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.
TV party tonight
TV party tonight
TV party tonight
TV party tonight!
We're gonna have a TV party tonight
All right!
We're gonna have a TV party, all right
Tonight!
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
Everybody's gonna hang out here tonight
All right!
We'll pass out on the couch, all right
Tonight!
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
Don't talk about anything else
We don't want to know
We're dedicated to our favorite shows
That's incredible!
Hill Street Blues!
Dallas!
Fridays!
We sit glued to the TV set all night
And every night
Why go into the outside world at all
It's such a fright
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
TV news shows
What it's like out there
It's a scare
You can go out if you want
We wouldn't dare
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
Don't talk about anything else
We don't want to know
We're dedicated to our favorite shows
Saturday Night Live!
Monday Night Football!
Jeffersons!
Vegas!
I wouldn't be without my TV for a day
Or even a minute
Don't even bother to use my brain any more
There's nothing left in it
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
Hey, wait a minute, my TV doesn't work!
It's broken!
What are we gonna do tonight, this isn't fair!
We're hurtin'
We've got nothing left to do
Left with no TV just a couple of brews
What are we gonna talk about?
I don't know!
We're gonna miss our favorite shows!
No That's Incredible!
No Monday Night Football!
No Jeffersons!
No Friday!
No TV party tonight!
TV party tonight
TV party tonight
TV party tonight!
We're gonna have a TV party tonight
All right!
We're gonna have a TV party, all right
Tonight!
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
Everybody's gonna hang out here tonight
All right!
We'll pass out on the couch, all right
Tonight!
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
Don't talk about anything else
We don't want to know
We're dedicated to our favorite shows
That's incredible!
Hill Street Blues!
Dallas!
Fridays!
We sit glued to the TV set all night
And every night
Why go into the outside world at all
It's such a fright
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
TV news shows
What it's like out there
It's a scare
You can go out if you want
We wouldn't dare
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
Don't talk about anything else
We don't want to know
We're dedicated to our favorite shows
Saturday Night Live!
Monday Night Football!
Jeffersons!
Vegas!
I wouldn't be without my TV for a day
Or even a minute
Don't even bother to use my brain any more
There's nothing left in it
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
Hey, wait a minute, my TV doesn't work!
It's broken!
What are we gonna do tonight, this isn't fair!
We're hurtin'
We've got nothing left to do
Left with no TV just a couple of brews
What are we gonna talk about?
I don't know!
We're gonna miss our favorite shows!
No That's Incredible!
No Monday Night Football!
No Jeffersons!
No Friday!
No TV party tonight!
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This isn't isn't about watchin tv as a past time you fucking idiots, greg ginn was makin' fun of all the jocks and preps that never went out into the real world and all they did was watch tv.