Marilyn Manson

Released: October 8, 1996

Songwriter: Jeordie White Madonna Wayne Gacy Marilyn Manson

Producer: Sean Beavan Dave Ogilvie Trent Reznor Marilyn Manson

[Outro]
— Go ahead and build a better messiah, we can dig another grave
— This is your calling. If you are hearing this, there's nothing I can do. Something has grown in my chest, and I have seen it, it is hard and cold. It's been dormant for many years. I have tried to save you, but I cannot come to save you. But this is what you deserve, this is what we deserve. This is something that we have brought upon ourselves. We are not a victim, you are not a victim. We are not a victim, you are not a victim. God will grovel before me, God will crawl at my feet. These are the dying years, these are the dying years. 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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