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.
Someday you'll find that I'll have to stay
It's hard to say when I'm 39 in the face
Don't let your pardon
Call, call 'cause I do wonder
It's alright, give it to me right
If you mind, the fall at your knees
Come, come 'cause I don't want to
You won't mind the fold at your seams
Mary, kiss your hips
It doesn't mean you're loaded
It's hard to say when I'm 39 in the face
Don't let your pardon
Call, call 'cause I do wonder
It's alright, give it to me right
If you mind, the fall at your knees
Come, come 'cause I don't want to
You won't mind the fold at your seams
Mary, kiss your hips
It doesn't mean you're loaded
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Hell if I know what it means, but one of my favorite MoS songs!
hah yea. mary kiss your hips... hmm but it sounds awesome. i love the xylophone or whatever they use on this
it's "you won't mind" not "you want mind" but that still doesn't help clarify the meaning of these lyrics. so...could someone help? at least with the last 2 lines?
this is my favorite mates of state songs. and it's hard to decipher their lyrics, so i really have no idea what this means.
"mary, kiss your hips, it doesn't mean you're loaded"
could this mean it's alright to appreciate yourself and to be proud of your body or your abilities without coming off as being presumptuous? biblical reference?