In the past, band members dressed in outlandish makeup and costumes, and engaged in intentionally shocking behavior both onstage and off. Their lyrics often received criticism for their anti-religious sentiment and references to sex, violence and drugs, while their live performances were frequently called offensive and obscene. On several occasions, protests and petitions led to the group being blocked from performing, with at least three US states passing legislation banning the group from performing at state-owned venues. They released a number of platinum-selling albums, including Antichrist Superstar (1996) and Mechanical Animals (1998). These albums, along with their highly stylized music videos and worldwide touring, brought public recognition to Marilyn Manson. In 1999, news media, infamously, falsely blamed the band for influencing the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre.
As this controversy began to wane throughout the 2000s, so did the band's mainstream popularity. Despite this, Jon Wiederhorn of MTV, in June 2003, referred to Marilyn Manson as "the only true artist today". Marilyn Manson is widely regarded as being one of the most iconic and controversial figures in rock music, with the band and its lead singer influencing numerous other groups and musicians, both in metal-associated acts and also in wider popular culture. VH1 ranked Marilyn Manson as the seventy-eighth best rock band on their 100 Great Artists of Hard Rock. They were inducted into the Kerrang! Hall of Fame in 2000, and have been nominated for four Grammy Awards. In the U.S., the band has seen ten of its releases debut in the top ten, including two number-one albums. Marilyn Manson have sold in excess of 50 million records worldwide.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Manson_(band)
Studio albums
Portrait of an American Family (1994)
Antichrist Superstar (1996)
Mechanical Animals (1998)
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000)
The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003)
Eat Me, Drink Me (2007)
The High End of Low (2009)
Born Villain (2012)
The Pale Emperor (2015)
Heaven Upside Down (2017)
We Are Chaos (2020)
06. 'President dead'
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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This is for the people, they want you
This is for the people, they want you
Getting high on violence, baby
President Dead is clueless
And he's caught in a head-lock, police state god
And his skull is stained glass
The bitter thinkers buy their tickets
To go find god like a piggy in a fair
And we don't want to live live forever
And we know that suffering is so much better
This is for the people, they want you
This is for the people, they want you
This is for the people, they want you
Getting high on violence, baby
Give the pills time to work
We all can't be martyred in the
Winter of your discontent
Getting high on violence, baby
Every night we are nailed into place and
Every night we just can't seem to
Ever remember the reason why
Getting high on violence, baby
And we don't want to live forever
And we know that suffering is so much better
This is for the people, they want to
This is for the people, they want to
This is for the people, they want to
Getting high on violence, baby
And we don't want to live live forever
And we know that suffering is so much better
And we don't want to live live forever
And we know that suffering is so much better
And we don't want to live live forever
And we know that suffering is so much better
The lyrics of Marilyn Manson's song "President Dead" are about the disillusionment and frustration with the government and society. The opening lines of the song, "This is for the people, they want you, getting high on violence, baby," imply that people are seeking something radical and extreme to bring about change, possibly even violence. Manson then goes on to criticize the President as "clueless" and "caught in a head-lock, police state god." These lyrics suggest that the government is oppressive and that the President is unable to recognize or do anything about it.
The mention of "the bitter thinkers buy their tickets to go find god like a piggy in a fair" is a reference to religion as a means of escape for people who feel trapped or oppressed by the government. The chorus repeats the lyrics "This is for the people, they want you, getting high on violence, baby," which seems to suggest that people are craving revolution, but not in a peaceful way.
The final lines of the song, "And we don't want to live forever, and we know that suffering is so much better," reveal a bleak outlook on life and society. The lyrics suggest that people are willing to suffer if it means bringing about change, indicating a willingness to sacrifice for a greater cause.
Line by Line Meaning
This is for the people, they want you
The song is meant for those who crave for it.
Getting high on violence, baby
The addiction to the adrenaline rush from violent acts.
President Dead is clueless
The President, now deceased, acts ignorant to his impending fate and ultimately succumbs to the violent reality of the world.
And he's caught in a head-lock, police state god
The President is powerless in the face of an authoritative government and their control over society.
And his skull is stained glass
The President's once solid mind is now fractured and fragile, reflecting the breakage of society's ideals.
Incubated and jet set
The elite keep themselves isolated from the harsh reality of society, living in their own privileged world.
The bitter thinkers buy their tickets
Those who are disillusioned with society's corruption seek a way out, whether it be through death or rebellion.
To go find god like a piggy in a fair
The desperate search for peace and salvation in a world that offers none, like a carnival game with a prize that cannot be obtained.
Give the pills time to work
The slow and steady decline into insanity brought on by drugs and the violent world.
We all can't be martyred in the winter of your discontent
Not everyone can afford to stand up against the oppressive government when they are already struggling to survive.
Every night we are nailed into place
The daily repetition of conformity and oppression.
And every night we just can't seem to ever remember the reason why
The people have forgotten why they are suffering and what they are fighting for.
This is for the people, they want to
The song is still for those who desire it.
And we don't want to live live forever
Death is preferable to living in a violent, oppressive world.
And we know that suffering is so much better
Suffering has become normalized to the point where death is seen as a relief from it.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Written by: STEPHEN BIER, BRIAN WARNER, JEORDIE WHITE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Kiev
FUN FACT: The song is exactly 3 minutes, 13 seconds long; frame 313 of the Zapruder film is the precise moment Kennedy is shot. Marilyn Manson has only ever performed this song live once – in Dallas, TX, the city JFK was assassinated in.
Max Pasko
BRO, um.... I HAVE PLENTY OF FUN FACTS) PROVE ME WRONG)))
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could you please spare a minute to verify?)))
Spooky Jenn Adkins
Very good notice & fact 🤘💚👌
Stephanie Marr
Super cool fact.
obsidiansnake91
I love Manson's work. It's like he tells the truth by telling lies; stories about a messed up society ;)
Josh Mcgowan
Instrumentals are so sick in this song, especially the bass!
Mullrattla
i love the bass in this song, fucking awsome riffs!
jimmy crack
who isn't getting high on violence baby...this song will stay in your head for days
Spooky Jenn Adkins
Seriously look at us today.. everything is controlled by the media.. things were so much different before all of this.. like in the early 90s.. now here we are with our phones glued to our hands & our eyes draped in social agony.
TheM169
I love him <3