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.
[Verse 1]
Story starts, quiet town
Small town boy, big time frown
Never talks, never plays
Different path, lost his way
The streets are red, red i'm afraid
There's no confetti, no parade
Nothing happens in this boring place
But oh by God, how it all did change
[Pre-chorus]
Now they all pray
Blood stain wash away
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
I heard him
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
[Verse 2]
I always said, something wrong
With little strange Ronnie Long
Never laughed, never smiled
He talked alone for miles and miles and miles
Gallows call, son I say
Keep your smile, and laugh all day
Think once again in this boring place
For little boys, how they soon change
[Pre-chorus]
Now they all pray
Blood stains wash away
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, I heard him
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
Yeah
[Bridge]
Yeah, well all the green things died
When Ronnie moved to this place
He said, don't you dare ask
Why I'm cursed to wear this face
Now we all know why
Children called him Ronnie Frown
When he pulled that gun from his pocket
And they'd all fall down, down, down
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, yeah, I heard him
He screamed, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
[Outro]
That's right
All things wash away
And they'd all fall down
But blood stained the sun today
Yeah, yeah
All things wash away
And they'd all fall down
But blood stained the sun today
Story starts, quiet town
Small town boy, big time frown
Never talks, never plays
Different path, lost his way
The streets are red, red i'm afraid
There's no confetti, no parade
Nothing happens in this boring place
But oh by God, how it all did change
[Pre-chorus]
Now they all pray
Blood stain wash away
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
I heard him
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
[Verse 2]
I always said, something wrong
With little strange Ronnie Long
Never laughed, never smiled
He talked alone for miles and miles and miles
Gallows call, son I say
Keep your smile, and laugh all day
Think once again in this boring place
For little boys, how they soon change
[Pre-chorus]
Now they all pray
Blood stains wash away
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, I heard him
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
Yeah
[Bridge]
Yeah, well all the green things died
When Ronnie moved to this place
He said, don't you dare ask
Why I'm cursed to wear this face
Now we all know why
Children called him Ronnie Frown
When he pulled that gun from his pocket
And they'd all fall down, down, down
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, yeah, I heard him
He screamed, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
[Outro]
That's right
All things wash away
And they'd all fall down
But blood stained the sun today
Yeah, yeah
All things wash away
And they'd all fall down
But blood stained the sun today
Lyrics submitted by fennsk, edited by Ashram, AvengedToolica
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