Marilyn Manson

Released: September 15, 1998

Songwriter: Jeordie White Zim Zum Madonna Wayne Gacy Marilyn Manson

Producer: Marilyn Manson Michael Beinhorn

[Verse 1: Marilyn Manson]
They slit our throats like we were flowers
And our milk has been devoured

[Pre-Chorus: Marilyn Manson]
When you want it, goes away too fast
Times you hate it always seem to last
Just remember, when you think you're free
The crack inside your fucking heart is me

[Chorus: Billy Corgan]
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day

[Verse 2: Marilyn Manson]
I wish I could sleep, but I can't lay on my back
'Cause there's a knife for every day that I've known you

[Pre-Chorus: Marilyn Manson]
When you want it, goes away too fast
Times you hate it always seem to last
Just remember, when you think you're free
The crack inside your fucking heart is me

[Chorus: Billy Corgan]
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day

[Outro: Marilyn Manson]
Lie to me, cry to me, give to me, I would
Lie with me, die with me, give to me, I would
Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair, always
Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair, always
Lie to me, cry to me, give to me, I would
Lie with me, die with me, give to me, I would
Hope that we die holding hands, always
Hope that we die holding hands, always
Hope that we die holding hands

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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