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.
Caught up against the wall again
Time to chill in the bar again
Never seize to amaze the night
So I just sleep sleep sleep please don�t
Wake me till the morning after
Wake me till the morning after
Cut and bruised by the fall again
Lick my wounds like a dog again
Is that a light at the end of the tunnel
That I see I see please let it be but don�t
Wake me till the morning after
Wake me till the morning after
Wake me till the morning after
I�m so tired there has got to be an end
to the pain I feel when I�m
awake and alive alive alive alive
and I�m dreamin
Caught up against the wall again
Time to chill in the bar again
Is that a light at the end of the tunnel
That I see I see please let it be but don�t
Wake me till the morning after
Wake me till the morning after
Wake me till the morning after
I�m so tired there has got to be an end
to the pain I feel when I�m
awake and alive alive alive alive
And I�m dreamin
Time to chill in the bar again
Never seize to amaze the night
So I just sleep sleep sleep please don�t
Wake me till the morning after
Wake me till the morning after
Cut and bruised by the fall again
Lick my wounds like a dog again
Is that a light at the end of the tunnel
That I see I see please let it be but don�t
Wake me till the morning after
Wake me till the morning after
Wake me till the morning after
I�m so tired there has got to be an end
to the pain I feel when I�m
awake and alive alive alive alive
and I�m dreamin
Caught up against the wall again
Time to chill in the bar again
Is that a light at the end of the tunnel
That I see I see please let it be but don�t
Wake me till the morning after
Wake me till the morning after
Wake me till the morning after
I�m so tired there has got to be an end
to the pain I feel when I�m
awake and alive alive alive alive
And I�m dreamin
Lyrics submitted by RawkerChic
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These are actually the correct lyrics.....
never herd this song but like all lp songs, the lyrics kick ass
its lick my wound like a dog again
I just downloaded this song.... I'm not sure who was talking (I believe it was Chester), he said that he wrote this song hoping to become a star one day.
this song is pretty cool
This song is phenominal, the pain can only reach Chester when he is awake. So when he is asleep or he has drinken himself into a stupor, his life is fine. I can totally relate, sleep is an only escape...
I love this song and it's lyrics, I really hope that it is on the next Linkin Park album. I want to listen to this song over and over again wherever I want, but can't because it's not on a CD and I don't have mp3. PUT THIS ON THE NEXT ALBUM LP!
this deosn't even sound like linkin park to me.....not the version i have anyway....
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