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.
From my perch these mountains rise like razors
Against the slow weight of the night
These little lights burn like lighted fires
Along the jagged walls
Somewhere out there a fresh face is cutting lines
On a heated plate
Somewhere out there she just sacrificed her life
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now my thoughts float like moths
Over a fading flame
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now I'm lost inside the smog
Choking on the shame
(It tastes like suicide, a sweet death I can't deny)
From my perch these broken birds are calling
Singing their siren song
They mesmerize
I forget to fly
Somewhere out there I just sacrificed my life
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now my thoughts float like moths
Over a fading flame
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now I'm lost inside the smog
Choking on the shame
We roam the night like wild animals
We chew into passive mammals
In cold blood!
In cold blood!
My fingertips touch her lips
To quiet the sins she commits
In cold blood!
In cold blood!
(It tastes like suicide)
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now my thoughts float like moths
Over a fading flame
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now I'm lost inside the smog
Choking on the shame
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now my thoughts float like moths
Over a fading flame
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now I'm lost inside the smog
Choking on the shame
(A sweet death I can't deny)
Against the slow weight of the night
These little lights burn like lighted fires
Along the jagged walls
Somewhere out there a fresh face is cutting lines
On a heated plate
Somewhere out there she just sacrificed her life
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now my thoughts float like moths
Over a fading flame
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now I'm lost inside the smog
Choking on the shame
(It tastes like suicide, a sweet death I can't deny)
From my perch these broken birds are calling
Singing their siren song
They mesmerize
I forget to fly
Somewhere out there I just sacrificed my life
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now my thoughts float like moths
Over a fading flame
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now I'm lost inside the smog
Choking on the shame
We roam the night like wild animals
We chew into passive mammals
In cold blood!
In cold blood!
My fingertips touch her lips
To quiet the sins she commits
In cold blood!
In cold blood!
(It tastes like suicide)
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now my thoughts float like moths
Over a fading flame
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now I'm lost inside the smog
Choking on the shame
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now my thoughts float like moths
Over a fading flame
Something's wrong with me
For thinking something's right with you
Now I'm lost inside the smog
Choking on the shame
(A sweet death I can't deny)
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
In Cold Blood Lyrics as written by Justin Kier Otep Shamaya
Lyrics © TUNECORE INC, TuneCore Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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