Marilyn Manson

Released: October 8, 1996

Songwriter: Madonna Wayne Gacy Jeordie White Marilyn Manson

Producer: Sean Beavan Trent Reznor Marilyn Manson Dave Ogilvie

[Intro]
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

[Verse 1]
You built me up with your wishing hell
I didn't have to sell you
You threw your money in the pissing well
You do just what they tell you

[Pre-Chorus]
Repent, that's what I'm talking about
I shed the skin to feed the fake
Repent, that's what I'm talking about
Whose mistake am I, anyway?

[Chorus]
Cut the head off
Grows back hard
I am the Hydra
Now you'll see your star

[Verse 2]
Prick your finger, it is done
The moon has now eclipsed the sun
The angel has spread its wings
The time has come for bitter things
Prick your finger, it is done
The moon has now eclipsed the sun
The angel has spread its wings
The time has come for bitter things

[Pre-Chorus]
Repent (That's what he's talking about)
I shed the skin to feed the fake
Repent (That's what he's talking about)
Whose mistake am I, anyway?

[Chorus]
Cut the head off
Grows back hard
I am the Hydra
Now you'll see your star

[Bridge]
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
The time has come, it is quite clear
Our Antichrist is almost here
The time has come, it is quite clear
Our Antichrist is almost here
The time has come, it is quite clear
Our Antichrist is almost here

[Chorus]
Cut the head off
Grows back hard
I am the Hydra
Now you'll see your star

[Outro]
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
When you are suffering know that I have betrayed you

Brian Hugh Warner who is better known under his stage name of Marilyn Manson is a musician, painter, actor, multimedia artist, and former music journalist. His stage name is a combination of the names of two American icons, actress Marilyn Monroe and multiple murder conspiracy convict Charles Manson.

I picked that (Marilyn Manson) as the fakest stage name of all to say that this is what show business is, fake. Marilyn Monroe wasn’t even her real name, Charles Manson isn’t his real name, and now, I’m taking that to be my real name. But what’s real? You can’t find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best. As long as you know everything’s a lie, you can’t hurt yourself.

—Marylin Manson

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