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.
baseball bats and salivating mouths
in a square room, doors locked
once again i'm alone inside a crowd
a misplaced throw, a misplaced swing
and everything unfolds
a microcosm of humanity
a microcosm of cold
the waves wash over one another
anxiety, proximity
erupting from the chemistry
of testosterone isolated
until the first fists fly
instincts pushed to breaking points
surging bodies, snapping joints
two shoes lost inside a fray
two socks on laminated hardwood
360 degrees into harms way
a length of lead grazed the side of my head
as others fall and others leave
and others show their vampire teeth
two chunks from my neck
four lips that drip with skin
socks that slide as the blood runs down my shirt
or over two strange chins
there is no way out of detention
rage pushed a doorway down
fear carried me past the last contusions hurled
at bodies on the ground
dizzy terrified awake in sweaty skin
mom, i'm never going back to school again
in a square room, doors locked
once again i'm alone inside a crowd
a misplaced throw, a misplaced swing
and everything unfolds
a microcosm of humanity
a microcosm of cold
the waves wash over one another
anxiety, proximity
erupting from the chemistry
of testosterone isolated
until the first fists fly
instincts pushed to breaking points
surging bodies, snapping joints
two shoes lost inside a fray
two socks on laminated hardwood
360 degrees into harms way
a length of lead grazed the side of my head
as others fall and others leave
and others show their vampire teeth
two chunks from my neck
four lips that drip with skin
socks that slide as the blood runs down my shirt
or over two strange chins
there is no way out of detention
rage pushed a doorway down
fear carried me past the last contusions hurled
at bodies on the ground
dizzy terrified awake in sweaty skin
mom, i'm never going back to school again
Lyrics submitted by AllStarMe
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