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.
'Fore you go, yeah
I wanna talk to you
Thinking 'bout the time we shared
And how I wasn't there
It hurt me
These people overwork me
Then I heard maybe soon you'll leave
Excuse me, Lord, if you have tricks up your sleeve
I'm not ready to be bereaved
I know I'm always asking for something
Or another
But this time, it's just time
'Cause I love her (I just love her)
Well baby, if he don't change his mind
Or fate, or time
Yo, I wanna leave you with this line
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
Yesterday I tied two rocks together
To symbolize our lives
And threw them in the ocean
Now they're on the ocean floor coastin'
'Til they stop rollin' so far
That no sonar would list them (they won't see 'em)
To the point that no one would even believe that we existed
Uh, I know that may sound twisted
But my neglect is killin' me
I feel so guilty
Please have faith in if you feel me
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
Though you're probably feelin' blue
And you'll do what you must do
I hope you know
I'd hand the skies to you
I'm so embarrassed for mankind
They have the nerve to let their weapon shine
They're so stupid
Do they not know you're about to fly high?
Away
The wings that God will give you someday
I'm not jealous (no)
I just can't take it (so hard on me)
S.O.S. to your ears, the only thing I ever feared was this day
And having to say
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run
I wanna talk to you
Thinking 'bout the time we shared
And how I wasn't there
It hurt me
These people overwork me
Then I heard maybe soon you'll leave
Excuse me, Lord, if you have tricks up your sleeve
I'm not ready to be bereaved
I know I'm always asking for something
Or another
But this time, it's just time
'Cause I love her (I just love her)
Well baby, if he don't change his mind
Or fate, or time
Yo, I wanna leave you with this line
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
Yesterday I tied two rocks together
To symbolize our lives
And threw them in the ocean
Now they're on the ocean floor coastin'
'Til they stop rollin' so far
That no sonar would list them (they won't see 'em)
To the point that no one would even believe that we existed
Uh, I know that may sound twisted
But my neglect is killin' me
I feel so guilty
Please have faith in if you feel me
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
Though you're probably feelin' blue
And you'll do what you must do
I hope you know
I'd hand the skies to you
I'm so embarrassed for mankind
They have the nerve to let their weapon shine
They're so stupid
Do they not know you're about to fly high?
Away
The wings that God will give you someday
I'm not jealous (no)
I just can't take it (so hard on me)
S.O.S. to your ears, the only thing I ever feared was this day
And having to say
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run to the sun
And never come back
Yeah
It goes while you're here
I wanna tell you something
Is that I love you, girl
And, and I wish we could run
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Run to the Sun Lyrics as written by Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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...4 years later... Possibly the best N.E.R.D. song... I wish they'd make another CD!