Released: October 8, 1996

Songwriter: Madonna Wayne Gacy Marilyn Manson

Producer: Sean Beavan Dave Ogilvie Trent Reznor Marilyn Manson

[Verse 1]
Each time I make my mother cry
An angel dies and falls from heaven (But when they get to you)
When the boy is still a worm
It's hard to learn the number seven
But when they get to you (5, 6, 7, 8, never)
It's the first thing that they do (7, 8, 9, 10, Heaven)
But when they get to you (4, 3, 2, 1, never get to 7)

[Verse 2]
Each time I look outside, my mother dies
I feel my back is changing shape (But when they get to you)
When the worm consumes the boy
It's never, ever considered rape
But when they get to you (I wish I had my balls)
First thing that they do (I wish I had my balls)
But when they get to you...

[Refrain]
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
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
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

Marilyn Manson

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