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.
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's only me, and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk alone
I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone, and I walk a
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And where I walk alone
Read between the lines
What's fucked up and every thing's all right
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone
I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone and I walk a
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah
I walk alone, and I walk a
I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk a
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's only me, and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk alone
I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone, and I walk a
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And where I walk alone
Read between the lines
What's fucked up and every thing's all right
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone
I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone and I walk a
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah
I walk alone, and I walk a
I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk a
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Lyrics submitted by da_coolio, edited by Mellow_Harsher, bobbybmth
Boulevard of Broken Dreams Lyrics as written by Frank E. Wright Iii Michael Pritchard
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I don't usually make comments like these, but this is a beautiful interpretation. Great job, my friend.
"No one ever wants to be alone all the time" I do. I love being alone in the dark
@serenity23 this is another song that describes me, or my approach to life.
Well, during the first part of the song(I walk a lonely road, it's the only one I've ever known. Don't know where it goes...) seems to me like he's talking about addiction or an extremely hard time in life. (I've only ever heard this song by itself, I plan to buy the CD sometime in the future...) The words make it seem like he's been on this road for so long that he's gotten used to it, and it's just a part of him now.
The next line just expresses a feeling of, you guessed it, utter and complete loneliness, but that's not all. It also conveys that nobody cares that he's alone and that he'll never fix anything(hence the Broken Dreams).
Chorus is just restating that he's lonely and he wishes someone would help him out of his hole, but until he gets intervention he's stuck alone.
The third line sounds like he's attempting to quit, or he's been on it too long and he's on the line between going insane/dying, or staying to his addiction.
Chrous again, just underlining the previous one...
Again with the second line, simply restating that he's still "helpless" and alone and such.
Again with the Chorus...
Anyhoo, this has been one hell of a long meaning, and I enjoyed writing it almost as much as I enjoyed listening to the song itself. I could put it on a CD and listen to it for weeks at a time. Very well-written and thought-out. I hope you don't flame my understanding of the song, it's just what I think it could mean.
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@Cirel After watching the music video, I'm convinced you have a point. I also saw an evident symbol in that he isn't actually walking by himself in the video, probably meant to show that he's not even alone, but his guilt (or something else) is clouding his judgement. His friends are right there with him, but he's unwilling to accept this because of the bleak nature of his position. Then again, maybe I'm looking to far into this.
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Some of you stupid kids need to pull your heads out of your asses, go to college, and realize there's much more important things about a person's music other than how many people like it. Judge it based on how you feel about the song, and not how anyone else feels. Stupid pseudo-intellectuals.
Yo, chill bruh. I agree with the message but seriously, don't be a "Mister Preacher Man" or a "Damien" about it. People like you have good intentions but come off wrong. So chill the frick out, grab a caffein free pepsi and if you like Beethovens Midnight Sonota listen to it. <br /> <br /> PS- Not all kids are stupid. But most kids hear about bands when they have many supporters, but you are right when you say its bad if people like music for all the supporters.
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I love this song. The music is just pure bloody brilliant. I can relate to the lyrics...often I've found it so hard with people, that I've just decided to "walk alone", and hope that someday "someone finds me". :/ It does get lonely. When I got stabbed in the back by someone who I thought actually cared about me (as a close friend), I felt so awful. This song...I don't know. Damn, it just has so much meaning.
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"I'm walking down the line that divides me somewhere in my mind," I think what he was portraying there was that he thinks someone that finally understands him and how he feels is gonna come along soon and he isn't going to be alone. And for once he is gonna know how it feels to not be alone. I don't know if any of you felt that way, but that is how I interpreted it.
I don't know the song's official meaning, but last night I was walking home from work. It was midnight, rain was pouring down, and the streets were deserted. When Boulevard of Broken Dreams started playing on my phone, I couldn't help but smile and start singing along.
Walking down that empty midnight street, it felt like the song just "fit."
The truth is, I am alone. I have a bad habit of pushing people away and hiding my emotions. I've been called an asshole, cold-hearted, and similar by the masses that don't know me.
Sometimes I wish someone would find me, but until then I walk alone.
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Hey has anyone seen the vid.? it says "Read between the lines What's Snuffed up and everythings all right" instead of "Read between the lines What's fucked up and everythings all right" that kinda got me madbut then again they really can't cuss in their videos, can they?