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.
It's the year of the snake
Friends are overrated, so let's make no mistake
I watch from a distance while you poison the lake
A trail of ash that you leave in your wake
Knock me down, but I get back up
In the rain, I feel no pain from the cuts
Too much pain, is it ever enough?
In the rain and I'm filling my guts
You wanna hate me
You wanna try and break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
Already dead
Already dead
Here I am again at the edge of a knife
Some of us are born at the end of our lives
Wake up in a sweat in the dead of the night
I must be dreaming
I can see the end of your reign
I can feel the hate filling your veins
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
You wanna hate me
You wanna try and break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
You wanna hate me
Try to break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Friends are overrated, so let's make no mistake
I watch from a distance while you poison the lake
A trail of ash that you leave in your wake
Knock me down, but I get back up
In the rain, I feel no pain from the cuts
Too much pain, is it ever enough?
In the rain and I'm filling my guts
You wanna hate me
You wanna try and break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
Already dead
Already dead
Here I am again at the edge of a knife
Some of us are born at the end of our lives
Wake up in a sweat in the dead of the night
I must be dreaming
I can see the end of your reign
I can feel the hate filling your veins
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
You wanna hate me
You wanna try and break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
You wanna hate me
Try to break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Already Dead Lyrics as written by Dylan Peter Alvarez Daniel Murillo
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