Marilyn Manson

Released: November 11, 2000

Songwriter: John 5 Jeordie White Marilyn Manson

Producer: Dave Sardy Marilyn Manson

[Verse 1]
We have no future, heaven wasn't made for me
We burn ourselves to hell as fast as it can be
And I wish that I could be the king
Then I'd know that I am not alone

[Verse 2]
Maggots put on shirts, sell each others shit
Sometimes I feel so worthless, sometimes I feel discarded
I wish that I was good enough
Then I'd know that I am not alone

[Bridge]
Death, it is policeman, death, it is the priest
Death is the stereo, death is TV
Death is the Tarot, death is an angel
Death is our god, killing us all

[Chorus]
She put the seeds in me
Plant this dying tree
She's a burning string
I'm just the ashes
She put the seeds in me
Plant this dying tree
She's a burning string
I'm just the ashes
She put the seeds in me
Plant this dying tree
She's a burning string...

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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