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.
Well, nothing I said's so important
That it can't be shortened
To fit on a badge
I wish that I could be God
Try to deliver a soundbite
But it is the catch
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
Everybody applauds her
From the lord to the hordes
And the nation is swept
By a one-to-one conversation
In adult education
I would tell her except
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
Do you know
When you go
I get all tongue tied
I'm the same
All the game
Oh and you were right
Can't say you're unattractive
But I'm out of practice
In this sort of thing
It's not like I'm talking Italian
Or I wear a medallion
And a sovereign ring
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
Do you know
When you go
I get all tongue tied
I'm the same
All the game
Oh and you were right
What a face
What a face
Can you blame me for pulling a face
What a waste
What a face
Great things can be expressed
In fifteen words or less
And bring that to your heart
Words just don't do it justice
The world and its crust
Is still drifting apart
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
Do you know
When you go
I get all tongue tied
I'm the same
All the game
Oh and you were right
Do you know
When you go
I get all tongue tied
I'm the same
All the game
Oh and you were right
What a face
What a face
Can you blame me for pulling a face
What a waste
What a face
That it can't be shortened
To fit on a badge
I wish that I could be God
Try to deliver a soundbite
But it is the catch
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
Everybody applauds her
From the lord to the hordes
And the nation is swept
By a one-to-one conversation
In adult education
I would tell her except
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
Do you know
When you go
I get all tongue tied
I'm the same
All the game
Oh and you were right
Can't say you're unattractive
But I'm out of practice
In this sort of thing
It's not like I'm talking Italian
Or I wear a medallion
And a sovereign ring
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
Do you know
When you go
I get all tongue tied
I'm the same
All the game
Oh and you were right
What a face
What a face
Can you blame me for pulling a face
What a waste
What a face
Great things can be expressed
In fifteen words or less
And bring that to your heart
Words just don't do it justice
The world and its crust
Is still drifting apart
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
I can't say what I mean
Do you know
When you go
I get all tongue tied
I'm the same
All the game
Oh and you were right
Do you know
When you go
I get all tongue tied
I'm the same
All the game
Oh and you were right
What a face
What a face
Can you blame me for pulling a face
What a waste
What a face
Lyrics submitted by blinxbcr, edited by BobTheRhino
Can't Say What I Mean Lyrics as written by Charles Richard Wilson Andrew Robert White
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I think that this is close, but that the lyrics are:
Nothing I say's so important That it can't be shortened to fit on a badge I wish that I could be contrite And deliver her sound bites, but here is the catch
I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean
Everybody applauds her From the lord to the hoards and the/a nation is swept By her one to one conversations In adult education - I would tell her except
I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean
Do you know when you go I get all tongue-tied? I'm the same all again back when you arrive
Can't say you're unattractive But I'm out of practice at this sort of thing It's not like I'm talking Italian Or I wear a medallion and a sovereign ring
I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean
Do you know when you go I get all tongue-tied? I'm the same all again back when you arrive
What a face What a face Can you blame me for pulling a face? What a waste What a face
Great things can be expressed In fifteen words or less and pinned onto your heart But words just don't do it justice The world and its crust is still drifting apart
I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean
Do you know when you go I get all tongue-tied? I'm the same all again back when you arrive Do you know when you go I get all tongue-tied? I'm the same all again back when you arrive
What a face What a face Can you blame me for pulling a face? What a waste What a face