Marilyn Manson

Released: September 14, 1998

Songwriter: Madonna Wayne Gacy Jeordie White Zim Zum Marilyn Manson

Producer: Michael Beinhorn Marilyn Manson

[Verse 1]
I can tell you what they say in space
That our Earth is too grey
But when the spirit is so digital
The body acts this way

[Refrain]
That world was killing me
World was killing me, disassociative

[Pre-Chorus]
The nervous system's down
The nervous system's down, I know
The nervous system's down
The nervous system's down, I know

[Chorus]
I can never get out of here
I don't wanna just float in fear
Dead astronaut in space
I can never get out of here
I don't wanna just float in fear
Dead astronaut in space

[Verse 2]
Sometimes we walk like we were shot
Through our heads, my love
We write our song in space like we're
Already dead and gone

[Refrain]
Your world was killing me
World was killing me, disassociative
Your world was killing me
World was killing me, disassociative

[Chorus]
I can never get out of here
I don't wanna just float in fear
Dead astronaut in space
I can never get out of here
I don't wanna just float in fear
Dead astronaut in space

[Bridge]
The nervous system's down
The nervous system's down
The nervous system's down
The nervous system's down
(4, 3, 2, 1...)

[Chorus]
I can never get out of here
I don't wanna just float in fear
Dead astronaut in space
I can never get out of here
I don't wanna just float in fear
Dead astronaut in space

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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