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)
Apple of Sodom
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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Is the center of truth today.
Cut the apple in two.
Oh, I pray it isn't true.
I've found the center of fruit as late
Is the center of truth today.
Cut the apple in two.
I've got something you can never eat.
I've got something you can never eat.
I've got something you can never eat.
I've got something you can never eat.
I've drained my heart, I've burned my soul.
I've trained the core to stop my growth.
I pray to die in grace,
To cover me in snow,
To cover me in snow,
Cover me in snow,
I'm dying, I hope you're dying too.
Cover me in snow.
I'm dying, I hope you're dying too.
I'm dying, I hope you're dying too.
I'm dying, I hope you're dying too.
I'm dying, I hope you're dying too.
I'm dying, I hope you're dying too.
I'm dying, I hope you're dying too.
I'm dying, I hope you're dying too.
Take this from me.
Hate me. Hate me.
Take this from me.
Hate me. Hate me.
1, 2, 3, he is a speed bump mannequin.
1, 2, 3, he can't move just stand still.
1, 2, 3, he is a speed bump mannequin.
1, 2, 3, he can't move just stand still.
I've got something you can never eat.
The song "Apple of Sodom" by Marilyn Manson is a reflection on the story of Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. The first verse, "I've found the center of fruit as late, is the center of truth today. Cut the apple in two, oh I pray it isn't true," suggests that the apple, or the truth, has been uncovered, and the singer fears the consequences of taking a bite. The repetition of the line "I've got something you can never eat" highlights the idea of temptation and the cost of giving in to it.
In the second verse, the lyrics delve into the singer's emotional state. "I've drained my heart, I've burned my soul. I've trained the core to stop my growth. I pray to die in grace, to cover me in snow," conveys a sense of despair and a desire for a fresh start. The repetition of "I'm dying, I hope you're dying too" suggests that the singer is willing to go to extreme measures to escape their current state.
The chorus of the song is a repetition of the lines "Take this from me, hate me." This repetition hints at self-loathing and the desire to be punished for one's actions. The final verse includes the lines "1, 2, 3, he is a speed bump mannequin. 1, 2, 3, he can't move just stand still." These lines suggest a sense of internal paralysis, where the singer cannot move forward because of their guilt and shame.
Line by Line Meaning
I've found the center of fruit as late
I've recently discovered that the core of an apple, symbolizing knowledge, is now what represents truth.
Is the center of truth today.
This apple core represents the truth in this present day.
Cut the apple in two.
Splitting the apple in half is symbolic of uncovering the truth, but also uncertain and potentially dangerous.
Oh, I pray it isn't true.
Despite the desire to know the truth, there is still hesitation and fear about what may be revealed.
I've got something you can never eat.
There is knowledge or experience possessed by the artist that others cannot attain or understand.
I've drained my heart, I've burned my soul.
The singer has lost their emotional energy and inner passion, going through a period of turmoil and destruction.
I've trained the core to stop my growth.
The singer has intentionally suppressed their own intellectual or emotional development, essentially halting their growth.
I pray to die in grace, To cover me in snow...
There is a longing for death to bring peace and purity, as if a blanket of snow could cleanse and soothe the artist's soul.
I'm dying, I hope you're dying too.
There is a sense of despair and nihilism, wishing for others to share the same pain as the artist.
Take this from me. Hate me. Hate me.
The artist is willing to be despised and have their negative thoughts taken from them, almost as if to be freed from their own darkness.
1, 2, 3, he is a speed bump mannequin.
This is a reference to the gruesome story of a murder victim who was dismembered and turned into a mannequin, reflecting the song's themes of violence and madness.
1, 2, 3, he can't move just stand still.
The victim of this gruesome act is now immobile and lifeless, emphasizing the horror of the situation.
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