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.
Take a bite of the sickness (sickness) and feel the rush of your desire.
When you act upon your urges (urges), so begins a period of decent. Deception.
I am a tainted man with a wretched mind, I am ashamed of myself again and again.
I don’t need another pointed finger, I don’t want to hide, just find myself.
I come to you filthy. Take a bite of the sickness and feel the rush.
Save me, save me, save me, because I can’t save myself.
I HATE RELIGION, I DON’T NEED A CULT! The world doesn’t need any more fakes.
I have committed cosmic plagiarism,
I was a self proclaimed god, a mirror image of a cheap imitation.
Those we thought were on top, quickly fall to the bottom when judgment drops.
In death shame fills the black and immortal soul. We were never meant to save ourselves.
I HATE RELIGION, I DON’T NEED A CULT! The world doesn’t need any more fakes.
So I walk a new path, no one chooses for me...
So I walk a new path, no one chooses for me. So I walk a new path, no one chooses for me.
When you act upon your urges (urges), so begins a period of decent. Deception.
I am a tainted man with a wretched mind, I am ashamed of myself again and again.
I don’t need another pointed finger, I don’t want to hide, just find myself.
I come to you filthy. Take a bite of the sickness and feel the rush.
Save me, save me, save me, because I can’t save myself.
I HATE RELIGION, I DON’T NEED A CULT! The world doesn’t need any more fakes.
I have committed cosmic plagiarism,
I was a self proclaimed god, a mirror image of a cheap imitation.
Those we thought were on top, quickly fall to the bottom when judgment drops.
In death shame fills the black and immortal soul. We were never meant to save ourselves.
I HATE RELIGION, I DON’T NEED A CULT! The world doesn’t need any more fakes.
So I walk a new path, no one chooses for me...
So I walk a new path, no one chooses for me. So I walk a new path, no one chooses for me.
Lyrics submitted by lickedelbow
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