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.
I watched it all come crashing down
On the verge of a world profound
Standing on unstable ground
Adding insult to irony
I think it's really gonna happen this time
Calls on the company dime
Reluctance ties up the line
With irresponsibility
No matter save for a friend
No argument can amend
Irreplaceable but in the end
One star player doesn't save the team
Now you're open to attack
Our burden rests on your back
Replace, re-track responsibility
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
Anonymous until the ending
Spent a long, long time pretending
And a longer day spent accepting
What the world ahead would store
You only learn but not believing
That the industry is unforgiving
Everything that you've been giving
Isn't what if was before
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
Replace, re-track
Replace, re-track
Replace, re-track
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
On the verge of a world profound
Standing on unstable ground
Adding insult to irony
I think it's really gonna happen this time
Calls on the company dime
Reluctance ties up the line
With irresponsibility
No matter save for a friend
No argument can amend
Irreplaceable but in the end
One star player doesn't save the team
Now you're open to attack
Our burden rests on your back
Replace, re-track responsibility
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
Anonymous until the ending
Spent a long, long time pretending
And a longer day spent accepting
What the world ahead would store
You only learn but not believing
That the industry is unforgiving
Everything that you've been giving
Isn't what if was before
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
Replace, re-track
Replace, re-track
Replace, re-track
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
I'm still waiting for (I'm still waiting for)
You to get over this
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