Marilyn Manson

Released: November 11, 2000

Songwriter: John 5 Marilyn Manson

Producer: Marilyn Manson Dave Sardy

[Verse]
She's got her eyes open wide
She's got the dirt and spit of the world
Her mouth on the metal
Lips of a scared little girl
I've got an angel in the lobby
He's waiting to put me in line
But I won't ask forgiveness
My faith has gone dry
She's got her Christian prescriptures
And death has crawled in her ear
Like elevator music of songs
That she shouldn't hear

[Chorus]
And it spins around (One, two, three)
And we all lay down (Four, five, six)
Some do it fast and some do it better in smaller amounts
And it spins around (One, two, three)
And we all lay down (Four, five, six)
Some do it fast, some do it better in smaller amounts

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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