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.
Good morning baby,
Guess you wanna touch me now
You wanna put your hands on my face
Tell me you love me,
Tell me you need me,
Don't say that you love me
Don't say anything
'Cause I am not that kind of man,
I'm much less than you think I am...
So many people are just like Jesus,
They drag all this weight, you can't see anything better
Where they've been, or where they are
Well, tell me what the hell's the reason when we never get anywhere
But you want me to say, "Hey, it's okay..."
But I'm so dizzy baby, just get the hell away from me
How can you breathe?
How can you see?
I can't even sleep when you're with me
I'm sick of summertime
I know, all the best things in life are unkind
To be everything I could be, anything
But all the time I'm thinking, "If I only had a pair of wings..."
You want to touch me, just get your hands off me
Don't touch me,
And baby, I can't see that you see...
How can you see?
How can you breathe?
I can't feel a thing when you're with me...
I can't take it this way,
I hope you understand,
Don't you fucking touch me
I can hardly stand to look at you,
How can you breathe?
How can you see?
How can you breathe?
How can you see?
I can't even sleep when you're with me
How can you breathe?
How can you see?
I can't feel...
I can't feel...
Can't feel a thing,
Can't feel a thing,
Can't feel a thing...
Guess you wanna touch me now
You wanna put your hands on my face
Tell me you love me,
Tell me you need me,
Don't say that you love me
Don't say anything
'Cause I am not that kind of man,
I'm much less than you think I am...
So many people are just like Jesus,
They drag all this weight, you can't see anything better
Where they've been, or where they are
Well, tell me what the hell's the reason when we never get anywhere
But you want me to say, "Hey, it's okay..."
But I'm so dizzy baby, just get the hell away from me
How can you breathe?
How can you see?
I can't even sleep when you're with me
I'm sick of summertime
I know, all the best things in life are unkind
To be everything I could be, anything
But all the time I'm thinking, "If I only had a pair of wings..."
You want to touch me, just get your hands off me
Don't touch me,
And baby, I can't see that you see...
How can you see?
How can you breathe?
I can't feel a thing when you're with me...
I can't take it this way,
I hope you understand,
Don't you fucking touch me
I can hardly stand to look at you,
How can you breathe?
How can you see?
How can you breathe?
How can you see?
I can't even sleep when you're with me
How can you breathe?
How can you see?
I can't feel...
I can't feel...
Can't feel a thing,
Can't feel a thing,
Can't feel a thing...
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Any chance you would send me a copy of that bootleg? I can't find this song anywhere and need it for a project I'm working on. If it gets published I'll be sure to thank you in the credits!
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