Released: November 11, 2000

Songwriter: Jeordie White Marilyn Manson

Producer: Dave Sardy Marilyn Manson

[Verse 1]
She was the color of TV
Her mouth curled under, like a metal snake
Although Holy Wood was sad
They'd remember this as Valentine's Day

[Pre-Chorus]
Flies are waiting

[Chorus]
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
Slit our wrists and send us to heaven
The first flower after the flood

[Verse 2]
I saw that pregnant girl today
She didn't know that it was dead inside
Even though it was alive
Some of us are really born to die

[Pre-Chorus]
Flies are waiting

[Chorus]
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
Slit our wrists and send us to heaven
The first flower after the flood

[Outro]
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
In the shadow of the Valley of Death
In the shadow of the Valley of Death

Marilyn Manson

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