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.
Now the sea eats the sky
But they say it's a lie
And there's no birds left to fly
We'll hide out
Oh, the weather is against us
Houses on the ground
And flowers upside down
In our dreams
In the eye of the storm
In the land where you were born
We try to make no sound
We hide out
'Cause they watch us in sleep
And the language that we speak
And the secrets that we keep
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
I said I'm so sorry
To have kept you waiting around
I wish I could've come up
I could've shouted out loud
But they got exits covered
All the exits underground
I wish I could figure it out
But the world's upside down
In a world upside down
Oh, to dream this all off
In the islands of the mind
The places they can't find
We'll hide out
And the black sky came down
And the cities underground
The flowers upside down
In our dreams
Oh, to meet you again
To pass you on the stairs
To see you everywhere
In my dreams
'Cause they watch us in sleep
And the language that we speak
And the secrets that we keep to ourselves
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
I said I'm so sorry
To have kept you waiting around
I wish I could've come up
I could've shouted out loud
But they got exits covered
All the exits underground
I wish I could figure it out
But the world's upside down
I said I'm so sorry
That the world has fallen down
I wish I could do something more
I could shout it out loud
They got exits covered
All the exits underground
I wish I could figure it out
But the world's upside down
In a world upside down
(Up)
(Upside down, oh)
(Upside down, oh)
(Upside down, oh)
Back to days of yore when we could be sure, all year, all summer
Out where you could be found, I think I found our long lost brother
We should honor the breeze instead of screaming with each other
Back to days of yore when we could be sure, all year, all summer
Out where you could be found, I think I found our long lost brother
We should honor the breeze instead of screaming with each other
Back to days of yore when we could be sure, all year, all summer
But they say it's a lie
And there's no birds left to fly
We'll hide out
Oh, the weather is against us
Houses on the ground
And flowers upside down
In our dreams
In the eye of the storm
In the land where you were born
We try to make no sound
We hide out
'Cause they watch us in sleep
And the language that we speak
And the secrets that we keep
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
I said I'm so sorry
To have kept you waiting around
I wish I could've come up
I could've shouted out loud
But they got exits covered
All the exits underground
I wish I could figure it out
But the world's upside down
In a world upside down
Oh, to dream this all off
In the islands of the mind
The places they can't find
We'll hide out
And the black sky came down
And the cities underground
The flowers upside down
In our dreams
Oh, to meet you again
To pass you on the stairs
To see you everywhere
In my dreams
'Cause they watch us in sleep
And the language that we speak
And the secrets that we keep to ourselves
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
In our dreams
I said I'm so sorry
To have kept you waiting around
I wish I could've come up
I could've shouted out loud
But they got exits covered
All the exits underground
I wish I could figure it out
But the world's upside down
I said I'm so sorry
That the world has fallen down
I wish I could do something more
I could shout it out loud
They got exits covered
All the exits underground
I wish I could figure it out
But the world's upside down
In a world upside down
(Up)
(Upside down, oh)
(Upside down, oh)
(Upside down, oh)
Back to days of yore when we could be sure, all year, all summer
Out where you could be found, I think I found our long lost brother
We should honor the breeze instead of screaming with each other
Back to days of yore when we could be sure, all year, all summer
Out where you could be found, I think I found our long lost brother
We should honor the breeze instead of screaming with each other
Back to days of yore when we could be sure, all year, all summer
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher, edited by Scissors333
Exits Lyrics as written by Jack William Bevan Edwin Thomas Congreave
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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