Marilyn Manson

Released: November 2, 1999

Songwriter: Jeordie White John 5 Marilyn Manson

Producer: Marilyn Manson

[Verse 1]
The boy's got a head like an atom bomb
Hang him from a cross like the number one son
And he's been waiting so long to get it on
The boy's 15 but he's 16 gauge
Wanna get out of his Jesus cage
He's already torn out the last page
It's the latest rage

[Pre-Chorus]
Violence for the people
They always eat the hand that bleeds
Violence for the people
Give the kids what they need

[Chorus]
Kill your god
Kill your god
Kill your TV

[Verse 2]
The boy's purified by the quitter gods
Burning up his cross like a revelation
And his glass jaw opens like a puppet head

[Pre-Chorus]
Violence for the people
They always eat the hand that bleeds
Violence for the people
Give the kids what they need

[Chorus]
Kill your god
Kill your god
Kill your TV

[Bridge]
This is what you should fear
You are what you should fear
This is what you should fear
You are what you should fear
This is what you should fear
You are what you should fear
This is what you should fear
You are what you should fear
This is what you should fear
You are what you should fear
This is what you should fear

[Guitar Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]
Violence for the people
They always eat the hand that bleeds
Violence for the people
Give the kids what they...
Violence for the people
They always eat the hand that bleeds
Violence for the people
Give the kids what they need

[Chorus]
Kill your god, kill your TV
Kill your god, kill your TV
Kill your god, kill your TV
Kill your god, kill your TV

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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