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.
If you really want to,
you can, lie...
If you really want to,
you can, lie...
If you really want to,
you can, lie...
If you really want to,
you can, lie...
And the sun fades,
The waters rise,
The stars appear,
The night has returned.
I told you so,
On that night,
About a volatile force,
With the devils luck,
Who heard the jackass scream,
And call for monarchy,
I told you so.
I told you so,
On that night,
About this force,
A force of will.
you can, lie...
If you really want to,
you can, lie...
If you really want to,
you can, lie...
If you really want to,
you can, lie...
And the sun fades,
The waters rise,
The stars appear,
The night has returned.
I told you so,
On that night,
About a volatile force,
With the devils luck,
Who heard the jackass scream,
And call for monarchy,
I told you so.
I told you so,
On that night,
About this force,
A force of will.
Lyrics submitted by 66exeter
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is he asking a girl out and saying "u can lie if u want to". it kinda seems that way (or im thinking too deeply into it) since he says "a force of will" at the end. i think its kinda like, u can go out with me if u want to make it work
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this song is the perfect closing song for the album. The melody is beautiful and it flows so perfectly when he kicks it up at the end during the "I told you so, on that night..."
I don't know where you got the idea of asking a girl out. It suggests nothing of that in my opinion.
I see it as quite obvious. The title of the song is "When We Begin To Steal..." so i figure its about stealing.
Especially with the lines "If you really want to, you can, lie" which is pertaining to the stealing idea
and again at the end (which is the best part) when he says "I told you so, on that night, about this force, a force of will"
I picture that line as a scene where two guys are about to rob a place, and the song is looking back "on that night" and the other guy isn't sure if he wants to steal, which is where "the force of will comes in"
and also pertaining to the first line again, when it says you can lie if you want to it almost seems like they were caught for stealing, and hes saying you can liea bout it if you want to.