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.
Springfield's looking pretty dusty today
I see their dreams coming undone
The view from inside ward nine affords this much
A town teeming with the unloved
Close the window and lock it so it's good and tight
Turning eighteen and trying not to look too lost
Have a not so nice day
The jacket makes me straight so I can just sit back and bake
You know I think I'm gonna stay
Talking very loud but no one hears a word I say
Come visit me tonight at eight o'clock and then
You'll see how I am not the crazy one
Voices tell me I'm the shit
Twenty days go by and every day looks the same
I'm the shit
I see their dreams coming undone
The view from inside ward nine affords this much
A town teeming with the unloved
Close the window and lock it so it's good and tight
Turning eighteen and trying not to look too lost
Have a not so nice day
The jacket makes me straight so I can just sit back and bake
You know I think I'm gonna stay
Talking very loud but no one hears a word I say
Come visit me tonight at eight o'clock and then
You'll see how I am not the crazy one
Voices tell me I'm the shit
Twenty days go by and every day looks the same
I'm the shit
Lyrics submitted by emokid13, edited by ChipperSpiff, limedog
My Descent Into Madness Lyrics as written by Mark Everett Paul E. Huston
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Exploration Group LLC
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