Marilyn Manson

Released: November 11, 2000

Songwriter: John 5 Jeordie White Madonna Wayne Gacy Marilyn Manson

Producer: Dave Sardy Marilyn Manson

[Verse 1]
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun
If Christ was in Texas
The hammer, the sickle, the only son
This is your creation
The atom of Eden was a bomb
If Jack was a Baptist
We'd drink wine from his head

[Chorus]
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun
This is evolution
The monkey, the man and the gun

[Verse 2]
I am a revolution
Pull my knuckles down, if I could
I am a revelation
And I'm nailed to the Holy Wood

[Chorus]
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun
This is evolution
The monkey, the man and the gun

[Bridge]
We are dead, and tomorrow's canceled
Because of things we did yesterday
We are dead, and tomorrow's canceled
They crucify us in our space
In our space, in our space
In our space, in our space
In our space, in our space
In our space, in our space

[Outro]
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun
This is evolution
The monkey, the man, then the gun

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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