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)
Intro Angel With The Scabbed
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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Hard drug face want to powder his nose
He will deflower the freshest crop
Dry up all the wounds with his rock and roll sores
Dead
Is what he is he does what he please
The things that he has you'll never want to see
What you're never gonna be now
You don't want to see him
You only want to be him
Mommy's got a scarecrow, gotta let the corn grow
Man can't always reap what he sow
"he is the maker"
(he is the taker)
"he is the saviour"
(he is the raper)
Get back you're never gonna leave him
Get back you're always gonna please him
The lyrics of Marilyn Manson’s song Angel With the Scabbed Wings are a testament to the artist's ability to dig deep into the abyss of human frailty, and spin it into poetry. The song features a disturbing image of an angel with scabbed wings, who is a drug addict with a face covered in the scars of his addiction. The angel is portrayed as a sadistic being that enjoys deflowering the purest victims, causing pain and leaving emotional scars that will never heal. His music is his shield, and he uses it to hide the pain he bears inside.
The angel is the embodiment of the dark parts of human nature. The lyrics depict him as a destroyer of innocence, taking pride in the evil deeds he performs. His face, covered in scars, is a reflection of the inner turmoil he experiences, and the horrors he has witnessed. The verse “Sketch a little keyhole for looking glass people” implies that we are all voyeurs, peeping through the keyhole, fascinated by the darkness that lurks within. The chorus "Get back you're never gonna leave him / Get back you're always gonna please him" highlights the power that the angel holds over his victims. No one can escape him, and once he has made his mark, there is no going back.
Line by Line Meaning
He is the angel with the scabbed wings
He is someone who is once divine but now covered in scars from his horrific experiences
Hard drug face want to powder his nose
He has indulged himself in drugs so much that it has become a part of him and he cannot live without it
He will deflower the freshest crop
He is the one who corrupts and ruins anything that is pure or innocent
Dry up all the wounds with his rock and roll sores
He uses music as a way to escape from his troubles and pain, but his music is also a source of pain for others
Dead Is what he is he does what he please
He is emotionally and spiritually dead and his actions are solely based on his own desires without any regard for others
The things that he has you'll never want to see
His possessions and experiences are so dark and twisted that they are not something anyone would want to witness or be a part of
What you're never gonna be now
He is someone that people will never be able to truly understand and thus never emulate
Sketch a little keyhole for looking glass people
He sees himself as someone who is different from everyone else and people can only view him through a small lens
You don't want to see him
He is so disturbing and vile that no one would want to see him in person
You only want to be him
Despite his negative qualities, some people are still drawn to him and strive to be like him
Mommy's got a scarecrow, gotta let the corn grow
Even though his past experiences have left him emotionally damaged, he cannot let those experiences hold him back forever
Man can't always reap what he sow
Sometimes people do bad things and get away with them, or sometimes they have to deal with the consequences later in life
"he is the maker"
He has the power to create things, but these things may also have a dark side to them
(he is the taker)
He is also someone who steals or takes things from others without their consent
"he is the saviour"
He is someone who can save people from their problems, but often at a steep price
(he is the raper)
He is also someone who can cause emotional trauma and even physical harm to others
Get back you're never gonna leave him
Despite the danger that he presents, some people are unable to leave him or his influence behind
Get back you're always gonna please him
He has a power over people that makes them always want to please him, even when he is doing harm
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SabrinaOnlineFan96
on Use Your Fist and Not Your Mouth
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.
DrJKintobor
on Spade
This is the saddest song on the album.
SabrinaOnlineFan96
on Cyclops
Correction, this song makes me think of the dark night.
SabrinaOnlineFan96
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.
SabrinaOnlineFan96
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.
SabrinaOnlineFan96
on Tattooed In Reverse
This song gives me Blitzo from Helluva Boss vibes.
SabrinaOnlineFan96
on Long Hard Road Out of Hell
This song reminds me of Shadow the Hedgehog.
DrJKintobor
on Killing Strangers
Me when my dog is killed by Russian gangsters.