Marilyn Manson

Released: September 15, 1998

Songwriter: Zim Zum Jeordie White Marilyn Manson

Producer: Marilyn Manson Michael Beinhorn

[Verse 1]
We were neurophobic and perfect
The day that we lost our souls
Maybe we weren't so human
But if we cry, we will rust

[Pre-Chorus]
And I was a hand grenade
That never stopped exploding
You were automatic
And as hollow as the 'O' in god

[Chorus]
I'm never gonna be the one for you
I'm never gonna save the world from you

[Post-Chorus]
They'll never be good to you, bad to you
They'll never be anything, anything at all

[Verse 2]
You were my mechanical bride
Phenobarbidoll
A manniqueen of depression
With the face of a dead star

[Pre-Chorus]
And I was a hand grenade
That never stopped exploding
You were automatic
And as hollow as the 'O' in god

[Chorus]
I'm never gonna be the one for you
I'm never gonna save the world from you

[Post-Chorus]
They'll never be good to you, bad to you
They'll never be anything, anything at all
They'll never be good to you, bad to you
They'll never be anything, anything at all

[Chorus]
I'm never gonna be the one for you
I'm never gonna save the world from you

[Bridge]
This isn't me, I'm not mechanical
I'm just a boy playing the suicide king, yeah!

[Outro]
Playing the suicide king
Playing the suicide king
(I'm just a boy) Playing the suicide king
(I'm just a boy) Playing the suicide king
(I'm just a boy) Playing the suicide king
(I'm just a boy) Playing the suicide king

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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