Marilyn Manson

Released: October 8, 1996

Songwriter: Jeordie White Daisy Berkowitz Marilyn Manson

Producer: Sean Beavan Dave Ogilvie Trent Reznor Marilyn Manson

[Verse 1]
When will you realize you're already there?
So watered down, your feelings have turned to mud
"Love everybody" is destroying the value of
All hate has got me nowhere

[Pre-Chorus]
I know I'm slipping, I know I'm slipping
I know I'm slipping away
I know I'm slipping, I know I'm slipping
I know I'm slipping away

[Chorus]
(Oh no, it is) Everything they said it was
(Oh no, I am) All the things they said I was
(Oh no, it is) Everything they said it was
(Oh no, I am) All the things they said I was

[Refrain]
When you get to heaven
You will wish you're in hell
When you get to heaven
You will wish you're in hell

[Verse 2]
When will you realize you're already here?
You'll thank us now that you have crossed over
Don't pick the scabs or you will never heal
The world shudders as the worm gets his wings

[Chorus]
(Oh no, it is) Everything they said it was
(Oh no, I am) All the things they said I was
(Oh no, it is) Everything they said it was
(Oh no, I am) All the things they said I was

[Bridge]
Then I got my wings
And I never even knew it
When I was a worm
Thought I wouldn't get through it

[Refrain]
When you get to heaven
You will wish you're in hell
When you get to heaven
You will wish you're in hell

[Chorus]
(Oh no, it is) Everything they said it was
(Oh no, I am) All the things they said I was
(Oh no, it is) Everything they said it was
(Oh no, I am) All the things they said I was

[Outro]
(Oh no, it is) Said I was
(Oh no, I am) Said I was
(Oh no, it is) Said I was
(Oh no, I am) Everything they said I was
(Oh no, it is) Said I was
(Oh no, I am) Said I was
(Oh no)

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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