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.
And you keep saying
It's never worth noticing
Who's on their way up in
So I keep thinking
I crowded my way up in
Anxious in concrete skin
One for all
All for us
The smell of your reasons
I breathe and believe them
I'd never betray them
You'd never believe this
But angels arranged us in their heads
To make up for some old sin
One for all
All for us
It's never worth noticing
Who's on their way up in
So I keep thinking
I crowded my way up in
Anxious in concrete skin
One for all
All for us
The smell of your reasons
I breathe and believe them
I'd never betray them
You'd never believe this
But angels arranged us in their heads
To make up for some old sin
One for all
All for us
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Just A Little Lovin'
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
I think the opening lines of this heavily relate to flash-in-the-pan bands, be they indie or mainstream. Tons of bands come out, everyone raves about them, and two years later they're nowhere to be found. So it's really not worth taking the time noticing who today's big thing is, because tomorrow they won't be remembered by their fickle listener-base.
The singer then wonders if he's guilty of trying to cash in in a similar way. Concrete skin I think is a way of depicting stubbornness, not changing his position in spite of his conscience.
The chorus of "one for all/all for us" is simple enough. When promoting a band, especially larger acts (think American Idol), they're virtually marketed on their agreeability, to appeal to the broadest audience they can, and all that effort and promotion is really only for the benefit of a handful of people.
The verses then return to the critical spectator who stated the opening lines, with the singer conveying his agreement towards the critic. It's likely that this person he's singing to is someone he's involved with.
I used to think this was a love song solely due to the last couple lines here, "angels arranged us...to make up for some old sin". That is still possible, but keeping to the theme, this could be in reference to the way entertainers and public figures often hold god or godly forces accountable for their success. You hear it at the end of every sports game, you hear it every other time someone wins a Grammy, Academy Award or almost any other sort of award.