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.
The punishment fits the crime.
Nothing beats humiliation.
Humiliation's a disease.
Nothing beats humiliation.
Nothing beats them like a cop with a club.
Nothing beats them like a cop in jail.
Nobody beats your head in like a cop in a jail.
Nobody hurts you like a cop with a club.
Nobody rapes you like a cop with a club.
Nobody beats your body like a cop in jail.
Nobody burns their body like a cop.
Nobody burns your skin off like a cop in jail.
The heat hurts.
Humiliation's a disease.
Nothing beats humiliation.
Humiliation's a disease.
Nothing beats humiliation.
Nothing beats them like a cop with a club.
Nothing beats them like a cop in jail.
Nobody beats your head in like a cop in a jail.
Nobody hurts you like a cop with a club.
Nobody rapes you like a cop with a club.
Nobody beats your body like a cop in jail.
Nobody burns their body like a cop.
Nobody burns your skin off like a cop in jail.
The heat hurts.
Humiliation's a disease.
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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Furthermore, the lyrics of live versions tended to be even more perverse and vicious, as did the hysterical delivery... Scary stuff.