Released: May 20, 2009

Songwriter: Jeordie White Chris Vrenna Marilyn Manson

Producer: Jeordie White Chris Vrenna Marilyn Manson Sean Beavan

[Verse 1]
How the fuck are we supposed to know
When I'm a monster with the way you refuse to die?
How the fuck are we supposed to know
If we're in love or if we're in pain?

I'm a tightrope walker, I can't find my circus
And I'm damaged beyond repair
Now you're just a coffin of a girl I knew
And I'm buried in you

[Chorus]
You never said I'll end up like this
You never said I'd end up like this, no

[Verse 2]
Sometimes I dream I'm an exterminating angel
A traveling executioner from heaven
Sent to give you the prettiest death I know
Call the grave and make our reservations

[Chorus]
You never said I'll end up like this
You never said I'd end up like this, no
You never said I'll end up like this
You never said I'd end up like this, no

Are we in love or are we in pain?
Are we in love or are we in pain?
Are we in love or are we in pain?
Are we in love or are we in pain?

[Outro]
How the fuck are we supposed to know
When I'm a monster with the way you refuse to die?
How the fuck are we supposed to know
If we're in love or if we're in pain?

Why is my wound a front door to you?
Am I my own shadow?
Why is my wound a front door to you?
Am I my own shadow?

Marilyn Manson

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