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.
February rain smoky mountain fire
Like a hummingbird to cane
Just following desire
Watch the firelight
Throw shadows across the room
Many miles away
Not far from cannery row
He beats on his guitar
And does his little show
And all the people say
You got balls to play the game this way
It's one in a million
So he fills all the holes
With good wine from mussel sholes
And the cencemillian
These streets were bound to cross
Maybe lifetimes ago
Whenever innocence is lost
We got a long way to go
We got a long way
Watch the firelight throw
Shadows across the room
And on a rainy night
Two lovers held each other tight
In the moonlight (he felt so good in her arms)
In the moonlight (he felt so good in her arms)
In the moonlight (he felt so good in her arms)
Like a hummingbird to cane
Just following desire
Watch the firelight
Throw shadows across the room
Many miles away
Not far from cannery row
He beats on his guitar
And does his little show
And all the people say
You got balls to play the game this way
It's one in a million
So he fills all the holes
With good wine from mussel sholes
And the cencemillian
These streets were bound to cross
Maybe lifetimes ago
Whenever innocence is lost
We got a long way to go
We got a long way
Watch the firelight throw
Shadows across the room
And on a rainy night
Two lovers held each other tight
In the moonlight (he felt so good in her arms)
In the moonlight (he felt so good in her arms)
In the moonlight (he felt so good in her arms)
Lyrics submitted by ShiverForMe
And on a Rainy Night Lyrics as written by Shawn Mullins
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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@missmaryevelyn no you're absolutely correct. it's "and the sensimillia"
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