Marilyn Manson

Released: November 11, 2000

Songwriter: Marilyn Manson

Producer: Dave Sardy Marilyn Manson

[Verse 1]
Dear God, do you wanna tear your knuckles down
And hold yourself?
Dear God, can you climb off that tree?
Meat in the shape of a 'T'
Dear God, the paper says
You were the King in the black limousine
Dear John and all the King's men
Can't put your head together again

[Chorus]
Before the bullets, before the flies
Before authorities take out my eyes
The only smiling are you dolls that I made
But you are plastic, so are your brains

[Verse 2]
Dear God, your sky is as blue
As a gunshot wound
Dear God, if you were alive
You know we'd kill you

[Chorus]
Before the bullets, before the flies
Before authorities take out my eyes
The only smiling are you dolls that I made
But you are plastic, so are your brains

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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