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)
Je$u$ Cri$i$
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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If you wanna fight, then I'll fight you
If you wanna fuck, I will fuck you
Make up your mind or I'll make it up for you
The present is too fast
Anticipation is killing us
We're cutting up rails
Sucking up snow white powder
White powder, snow white powder
High as a tower and ready to fall
To the street like a viper
(Like a viper)
(Like a viper)
(Like a viper)
I write songs to fight and to fuck to
If you wanna fight, then I'll fight you
If you wanna fuck, I will fuck you
Make up your mind or I'll make it up for you
Sucking up snow white powder
White powder, snow white powder
High as a tower
Fall to the street like a viper
(Like a viper)
(Like a viper)
(Like a viper)
I write songs to fight and to fuck to
If you wanna fight, then I'll fight you
If you wanna fuck, I will fuck you
Make up your mind or I'll make it up for you
Make up your mind or I'll make it up for you
I am like a Jesus Crisis, Jesus Crisis
And I make it all for you
I am like a Jesus Crisis, a Jesus Crisis
And I make it all for you, I make it all for you
Jesus Crisis
Jesus Crisis
Jesus Crisis
Jesus Crisis
I'm the Jesus Crisis
And I made it all for you
I write songs to fight and to fuck to
If you wanna fight, then I'll fight you
If you wanna fuck, I will fuck you
Make up your mind or I'll make it up for you
I write songs to fight and to fuck to
If you wanna fight, then I'll fight you
If you wanna fuck, I will fuck you
Make up your mind or I'll make it up for you
(Fight, Fuck) Make it up for you
(Fight, Fuck) Make it up for you
(Fight, Fuck) Make it up for you
(Fight, Fuck) Make it up for you
The lyrics to Marilyn Manson's song, "Je$u$ Cri$i$," present a hedonistic and aggressive attitude towards life, encapsulating the themes of sex, drugs, and violence. The chorus particularly emphasizes the idea that one has to make up their mind about what they want or else Manson will make it up for them, demonstrating a manipulative and domineering personality. The lines "I am like a Jesus Crisis, Jesus Crisis/ And I make it all for you" seem to be a play on the words "Jesus Christ" and suggest that Manson sees himself as a savior or a figure of salvation, although his methods would not be considered conventional. The lyrics are provocative and controversial, much like much of Marilyn Manson's work.
The verses of the song center around the use of drugs, specifically cocaine ("snow white powder"), and the way it fuels the characters' actions. The present moment is described as being "too fast," and the sense of anticipation is "killing us." The lyrics suggest a dangerous and self-destructive lifestyle, with the characters snorting up coke, cutting up their own tails, and falling to the street like a viper. The song's themes continue to be about living life to the fullest and rejecting convention, even if it means indulging in reckless behavior.
Line by Line Meaning
I write songs to fight and to fuck to
My songs are intended to be used for two things: fighting and sexual activity.
If you wanna fight, then I'll fight you
If you wish to engage in a physical confrontation with me, I am willing to do so.
If you wanna fuck, I will fuck you
If you desire a sexual encounter with me, I am willing to engage in one.
Make up your mind or I'll make it up for you
You need to decide what you want to do, or I will decide for you.
The present is too fast
The world is changing too quickly for us to keep up.
Anticipation is killing us
The anxiety caused by waiting for something to happen is causing us distress.
We're cutting up rails
We are preparing to consume cocaine.
Eating our own tails
Our self-destructive behavior is causing us harm.
Sucking up snow white powder
We are snorting cocaine.
White powder, snow white powder
Cocaine, a white powder, is being referenced.
High as a tower and ready to fall
We are extremely intoxicated and in danger of losing control.
To the street like a viper
We are in danger of collapsing and falling to the ground.
I am like a Jesus Crisis, Jesus Crisis
I am a figure of chaos and disruption, similar to the concept of a crisis or emergency.
And I make it all for you
I create my music and art with you, the listener, in mind.
I write songs to fight and to fuck to
My songs are intended to be used for two things: fighting and sexual activity.
Make up your mind or I'll make it up for you
You need to decide what you want to do, or I will decide for you.
I'm the Jesus Crisis
I am the embodiment of chaos, destruction, and emergency.
And I made it all for you
I create my music and art with you, the listener, in mind.
(Fight, Fuck) Make it up for you
I am giving you the ultimatum of choosing to fight or engage in a sexual encounter, or I will choose for you.
(Fight, Fuck) Make it up for you
I am giving you the ultimatum of choosing to fight or engage in a sexual encounter, or I will choose for you.
(Fight, Fuck) Make it up for you
I am giving you the ultimatum of choosing to fight or engage in a sexual encounter, or I will choose for you.
(Fight, Fuck) Make it up for you
I am giving you the ultimatum of choosing to fight or engage in a sexual encounter, or I will choose for you.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Brian Hugh Warner, Tyler Lee Bates
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@axelmelgarejo9648
[Edit] My top 5 from this album in order:
1st Tattoed In Reverse (It's so Mechanical Animals, it reminds me of The Dope Show)
2nd Say-Ten!
3rd Saturnalia
4th JE$U$ CRI$I$
5th WKWYFL
What's yours? Put a little description of why you choose the first place one.
@hyperacc6530
Axel Melgarejo
1st Kill4Me (I like the instrumentation on that track and the lyrics sound like theyâre out of some crazy cult leaders Head itâs cool.)
2nd WKWYFL
3rd JE$U$ CRI$I$
4th Say10
5th Revelation #12
@swervinandrew6838
Dude you killed this album Marilyn! Thanks for the kick ass music!
@tomfakaname7168
I also am grateful rn
@enigmatic9118
The bass in this song đđŒđ€đ»
@leila2278
2:20 pure art
@haleymanson7237
Lilla Jellyfuzz agreed
@heatherrosengrant
Lilla Jellyfuzz like a viper
@DjProfiK
Pure metal
@apeach3336
đŻ
@jeanpierrecoffe2057
Pure sex
@spaxpublic
I LOVE HIM SO MUCH