Putting Holes In Happiness
Marilyn Manson Lyrics

The sky was blond like her
The color of the sky matched the shade of her hair, perhaps symbolizing her beauty.

It was a day to take the child
The singer suggests that it was a bad day, so terrible that it would be better to end a life.

Out back and shoot it.
The singer goes to drastic measures and advocates the killing of a person to avoid suffering.

I could have buried all my dead
The artist is haunted by a past filled with regrets and losses that never truly leave them.

Up in her cemetery head
The phrase expresses the idea of burying one’s haunting past in a person who possesses all the negativity and bad memories.

She had dirty word witchcraft
The singer conveys the idea that the woman is cunning, manipulative, and perhaps able to use her power to control others.

I was in the deep end of her skin.
The singer is heavily involved with the woman, perhaps even entrapped or drowning in their relationship.

Then, it seemed like a one car car wreck
Everything seemed to be going haywire, and only the artist appeared to be affected by it, like a single-car crash.

But I knew it was a horrid tragedy.
The artist is well-aware of the gravity of the situation and how quickly things are spiraling out of control.

Ways to make the tiny satisfaction disappear.
The artist refers to their destructive tendencies, the urge to ruin something that they find worthwhile.

Blow out the candles On all my Frankensteins.
The singer is asking for an end to all the previous failed attempts at finding happiness, which seem to be monstrous creations.

At least my death wish will come true.
The artist implies that their longing for death will be fulfilled regardless of whether or not they take drastic measures to obtain their peace.

You taste like Valentine's and We cry, You're like a birthday.
The singer is reminiscing about their past experiences, creating vivid memories with both good and bad connotations.

I should have picked the photograph It lasted longer than you.
The singer wishes they’d have chosen a photograph to remember a person or a moment because pictures outlast memories.

Putting holes in happiness.
The singer expresses destruction to happiness, implying they might ruin a happy moment.

We'll paint the future black If it needs any color.
The artist is cynically suggesting that even in certainty where there is none, the color would still be black.

My death sentence is a story Who'll be digging when you finally let me die?
The artist equates his impending death with the end of the story, asking a rhetorical question about their burial.

The romance of our assassination If you're Bonnie, I'll be your Clyde.
The singer is drawing a parallel to a famous romantic tragedy between two criminals who died together.

But the grass is greener here and I can see all of your snakes.
The singer is reminiscing about a situation, filled with envy, where they could clearly see the hidden motives of their loved ones.

You wear your ruins well Please run away with me to hell.
The artist is drawn to ruins and references hell to symbolize a tumultuous relationship adventure that will be embark on.