At the time the Family began to form, Manson was an unemployed ex-convict who had spent half of his life in correctional institutions for a variety of offenses. Before the murders, he was a singer-songwriter on the fringe of the Los Angeles music industry, chiefly through a chance association with Dennis Wilson, drummer and founding member of The Beach Boys. Manson believed in what he called "Helter Skelter", a term he took from the Beatles' song of the same name to describe an impending apocalyptic race war. He believed the murders would help precipitate that war. From the beginning of his notoriety, a pop culture arose around him in which he ultimately became an emblem of insanity, violence and the macabre. After Manson was charged with the crimes of which he was later convicted, recordings of songs written and performed by him were released commercially, starting with Lie: The Love and Terror Cult (1970). Various musicians have covered some of his songs.
Manson was originally sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole after California invalidated the state's death penalty statute in 1972. He served out his life sentence at California State Prison in Corcoran and died at age 83 in 2017.
On March 6, 1970 (the day the court vacated Manson's status as his own attorney),:258–269 LIE, an album of Manson music, was released. This included "Cease to Exist", a Manson composition the Beach Boys had recorded with modified lyrics and the title "Never Learn Not to Love". Over the next couple of months, only about 300 of the album's 2,000 copies sold.
Since that time, there have been several releases of Manson recordings – both musical and spoken.[69] One of these, The Family Jams, includes two compact discs of Manson's songs recorded by the Family in 1970, after Manson and the others had been arrested. Guitar and lead vocals are supplied by Steve Grogan:125–127 additional vocals are supplied by Lynette Fromme, Sandra Good, Catherine Share, and others. One Mind, an album of music, poetry, and spoken word, new at the time of its release, in April 2005, was put out under a Creative Commons license.
According to a popular urban legend, Manson unsuccessfully auditioned for the Monkees in late 1965; this is refuted by the fact that Manson was still incarcerated at McNeil Island at that time.
In 2010, Manson recorded an album of acoustic pop songs with additional production by Henry Rollins, titled Completion. Only five copies were pressed; two belong to Rollins, while the other three are presumed to have been with Manson. The album remains unreleased.
People Say I'm No Good
Charles Manson Lyrics
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But they never never do they say
Why their world is so mixed up
Or how it got that way
They all look at me and they frown
Do I really look so strange
If they really dug themselves
Everybody says you're no good
'Cause you don't do like they think you should
Do you expect them
An' do you expect you to act like them
Look at them man
Look at the fix they're in
I don't care I don't care what they say
Just let 'em sit there and burn
The young might not be so dumb after all
An' from the young you might even learn
Everybody says you're no good
'Cause Charles you don't do
You don't do like they think you should
Do you expect them to act like you
Do you expect them
To expect you to act like them
Do you expect to see
Do you expect the fool to see what a fix he's in
Do you expect the fool to see what a fix he's in
In your cardboard houses
An' your tin-can cars
You sit there and you wonder
You wonder where you are
Those diamond rings they're obscene
You sit there and you wonder
And you say who's to blame
Take a look at yourself
Take yourself off the shelf
You can't belong to nobody
With your Can't-Cough medicine
And your wonder drug
You got, more sickness
Than you got cures of
WHISPER:
Cancer o' the mind
The lyrics of Charles Manson’s song “People Say I'm No Good” express the singer's refusal to conform to societal expectations, pointing out that people judge him without fully understanding the root of societal problems. The song denounces the hypocrisy of society and its double standards, as the singer is constantly frowned upon and criticized for his behavior, but no one questions the world’s problems or tries to make significant changes to confront them. The lyrics also suggest that the younger generation may be wiser than the older ones who have created this corrupt society.
The song’s lyrics seem to emphasize the apparent paradox in the societal norms of conforming versus the need for change. The singer feels that he is being judged for the way he thinks and acts, while society has failed to make any significant progress by adhering to established norms. The song suggests that there is a need for change and innovation and that people should question the status quo.
In conclusion, the song “People Say I'm No Good” criticizes the hypocrisy and double standards of society while encouraging new ideas and ways of thinking. It informs the listeners that it is essential to think critically and question established societal norms to make real progress and create a better world.
