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.
Tell me which side I'm on
Approaching constant failure
Tell me which side I'm on
(What's friend or foe?)
Approaching constant failure
Between love and hate
Which path to follow?
How can I keep balance in this race?
Come faith, I'm dying slowly
In many ways I'm the burden
That divides us from the light
In many ways you're the halo
That keeps my spirit alive
Temptation, if you could reave a part
In me you evoke the dark away
Now free me and watch me heal
Tell me which side I'm on
Approaching constant failure
Between love and hate
Which path to follow?
How can I keep balance in this race?
Come faith, I'm dying
Bemused by the trials and tribulations in force of my life
Fly from here but as the chosen pessimist
Carve my name in stone
Carve my name in stone
(Bemused by the trials and tribulations in force of my life
Fly from here but as the chosen pessimist)
How can I keep balance in this race?
Come faith, I'm dying
Approaching constant failure
Tell me which side I'm on
(What's friend or foe?)
Approaching constant failure
Between love and hate
Which path to follow?
How can I keep balance in this race?
Come faith, I'm dying slowly
In many ways I'm the burden
That divides us from the light
In many ways you're the halo
That keeps my spirit alive
Temptation, if you could reave a part
In me you evoke the dark away
Now free me and watch me heal
Tell me which side I'm on
Approaching constant failure
Between love and hate
Which path to follow?
How can I keep balance in this race?
Come faith, I'm dying
Bemused by the trials and tribulations in force of my life
Fly from here but as the chosen pessimist
Carve my name in stone
Carve my name in stone
(Bemused by the trials and tribulations in force of my life
Fly from here but as the chosen pessimist)
How can I keep balance in this race?
Come faith, I'm dying
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The Chosen Pessimist Lyrics as written by Bjorn Gelotte Anders Friden
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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About lyrics The end is more likely: I'm used by trials and tribulations If I should lie and lie Fly from here but as the chosen pessimist