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 i was a boy from school
helplessly helping all the rules
and there was a boy at school
hopelessly wrestling all his fools
and there was a girl at school
blaming all the words she learned from home
nothing could keep her a child
long hours don't you know we try
we try but we didn't have long
we try but we don't belong
we try but we didn't have long
we try but we don't belong
now i meet you on the street
harmlessly breaking rules, we meet
lives are found and love's are lost
say goodbye to nothing everything caused
now i find you on my street
breaking rules hopelessly we meet
lives are found but love's are lost
say goodbye to everything, nothing caused
we try but we didn't have long
we try but we don't belong
we try but we didn't have long
we try but we don't belong
helplessly helping all the rules
and there was a boy at school
hopelessly wrestling all his fools
and there was a girl at school
blaming all the words she learned from home
nothing could keep her a child
long hours don't you know we try
we try but we didn't have long
we try but we don't belong
we try but we didn't have long
we try but we don't belong
now i meet you on the street
harmlessly breaking rules, we meet
lives are found and love's are lost
say goodbye to nothing everything caused
now i find you on my street
breaking rules hopelessly we meet
lives are found but love's are lost
say goodbye to everything, nothing caused
we try but we didn't have long
we try but we don't belong
we try but we didn't have long
we try but we don't belong
Lyrics submitted by dolcecars
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