Line by Line Meaning
People say I'm no good
The people around me judge me negatively
But they never never do they say
They never try to explain why they have negative thoughts about me
Why their world is so mixed up
They never think to reflect on why the world around them is so chaotic
Or how it got that way
They don't even bother to wonder how things became so messed up
They all look at me and they frown
They judge me without understanding who I am
Do I really look so strange
They don't seem to comprehend the difference between me and themselves
If they really dug themselves
If they took the time to reflect on their own shortcomings
I know they'd want to change
They would find they need improvement and accountability for their actions
Everybody says you're no good
People that meet me instantly form a negative opinion
'Cause you don't do like they think you should
Their opinion is based on me not conforming to their expectations
Do you expect them
Do they think they can hold me to their standards
An' do you expect you to act like them
Or that I'll change myself to fit their norms
Look at them man
They should get a better understanding of themselves
Look at the fix they're in
Their worldview and priorities are causing their lives to be problematic
I don't care I don't care what they say
I don't think lowly of myself due to their judgments
Just let 'em sit there and burn
Their own actions and decisions lead to consequences and they will feel the pain in time
The young might not be so dumb after all
Young people may be wise beyond their years despite judgments from elders
An' from the young you might even learn
I may have the chance to learn from younger people
In your cardboard houses
The people who judge me live in humble surroundings
An' your tin-can cars
Their possessions are meager
You sit there and you wonder
They sit and meditate on the state of their lives
You wonder where you are
They question their own achievements
Those diamond rings they're obscene
Material goods don't bring happiness or fulfillment
And you say who's to blame
They wonder who is responsible for their problems
Take a look at yourself
They need to critically self-reflect before blaming others
Take yourself off the shelf
They should examine their priorities and actions from an objective viewpoint
You can't belong to nobody
They are responsible for their own destiny
With your Can't-Cough medicine
The drugs they consume cause more harm than good
And your wonder drug
There's no magical cure to fix their problems
You got, more sickness
They are inflicted with more problems
Than you got cures of
Than they have methods to mitigate them
WHISPER:
Internal thoughts:
Cancer o' the mind
Their negative social environment leads to a decline in mental health
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: CHARLES MANSON
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@ZeranZeran
This seems more relevant now in 2020 than ever. This is an amazing song.
Just let 'em sit there and burn
The young might not be so dumb after all
An' from the young you might even learn
Do you expect the fool to see what a fix he's in ?
In your cardboard houses
An' your tin-can cars
You sit there and you wonder
You wonder where you are
Those diamond rings they're obscene
You sit there and you wonder
And you say who's to blame
Take a look at yourself
Take yourself off the shelf
You can't belong to nobody
With your Can't-Cough medicine s
And your wonder drug s
You got, more sickness
Than you got cures of
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Cancer of the mind
- Charles Manson
@KryptonicR
People say I'm no good
But they never never do they say
Why their world is so mixed up
Or how it got that way
They all look at me and they frown
Do I really look so strange
If they really dug themselves
I know they'd want to change
Everybody says you're no good
'Cause you don't do like they think you should
Do you expect them
An' do you expect you to act like them
Look at them man
Look at the fix they're in
I don't care I don't care what they say
Just let 'em sit there and burn
The young might not be so dumb after all
An' from the young you might even learn
Everybody says you're no good
'Cause Charles you don't do
You don't do like they think you should
Do you expect them to act like you
Do you expect them
To expect you to act like them
Do you expect to see
Do you expect the fool to see what a fix he's in
Do you expect the fool to see what a fix he's in
In your cardboard houses
An' your tin-can cars
You sit there and you wonder
You wonder where you are
Those diamond rings they're obscene
You sit there and you wonder
And you say who's to blame
Take a look at yourself
Take yourself off the shelf
You can't belong to nobody
With your Can't-Cough medicine
And your wonder drug
You got, more sickness
Than you got cures of
WHISPER:
Cancer o' the mind
@h.franzen4186
This part is honestly pretty deep:
In your cardboard houses ### |----- Explaining how brittle and unfulfilling our society is
An' your tin-can cars ### ----------|
You sit there and you wonder
You wonder where you are
Those diamond rings they're obscene
You sit there and you wonder
And you say who's to blame
Take a look at yourself
Take yourself off the shelf ###
---Saying you should leave society because it's yourself that keeps you imprisonedYou can't belong to nobody
With your Can't-Cough medicine ###
---Because our medicines dont treat anything, just hides the symptomsAnd your wonder drug
You got, more sickness
Than you got cures of
WHISPER:
Cancer o' the mind
@dmtdreamz7706
Reality will always give you Charles Manson or something better with a delay. The only thing that seperates real life from a dream is that in a dream when you go lucid and you intend to experience something, it just appears immediately.
