Marilyn Manson

Released: July 19, 1994

Songwriter: Daisy Berkowitz Marilyn Manson

Producer: Marilyn Manson Trent Reznor

[Intro]
They're afraid of the dark, imagine that
Come on mother, I want you to meet my friend!
(Burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, burn)

[Verse 1: Marilyn Manson]
Burn the witches, burn the witches
Don't take time to sew your stitches
Burn the witches, burn the witches

[Chorus: Marilyn Manson]
Good is the thing that you favor, evil is your sour flavor
You cannot sedate all the things you hate
(Burn, burn, fucker)

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2: Marilyn Manson]
Burn your bridges, burn your bridges
Don't take time to sew your stitches
Burn your bridges, burn your bridges

[Chorus: Marilyn Manson]
Good is the thing that you favor, evil is your sour flavor
I don't need your hate, I decide my fate
You cannot sedate all the things you hate
(Burn, you fucker, burn, you fucker)

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus: Marilyn Manson]
Good is the thing that you favor, evil is your sour flavor
I don't need your hate, I decide my fate (Burn, fucker)
You cannot sedate, all the things you hate
I don't need your hate, I decide my fate
(Burn, you fucker, burn, you fucker)

[Bridge: Hope Nicholls]
Burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it
Burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it
Burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it, burn it

[Bridge: Marilyn Manson]
Burn the witches, burn the witches
Don't take time to sew the stiches
Burn the witches, burn the witches (Burn it, burn it, burn the witches)

[Outro]
Burn, burn, fucker
Burn, burn, fucker
Burn, burn, burn, burn, burn, fucker

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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