Marilyn Manson

Released: November 7, 2000

Songwriter: John Lennon

Producer: Dave Sardy Marilyn Manson

[Verse 1]
As soon as you're born, they make you feel small
Giving you no time, instead of it all
'Till the pain is so big, you feel nothing at all

[Refrain]
Working class hero is something to be
Working class hero is something to be

[Verse 2]
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school
They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool
'Till you're so fucking crazy, you can't follow their rules

[Refrain]
Working class hero is something to be
Working class hero is something to be

[Verse 3]
When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years
Then they expect you to pick a career
When you can't really function, you're so full of fear

[Refrain]
Working class hero is something to be
Working class hero is something to be

[Verse 4]
We keep you doped with religion and your sex and TV
And you think you're so clever and classless and free
But you're still fucking peasants, as far as I can see

[Refrain]
Working class hero is something to be
Working class hero is something to be

[Verse 5]
"There's a room at the top," they are telling you, still
First, you must learn how to smile as you kill
If you wanna be like the folks on the hill

[Refrain]
Working class hero is something to be
Working class hero is something to be

[Outro]
If you wanna be a hero, then just follow me
If you wanna be a hero, then just follow me

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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