In Finding Nemo, Marlin loses his son. He is caught by a fisherman uh or a scientist and he's like taken away on a boat and the point of the movie is that we're trying to find Nemo. That's what Marlin wants to find. His son. Now the problem here is that Marlin doesn't know how to find his son but he just knows Beyond The Shred of a doubt that he's going to find his son because he's a dad and he lost his only son. So his whole life he knows for a fact, his heart and his mind have come into Union, they've both agreed that 100% we're going to find our son but I don't know how. So this is the same for you with your goal. You want something 100% for sure without a doubt but I don't know how I'm going to get it. That's okay normally you don't have to know how to get something. All you need to know is the first step.
This is exactly how reality creation works. You hold your goal (P Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sydney) in your mind and then you trust that the universe is going to take you there in its own mysterious way.
Trust the universe that it's going to bring you to your goal but you won't know how. On the surface it's going to seem like everything is falling apart but once you look back you're going to say oh I actually needed to go through that failure because now I'm successful but I couldn't have been successful without that failure.
You say oh this is going to bring me to my goal and you just kind of affirm to yourself that the Universe looks out for me and that the universe is on my team and is helping me manifest what I want. You want to be like Dory. You want to have radical trust in the universe and you want to hold in your mind your vision. That's why she keeps repeating P Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sydney over and over again. Hold your vision in mind and trust that whatever happens you're gonna be brought there. That's how you create your reality using your imagination.
Go after your goal in the same way that you go to get the post from the letterbox.
Stop imagining the post to be a problem and simply put one foot in front of the other in the direction of the letterbox.
Any goal you have if you can think and feel about it the same way as you do when you go to get your post from the mailbox then it's a done deal.
(P Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sydney) 📬📮
@fuckugplus
Rich nah he was a a sociopath.
-grandiose view of self
-pathological lyer
-no very empathic
-manipulator
-shifting mood
Plus he had severe case of psychosis about a race war that led to mass murders.
That doesnt mean i don't unserstand what he lived through and how he felt like nobody. Still sad. He clearly had issue. I think it was his coping mechanisms that made him who he was. He was very inteligent tho.
@katgeer4684
I'm researching Manson as my forensics science final, it honestly broke my heart to learn how awful his childhood was, It makes me wonder what he could have been. It doesn't make what he was okay, but it explains a little what went on in his head.
@misskulli
Really makes me wish i continued with my dream of forensics but it just became to cliche for me. Charles truely was a miserable exsistnce though.
@jamieadams966
I’ve always wondered what is someone seen the signs early on. If someone was able to get him proper treatment, live and help. If he was able to go onto a good music career. What would have happened. In a way I feel for him, but at the same time I along with many others have experienced many traumatic situations and became good people..
@Anthonyy751
I know he was a criminal but what exactly did he do?
@kevinlevin2549
I’ve wondered if I lived exactly the same life he had would I be the same way as him? Was he born evil or the circumstances he went through mold him that way ?
@silenta6507
He actually had a really loving family. That kept giving him chance after chance. He had an amazing relationship with his grandma. When is mother got arrested. His aunt took him in so he could be close to her. He was constantly doing bad things, lying.
His teacher was definitely one of the worst in his life.
He got into so much trouble after trouble and was sent to every reform school/child penitentiary. In multiple states.
@jaredjams4267
“The Young might not be so dumb after all, and from the young you might even learn.” Always loved this lyric!
@koodman123
"With your Can't-Cough medicine
And your wonder drug
You got, more sickness
Than you got cures of"
such a cool line.
@tonymostromable
Canned, but yeah.
@yasmingill7858
at the end he says "you got more sickness than you got cures of whispers cancer o' the mind"