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)
Red Head
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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Smiling faces on the wall
I took a walk down the hall
I banged my fist against the door
I tossed a quarter to the whore
The Camera flashes in my eyes
I spread the news she spreads her thighs
Red, red in my head
I grabbed her knuckles and I yanked them all
I bent her in half like a barbie doll
Love, hate, viscerate
Take this flesh and meditate
I sat there with her
We sat there 2
She said to me
What should we do
Well, I know some tricks
And I'll show them to you
Your mother won't mind at all if I do
To you
The poor little girl
The poor little girl
The poor little girl didn't know what to say
For her mother was out of the house today
Today
Today
Red, red in my head
Red, red in my head
(?)
The poor little girl
The poor little girl
The poor little girl didn't know what to say
For her mother was out of the house today
Today
Today
Red, red in my head
Red, red in my head
(?)
Red, red they call me red
Red, in bed
The girl
The lyrics to Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids' song "Red in My Head" are somewhat ambiguous and open to interpretation. The first verse seems to describe the singer's journey down a hallway, encountering various "smiling faces on the wall" and ultimately crossing a threshold into a room where a prostitute is present. The lines "I grabbed her knuckles and I yanked them all / I bent her in half like a barbie doll" suggest an aggressive and violent sexual encounter, possibly non-consensual. The chorus of "Red, red in my head" could be interpreted as a reference to the intense emotional or psychological turmoil that the singer is experiencing in this situation, or perhaps a reference to blood, either literal or metaphorical.
The second verse introduces a dialogue between the singer and the prostitute. The lines "Well, I know some tricks / And I'll show them to you / Your mother won't mind at all if I do / To you" are particularly disturbing, implying that the singer is either a predator or a sadistic manipulator. The repetition of the phrase "The poor little girl / The poor little girl / The poor little girl didn't know what to say / For her mother was out of the house today" adds to the sense of unease and victimization. The final lines of the song, "Red, red they call me red / Red, in bed / The girl," reinforce the impression that the singer is a dangerous and unstable figure who sees the world through a lens of violence and perversion.
Line by Line Meaning
Smiling faces on the wall
The posters or pictures on the wall have happy faces, but they don't make me happy.
I took a walk down the hall
I walked down the hallway of my own mind.
I banged my fist against the door
I am frustrated and angry, and I want to break through the barriers in my mind.
I tossed a quarter to the whore
I paid for sex from a prostitute because I feel empty and numb inside.
The Camera flashes in my eyes
I feel like I’m always being watched and judged by others, like a celebrity.
I spread the news she spreads her thighs
I will tell everyone how she gave into me and had sex with me.
Red, red in my head
I feel like I am consumed by anger and destructive thoughts.
I grabbed her knuckles and I yanked them all
I am hurting her and asserting my dominance over her.
I bent her in half like a barbie doll
I am manipulating her like a toy. Her body is mine to control.
Love, hate, viscerate
My emotions are intense and overwhelming, and I feel the urge to annihilate.
Take this flesh and meditate
I use physical pleasure as a way to escape from my own chaotic thoughts.
I sat there with her, We sat there 2. She said to me, What should we do. Well, I know some tricks, And I'll show them to you. Your mother won't mind at all if I do.To you
I am trying to groom and manipulate this vulnerable girl into thinking I have power and control over her life, and that having sex with me is acceptable even if her mother doesn't approve.
The poor little girl, The poor little girl, The poor little girl didn't know what to say, For her mother was out of the house today, Today, Today
I am preying on the innocence and naivete of this young girl and using her mother's absence as an opportunity to abuse her.
Red, red they call me red, Red, in bed, The girl
My nickname is 'Red' which represents my violent and explosive nature. I am in bed with this girl, treating her like a plaything only for my pleasure.
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