Marilyn Manson

Released: November 12, 1999

Songwriter: Zim Zum Jeordie White Marilyn Manson

Producer: Marilyn Manson

[Spoken Word]
I had a dream last night, Cedar Rapids
You wanna hear that dream?
I said, do you wanna hear that dream?
I was drowning in a sea of liquor
And I washed up on a beach made of cocaine
The sky was made of LSD
And every tree was made of marijuana
But the cops pulled me over
But they did not arrest me
Instead they sucked my dick
And it was so beautiful that God came down from Heaven
He said to me, "Marilyn Manson, we will no longer spell the word 'God', 'G-O-D'"
I said, "How do you wanna spell it, God?"
He said, "Give me a D!" (D!)
"Give me an R!" (R!)
"Give me a U!" (U!)
"Give me a G!" (G!)
"Give me an S!" (S!)
And what does that spell? (Drugs!)

[Intro]
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs

[Verse 1]
Norm life, baby
We're white and oh so hetero
And our sex is missionary
Norm life, baby
We're quitters and we're sober
Our confessions will be televised

[Pre-Chorus]
You and I are underdosed and we're ready to fall
We're raised to be stupid, taught to be nothing at all
We're taught to be nothing at all

[Chorus]
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs

[Verse 2]
(Norm life, baby)
Our God is white and unforgiving
And we're piss tested and we're praying (Sing!)
(Norm life, baby)
I'm just a sample of a soul
Made to look just like a human being (Sing!)
(Norm life, baby)
We're rehabbed and we're ready
For our 15 minutes of shame
(Norm life, baby)
We're talkshown and we're pointing
Just like Christians at a suicide (Sing!)

[Pre-Chorus]
You and I are underdosed and we're ready to fall
We're raised to be stupid, taught to be nothing at all
We're taught to be nothing at all

[Chorus]
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs

[Bridge]
There's a hole in our soul that we fill with dope
And we're feeling fine
There's a hole in our soul that we fill with dope
And we're feeling fine
There's a hole in our soul that we fill with dope
And we're feeling fine

[Interlude]
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs

[Chorus]
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs

I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs (Drugs)
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs (Drugs)

I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs (Drugs)
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs (Drugs)

[Outro]
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs
I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me
I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs

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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