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.
When I'm back from the road then you're out on it
And I'm tired of the distance and I believe it's overrated
And this phone tag game is endless
The novelty is wearing
I'm hoping time will pass without any assistance or convincing
Road rules apply
There's so much action
You're getting busy
I'll call your cellular phone to tell you TV night was lonely without you
And so am I, so am I
It seems our day keeps falling on a leap year
So many high points on this last leg
I can't wait to recount them
It seems like nothing's happened until I've shared them with you
The note that you had called says you're half a day away
And you're heading home just in time for me, for me to leave
Road rules apply
There's so much action
I'm getting busy
So make sure that I'm up to date on TV night
I hate to miss out
I think I miss you most on Wednesdays and Saturdays
It seems our day keeps falling on a leap year
And I'm tired of the distance and I believe it's overrated
And this phone tag game is endless
The novelty is wearing
I'm hoping time will pass without any assistance or convincing
Road rules apply
There's so much action
You're getting busy
I'll call your cellular phone to tell you TV night was lonely without you
And so am I, so am I
It seems our day keeps falling on a leap year
So many high points on this last leg
I can't wait to recount them
It seems like nothing's happened until I've shared them with you
The note that you had called says you're half a day away
And you're heading home just in time for me, for me to leave
Road rules apply
There's so much action
I'm getting busy
So make sure that I'm up to date on TV night
I hate to miss out
I think I miss you most on Wednesdays and Saturdays
It seems our day keeps falling on a leap year
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