Marilyn Manson

Released: July 19, 1994

Songwriter: Daisy Berkowitz Gidget Gein Madonna Wayne Gacy Marilyn Manson

Producer: Marilyn Manson Trent Reznor

[Intro]
Killing is killing whether done for duty, profit, or fun

[Verse 1]
Wrench is just a household god
But I carry mine with pride
I don't work but I can work
With it to split your smile
Run you down without a twitch
Your car's just not as big as mine
Tear the son out of your bitch
And sprinkle your remains with lime, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
I ain't no working man, I do the best I can
I got the devil's hand rolling sixes
I am the habit man, I use up all I can
I got the slacker's hand

[Verse 2]
My afternoon's remote control
Daydream milk and genocide
Tranquility with broken knees
Silly putty enemies, butter knife in your side
What I got, I got for free
Middle finger technology
What's yours is mine, yours is mine
Told you, fucker, yours is mine, snake eyes for sissies, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
I ain't no working man, I do the best I can
I got the devil's hand
I am the habit man, I use up all I can
I got the slacker's hand

[Bridge]
I was prophesied by Shangri-Las
I am the leader of the pack
I am the pedophile's dream
Messianic Peter Pan
Just a boy, just a boy
Just a little fucking boy
I can never be a man, yeah

[Chorus]
I ain't no working man, I do the best I can
I got the devil's hand rolling sixes
I am the habit man, I use up all I can
I got the slacker's hand
I ain't no working man, I do the best I can
I got the devil's hand
I am the habit man, I use up all I can
I got the slacker's hand

[Outro]
Oh no, oh no

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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