Marilyn Manson

Released: November 11, 2000

Songwriter: Jeordie White Marilyn Manson

Producer: Dave Sardy Marilyn Manson

[Verse 1]
There was Christ in the metal shell
There was blood on the pavement
The camera will make you God
That's how Jack became sainted

[Pre-Chorus]
If you die when there's no one watching
And your ratings drop, and you're forgotten
If they kill you on the TV
You're a martyr and a Lamb of God

[Interlude]
Nothing's gonna change
Nothing's gonna change the world

[Verse 2]
There was Lennon in the happy gun
There were words on the pavement
We were looking for the Lamb of God
We were looking for Mark David

[Pre-Chorus]
If you die when there's no one watching
And your ratings drop, and you're forgotten
If they kill you on the TV
You're a martyr and a Lamb of God

[Chorus]
Nothing's gonna change the world
Nothing's gonna change
Nothing's gonna change the world
Nothing's gonna change the world

[Bridge]
Took three days for him to die
The born again could buy the serial rights
Lamb of God, have mercy on us
Lamb of God, will you grant us?

[Chorus]
Nothing's gonna change the world
Nothing's gonna change
Nothing's gonna change the world
Nothing's gonna change
Nothing's gonna change the world
Nothing's gonna change
Nothing's gonna change the world
Nothing's gonna change the world

[Outro]
If you die when there's no one watching
And your ratings drop, and you're forgotten
If they kill you on the TV
You're a martyr and a Lamb of God
Nothing's gonna change the world

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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