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.
Vision of mine can you see it (I can see)
I know a sound can you hear (I can hear)
I've got a place have you been there (yes i been)
What time of day can you meet me
At 8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
I know a song can you sing it (i can sing)
I've gotten lost can you find me (i can find)
I know a game can you play it (yes i play)
What time of night can you meet me
How 'bout 8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
Refrain 1
You have changed my style
Knowing all the while
I would thank you for it someday...
Refrain 2
Lookin' all around but I can't find ya
Don't know what I'm coming to
Lookin' high and low, in front of me, in back of me
Don't look like I'm coming thru...
ad-lib humming...
Gonna keep on lookin' til I find ya...
(repeat first verse)
(repeat chorus)
(repeat refrain)
(end fade out with ad-lib humming)
I know a sound can you hear (I can hear)
I've got a place have you been there (yes i been)
What time of day can you meet me
At 8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
I know a song can you sing it (i can sing)
I've gotten lost can you find me (i can find)
I know a game can you play it (yes i play)
What time of night can you meet me
How 'bout 8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
Refrain 1
You have changed my style
Knowing all the while
I would thank you for it someday...
Refrain 2
Lookin' all around but I can't find ya
Don't know what I'm coming to
Lookin' high and low, in front of me, in back of me
Don't look like I'm coming thru...
ad-lib humming...
Gonna keep on lookin' til I find ya...
(repeat first verse)
(repeat chorus)
(repeat refrain)
(end fade out with ad-lib humming)
Lyrics submitted by kevin
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jesus man, no comments! loving the ad-lib humming great drumming
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"Gonna keep on lookin' til I find ya..."
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GREAT song from one of the best albums in Rock and Roll. What exactly DOES 8:15 refer to, though? 8:15 am? pm?
Here's something I just discovered: While watching a YouTube video about WW2, the Enola Gay dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Japan at precisely 8:15 a.m.