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.
Do-do, do, do, do, do-do
Do, do, do-do, do, do-do
Do-do, do-do, do, do
Do-do, do, do, do, do-do
Do, do, do, do, do-do, do
Do-do, do-do, do-do
I'm too high
I'm too high
But I ain't touched the sky
I'm too high
I'm too high
But I ain't touched the sky
She's a girl in a dream
She sees a four-eyed cartoon monster on the TV screen
She takes another puff and says, "It's a crazy scene"
That red is green
And she's a tangerine
I'm too high
I'm too high
But I ain't left the ground
I'm too high
I'm too high
I hope I never ever come down
She's the girl in her life
But her world's a superficial paradise
She had a chance to make it big more than once or twice
But no dice
She wasn't very nice
Ooh
Do-do, do, do, do, do-do
Do, do, do-do, do, do-do
Do, do, do, do, do, do
Do-do, do, do, do, do-do
Do, do, do-do, do, do-do
Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do
I'm too high
I'm too high
I can't ever touch the sky
I'm too high
I'm so high
I feel like I'm about to die
She's a girl of the past
I guess that I got to her at last
A did you hear the news about the girl today
She passed away
What did her friend say
They said she's too high
Too high
Can't hang around anyway
Do-do, do, do, do, do-do
Do, do, do-do, do, do-do
Do, do, do
Do, do, do, do
Do, do, do-do, do, do-do
Do-do, do-do, do, do
Do-do, do, do, do, do-do
Do, do, do, do, do-do, do
Do-do, do-do, do-do
I'm too high
I'm too high
But I ain't touched the sky
I'm too high
I'm too high
But I ain't touched the sky
She's a girl in a dream
She sees a four-eyed cartoon monster on the TV screen
She takes another puff and says, "It's a crazy scene"
That red is green
And she's a tangerine
I'm too high
I'm too high
But I ain't left the ground
I'm too high
I'm too high
I hope I never ever come down
She's the girl in her life
But her world's a superficial paradise
She had a chance to make it big more than once or twice
But no dice
She wasn't very nice
Ooh
Do-do, do, do, do, do-do
Do, do, do-do, do, do-do
Do, do, do, do, do, do
Do-do, do, do, do, do-do
Do, do, do-do, do, do-do
Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do
I'm too high
I'm too high
I can't ever touch the sky
I'm too high
I'm so high
I feel like I'm about to die
She's a girl of the past
I guess that I got to her at last
A did you hear the news about the girl today
She passed away
What did her friend say
They said she's too high
Too high
Can't hang around anyway
Do-do, do, do, do, do-do
Do, do, do-do, do, do-do
Do, do, do
Do, do, do, do
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umm yea he's like high like u kno.. naa jp. i think he's actually explaining how drugs are fun or wuteva at first but eventually sukk and make u sukk.. the begining of the song he sings kinda in praise of the narcotic in question and by the end all the chiks friends dont even want her around anymore and furthermore , a key to my opinoin, is the line where he say she cant ever touch the sky, and he sings that line very angrily...