Dried Up Tied and Dead to the World
Marilyn Manson Lyrics

The lyrics to Marilyn Manson's song, "Dried up Tied and Dead to the World" are quite cryptic and require a deep understanding of the artist's persona and previous works. The opening lines, "You cut off all of your fingers/ Trade them in for dollar bills/ Cake on some more make-up/ To cover up all those lines," can be interpreted as a metaphorical representation of society's pressure on people to conform to certain standards of beauty and success. The use of cutting off fingers is a symbolism of self-mutilation or self-destruction while trading them for dollar bills refers to selling oneself to capitalism.

The lines, "Wake up and stop shaking/ Don't you want some of this?/ Don't you need some of this?" can be seen as addressing the listener's addiction to drugs, asking them to wake up from a stupor and shake off their reliance on substances. In contrast, the lines "I'll be your lover, I'll be forever/ I'll be tomorrow, I am anything when I'm high" evoke a persona built on self-gratification and indulgence. This persona allows the artist to become anything he wants when he's high, essentially losing himself in the moment.

"You never read what you've written" can be interpreted as the singer addressing their audience, calling out their lack of reflection or introspection in their lives. The line "You shove your hair down my throat/ I feel your fingers in me" can be seen as an allusion to sexual power-play, conveying the idea of taking control and dominance through physical manipulation.

The final lines, "Now you must spit out the seeds/ All dried up and tied up forever/ All fucked up and dead to the world" can be seen as a commentary on the self-destructive tendencies of individuals. The reference to "spitting out the seeds" can represent the negative consequences of one's actions catching up with them.