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)
EAT ME DRINK ME
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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It's no wonder our stage clothes have dreams to be famous
The trees in the courtyard are painted in blood, so I've heard
She hangs the headless upside down to drain
Eat me, drink me
Eat me, drink me
This is only a game
I was invited to a beheading today
I thought I was a butterfly next to your flame
A rush of panic and the lock has been raped
This is only a game
This is only a game
But then our star rushes in, feeling like a child and looking like a woman
She's been forecast with an attempt to kill herself
But the ending didn't test well
I was invited to a beheading today
I thought I was a butterfly next to your flame
A rush of panic and the lock has been raped
This is only a game
This is only a game
But then our star rushes in, feeling like a child and looking like a woman
She's been forecast with an attempt to kill herself
But the ending didn't test well
Eat me, drink me
This is only a game
This is only a game
Eat me, drink me
This is only a game
This is only a game
And now I'm picking my skin and my scales
I see my horror mirrored in your sundown of a blank stare
I see my horror mirrored in your sundown of a blank stare
Then our star rushes in, feeling like a child and looking like a woman
She's been forecast with an attempt to kill herself
But the ending didn't test well
She's been forecast with an attempt to kill herself
But the ending didn't test well
She's been forecast with an attempt to kill herself
But the ending didn't test well
She's been forecast with an attempt to kill herself
But the ending didn't test well
At its core, "Eat Me, Drink Me" is a song about the twisted relationship between Marilyn Manson and a woman he reveres as a star. The lyrics suggest that the two share a macabre fascination with violence and death, and that they view their relationship as a kind of game where they can indulge these dark impulses. Manson places himself and his partner in a surreal wasteland where he witnesses a beheading and imagines himself as a butterfly dancing near a flame. The imagery is unsettling and provocative, leading the listener to wonder how much of the lyrics are meant to be taken literally.
The song's refrain, "Eat Me, Drink Me," is an allusion to Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," where Alice is offered a cake marked "Eat Me" and a bottle labeled "Drink Me" that alter her size and perception. Manson's use of the phrase echoes the book's themes of transformation and illusion, suggesting that the singer and his partner are actively trying to escape mundane reality and losing themselves in a world of their own making.
Throughout the song, Manson refers to his partner as a star who is caught between feeling like a child and looking like a woman. He hints that she has attempted suicide and has suffered from the resulting backlash, but he is also quick to note that her "ending didn't test well." This line implies that their relationship is just another product, something that they are using to gain attention and sustain their fame, rather than a genuine human connection.
Overall, "Eat Me, Drink Me" is a dark meditation on the thin line between pleasure and violence, between fame and self-destruction, and between love and manipulation. Manson expertly weaves together disturbing imagery and references to pop culture to create a haunting portrait of a relationship that is as captivating as it is deadly.
Line by Line Meaning
In the wasteland on the way to the Red Queen
Amidst a desolate region that leads to an unforgiving monarchy,
It's no wonder our stage clothes have dreams to be famous
It's not surprising that our costumes have ambitions to become renowned,
The trees in the courtyard are painted in blood, so I've heard
Rumors abound that the trees in the courtyard are red with blood,
She hangs the headless upside down to drain
Uninterested in wasting precious fluids, she inverts the headless bodies to collect the dripping blood,
Eat me, drink me
Consume me, imbibe me,
This is only a game
This is merely a diversion,
I was invited to a beheading today
I got an invitation to witness an execution today,
I thought I was a butterfly next to your flame
I mistakenly believed I was like a creature drawn to your irresistible charisma,
A rush of panic and the lock has been raped
A sudden wave of fear and the lock has been forcefully opened,
But then our star rushes in, feeling like a child and looking like a woman
However, our superstar charges in, feeling naive but presenting herself as mature,
She's been forecast with an attempt to kill herself
She has been predicted to attempt suicide,
But the ending didn't test well
But the conclusion received poor feedback,
And now I'm picking my skin and my scales
I'm compulsively peeling my skin and my protective layer,
I see my horror mirrored in your sundown of a blank stare
I recognize my terror reflected in your expressionless gaze during the twilight hour,
Then our star rushes in, feeling like a child and looking like a woman
Then our superstar charges in, feeling naive but presenting herself as mature,
She's been forecast with an attempt to kill herself
She has been predicted to attempt suicide,
But the ending didn't test well
But the conclusion received poor feedback,
She's been forecast with an attempt to kill herself
She has been predicted to attempt suicide,
But the ending didn't test well
But the conclusion received poor feedback,
She's been forecast with an attempt to kill herself
She has been predicted to attempt suicide,
But the ending didn't test well
But the conclusion received poor feedback,
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: TIM SKOLD, BRIAN HUGH WARNER
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I woke up today and wished for tomorrow, I don't wanna be like anyone else!
DrJKintobor
on The Speed of Pain
This song reminds me of Shadow the Hedgehog falling to Earth. The lyrics "I hope we die holding hands, always" refers to him and Maria.
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on Spade
This is the saddest song on the album.
SabrinaOnlineFan96
on Cyclops
Correction, this song makes me think of the dark night.
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on HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD
This song is so dark, it makes me think of Endora from Sabrina Online: Skunk's Day Out.
SabrinaOnlineFan96
on I Want to Disappear
This is Zaphod Beeblebrox's theme from Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy.
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on Posthuman
This song reminds me of the Mike Teavee Oompa Loompa song from the 2005 Willy Wonka movie, which is funny since Johnny Depp is friends with Marilyn Manson.
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on Tattooed In Reverse
This song gives me Blitzo from Helluva Boss vibes.
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on Long Hard Road Out of Hell
This song reminds me of Shadow the Hedgehog.