Marilyn Manson

Released: July 19, 1994

Songwriter: Marilyn Manson Madonna Wayne Gacy Roald Dahl

Producer: Marilyn Manson Trent Reznor

[Verse]
There's no earthly way of knowing
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're going
Or which way the wind is blowing
Is it raining? is it snowing?
Is a hurricane a-blowing?
Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing (Growing)
Oh, the fires of hell are glowing
Is the grisly reaper mowing?
Yes, the danger must be growing (Faster, faster)
For the rowers keep on rowing (Faster, faster)
And they're certainly not showing (Faster, faster)
Any signs that they are slowing (Faster, faster)
Stop the boat

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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