Marilyn Manson

Released: May 20, 2009

Songwriter: Jeordie White Chris Vrenna Marilyn Manson

Producer: Jeordie White Chris Vrenna Marilyn Manson Sean Beavan

[Verse 1]
This is the film
Close to the third act and the misery
It's not rain, you rapist werewolves
It's God pissing down on you

You won't die alone 'cause I'll break off my own arms
Sharpen my bones and stab you once for each time
I thought of you trying to take something
You'll never be good enough to even look upon

[Pre-Chorus]
It's better to push something, when it's slipping
Than to risk being dragged down

[Chorus]
If you want to hit bottom
Don't bother taking me with you
And I won't answer if you call
I'm two heartbeats ahead, in Hell
Trying to break your fall

[Verse 2]
This isn't a mob
I won't need to change the names
Everyone around you
Has murdered someone's something sacred

There isn't one nail without dirt under it
There isn't any white cotton panties
That aren't soaked and stained red

[Pre-Chorus]
It's better to push something, when it's slipping
Than to risk being dragged down

[Chorus]
If you want to hit bottom
Don't bother taking me with you
And I won't answer if you call
I'm two heartbeats ahead, in Hell
Trying to break your fall

[Refrain]
Into the fire

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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