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)
Coma White
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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Behind her smile
She's standing on an overpass
In her miracle mile
'Cause you were from a perfect world
A world that threw me away today, today, today
To run away
A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself
Her mouth was an empty cut
And she was waiting to fall
Just bleeding like a Polaroid
That lost all her dolls
You were from a perfect world
A world that threw me away today, today, today
To run away
A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself
A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself
You were from a perfect world
A world that threw me away today
A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself
A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself
Marilyn Manson's song "Coma White" tells a tragic story of a woman who is struggling with depression and addiction, unable to find solace even in the abundance of drugs that she's taking. The first verse paints a bleak picture of her, with "something cold and blank behind her smile" as she stands on an overpass in the "miracle mile". As the song progresses, it becomes clear that she's taking pills to numb her pain and try to escape her reality. She's bleeding emotionally and physically, "just bleeding like a Polaroid that lost all her dolls."
The chorus features the lines "A pill to make you numb, a pill to make you dumb, a pill to make you anybody else. But all the drugs in this world won't save her from herself." These lyrics illustrate the futility of her situation, that no matter how much medication she takes, it won't be enough to save her from the demons within. The final verse repeats the chorus, emphasizing the hopelessness of her situation and the desperate need for help.
The song is a poignant commentary on the struggles of addiction and depression, and the haunting lyrics and melancholic melody make it an emotional experience for listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
there's something cold and blank
There is a sense of emptiness and lack of emotion.
behind her smile
Despite her outward appearance, she is not happy or content.
She's standing on an overpass
She is in a dangerous situation where she could easily harm herself.
In her miracle mile
She may be trying to escape or find some kind of salvation in this location.
Cause you were from a perfect world
The person she is addressing was once part of a privileged and ideal life.
A world that threw me away today, today, today to run away
The perfect world rejected her and she is trying to escape from it.
A pill to make you numb
She has resorted to using medication to try to numb her emotional pain.
A pill to make you dumb
The medication she uses may also have the side effect of dulling her thinking and intelligence.
A pill to make you anybody else
She hopes the medication will allow her to become someone else or forget her current situation.
But all the drugs in this world
Despite her attempts to find relief through medications, they are ultimately ineffective.
Won't save her from herself
She realizes that her problems are within herself and cannot be solved by external means.
Her mouth was an empty cut
She is deeply hurt and cannot communicate her pain.
And she was waiting to fall
She feels as though she is on the verge of collapsing or giving up.
Just bleeding like a Polaroid
Her pain is visible and developing slowly over time, like a photograph.
that lost all her dolls
She has lost a sense of identity and the things that once gave her comfort.
You were from a perfect world
She again refers to the person who was once part of a privileged life.
A world that threw me away today
She feels as though she was rejected and discarded by that ideal world.
A pill to make you numb
Repetition of the line from earlier reinforces the idea that she is seeking temporary relief through medication.
A pill to make you dumb
Another repetition emphasizing the potential negative effects of the medication.
A pill to make you anybody else
Final repetition drives home the desperation she feels to escape her current situation.
But all the drugs in this world
Repeated once more to drive home the point that external solutions cannot solve her internal struggles.
Won't save her from herself
Final line emphasizes that the root of her problems lies within her own internal struggles.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Brian Hugh Warner, Jeordie White, Stephen Gregory Bier Jr., Timothy Michael Linton
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@characteractressmargomarti7212
I absolutely love how Manson used the Alpha and Omega characters. Omega being a gender-ambiguous alien discovered on Earth, Omēga is kidnapped on behalf of the recording industry and transformed into a rock star, fronting the group Omēga and the Mechanical Animals. Alpha being a facet of Manson himself. Omegas songs are about Hollywood, sex, and drugs while Alphas songs are about heartbreak and pain.
Omega songs:
The Dope Show
Rock Is Dead
I Want To Disappear
I Don't Like The Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me)
New Model No. 15
User Friendly
Fundamentally Loathsome
Alpha songs:
Great Big White World
Mechanical Animals
Disassociative
The Speed Of Pain
Posthuman
The Last Day On Earth
Coma White
@stxfi6664
Something is cold and blank behind her smile
She's standing on an overpass
In her miracle mile
'Cause You were from a perfect world
A world that threw me away today
Today, today, to run away
A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself
Her mouth was an empty cut
And she was waiting to fall
Just bleeding like a Polaroid that
Lost all her dolls
You were from a perfect world
A world that threw me away today
Today, today, to run away
A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself
A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself
You were from a perfect world
A world that threw me away today
A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself
A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself
@AlexSantos-jk2dv
Who listen in 2024?
@elizaseigle442
Me
@user-uv9zr9cj5e
Me too
@Adideva3
Me
@janethv6753
Yo (me)
@avvvmmakkedon926
Me
@DiegoRamirez-vs3nh
2022.... and marilyn still rocks
@zsaz4453
Thank Luzifer
@mansonknot5160
On god tho. None of his songs will ever get old.
@chickensticks15
I so wish marilyn would redo t-rex bang a gong