Marilyn Manson

Released: April 25, 2012

Songwriter: Chris Vrenna Marilyn Manson Jeordie White

Producer: Marilyn Manson Chris Vrenna

[Intro]
I'm not man enough to be human
But I'm trying to fit in
And I'm learning to fake it

[Verse 1]
Don't ever meet their friends
Tells you too much or not enough
Or worse, exactly the wrong thing
Every nuance, every detail
Every movement, every smell
Sound, phrase, inflection, the way she laughs
These are all the things that you either obsessively fetishize
Or make yourself grow to love
Although you are supposed to be done growing
She is still growing
It's like a garden with two flowers
One just blooming and casting a shadow, just like yours
And then it becomes a struggle
Of sunlight or rain or weeds

[Pre-Chorus]
She and every she
Is doomed to be your idea of her
She and every she
Is doomed to be your idea of her

[Chorus]
I'm not man enough
To be human
But I'm trying to fit in
And I'm learning to fa-fa-fa-fake it

[Verse 2]
But worse so, back to the point
You are no longer the flower and the sun
And most importantly the garden or the gardener
A muse, your amusement, I am used
It's all ruined if you meet their friends

[Pre-Chorus]
She and every she
Is doomed to be your idea of her
She and every she
Is doomed to be your idea of her

[Chorus]
I'm not man enough
To be human
But I'm trying to fit in
And I'm learning to fa-fa-fa-fake it
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
Fa-fa-fa-fake it

[Bridge]
You never wanted to share your concept of your creation with any other gods or worshippers
Your book isn't burned
It was never written
Your book isn't burned
It was never written

[Chorus]
I'm not man enough
To be human
But I'm trying to fit in
And I'm learning to fa-fa-fa-fake it
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
Fa-fa-fa-fake it

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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