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.
Snow coming down now like December
Burning up in the summer rays
But I’m not stumbling like a pretender
Medicine is flowing through my veins
Heavy eyes, but the tongue won’t stutter
Mouths are moving and this heart is still fluttering
I’m on my own
You found me in the cold
Now I am wrapped within the warmth of your touch
There’s never a moment that I let slip by in your eyes
Are we growing old and am I melting in the rays of this love?
Never ever gonna let you go
Don’t let go
Slow it down now
I cannot remember why I let them chew on my brain
They’ve come and left this town in smoldering embers
But, my dear I’ll die in your rain
Heavy eyes, but the tongue won’t stutter
Mouths are moving and this heart is still fluttering
I’m on my own
You found me in the cold
Now I am wrapped within the warmth of your touch
There’s never a moment that I let slip by in your eyes
Are we growing old and am I melting in the rays of this love?
Never ever gonna let you go
Don’t let go
Do you feel the love?
Yes I feel the love
Taste it, hold it, feel it, never let it go
Do you feel the love?
Yes I feel the love
Do you feel the love?
Yes I feel the love
Taste it, hold it, feel it, never let it go
Do you feel the love?
Yes I feel the love
Don’t let go
Burning up in the summer rays
But I’m not stumbling like a pretender
Medicine is flowing through my veins
Heavy eyes, but the tongue won’t stutter
Mouths are moving and this heart is still fluttering
I’m on my own
You found me in the cold
Now I am wrapped within the warmth of your touch
There’s never a moment that I let slip by in your eyes
Are we growing old and am I melting in the rays of this love?
Never ever gonna let you go
Don’t let go
Slow it down now
I cannot remember why I let them chew on my brain
They’ve come and left this town in smoldering embers
But, my dear I’ll die in your rain
Heavy eyes, but the tongue won’t stutter
Mouths are moving and this heart is still fluttering
I’m on my own
You found me in the cold
Now I am wrapped within the warmth of your touch
There’s never a moment that I let slip by in your eyes
Are we growing old and am I melting in the rays of this love?
Never ever gonna let you go
Don’t let go
Do you feel the love?
Yes I feel the love
Taste it, hold it, feel it, never let it go
Do you feel the love?
Yes I feel the love
Do you feel the love?
Yes I feel the love
Taste it, hold it, feel it, never let it go
Do you feel the love?
Yes I feel the love
Don’t let go
Lyrics submitted by AdamArtz
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