye
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