Marilyn Manson

Released: August 4, 1998

Songwriter: David Bowie

Producer: Dust Brothers

[Refrain]
Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop
Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop
Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop

[Verse 1]
Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere, angel
(Come get up, my baby)
Look at that sky and life's begun
Nights are warm and the days are young
(Come get up, my baby)

[Chorus 1]
There's my baby, lost that's all
Once, I'm begging you, save her little soul

[Refrain]
Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop
(Come get up, my baby)

[Verse 2]
Last night they loved you
Opening doors and pulling some strings, angel
(Come get up, my baby)
In walked luck and you looked in time
Never look back, walk tall, act fine
(Come get up, my baby)

[Chorus 2]
I'll stick with you, baby, for a thousand years
Nothing's going to touch you in these golden years

[Refrain]
Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop
(Come get up, my baby)

[Interlude]
Run for the shadows
Run for the shadows
Run for the shadows
In these golden years

[Verse 3]
Some of these days, and it won't be long
Going to drive back down where you once belonged
In the back of a dream car, twenty foot long
Don't cry, my sweet, don't break my heart
Doing all right, but you've gotta get smart
Wish upon, wish upon, day upon day
I believe, oh lord, I believe all the way

[Chorus 1]
There's my baby, lost that's all
Once, I'm begging you, save her little soul

[Interlude]
Run for the shadows
Run for the shadows
Run for the shadows
In these golden years
(Come get up, my baby)

[Chorus 2]
I'll stick with you, baby, for a thousand years
Nothing's going to touch you in these golden years

[Refrain]
Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop
Golden years, gold, whop, whop, whop

[Outro]
Whop, whop, whop
Whop, whop, whop
Gold, whop, whop, whop
Whop, whop, whop

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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