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.
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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)
Running To The Edge Of The World
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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Up to the top of the hill?
We had our knives drawn
They were as sharp
As we were in love
If god crossed us
We'd take all his drugs
And his house down
And wait for the fire to spread
Sometimes hate is not enough
To turn this all to ashes
Together as one
Against all others
Break all of our wings
And make sure it crashes
We're running to the
Edge of the world
Running, running away
We're running to the edge of the world
I don't know if the world will end today
I had no choice
To erase the debt of our families
Let you say goodbye
With lips like dynamite
And everyone
Turned their backs
Because they knew
When we held on tight
To each other
We were something fatal
That fell into the wrong hands
Sometimes hate is not enough
To turn this all to ashes
Together as one
Against all others
Break all of your wings
And make sure it crashes
We're running to the edge of the world
Running, running away
We're running to the edge of the world
I don't know if the world will end today
We don't see death, we see destruction
Death, we see destruction
We don't see death, we see destruction
Death, we see destruction
We're running to the edge of the world
Running, running away
We're running to the edge of the world
But I don't know if the world will end today
We're running to the edge of the world
Running, running away
We're running to the edge of the world
Don't know if the world will end today
See a new beginning rise behind the sun
We can never catch up to them as fast as we run
See a new beginning rise behind the sun
We can never catch up to them as fast as we run
See a new beginning rise behind the sun
We can never catch up to them as fast as we run
See a new beginning rise behind the sun
We can never catch up to them as fast as we run
The lyrics of "Running To The Edge Of The World" by Marilyn Manson depict a tumultuous, passionate and destructive relationship. The song details the feelings of two lovers who are willing to go to any lengths for each other, including destroying the world if it gets in the way of their love. The lyrics are dark, violent and filled with imagery of destruction and chaos. With lines like "If god crossed us, we'd take all his drugs, burn his money, and his house down", the song paints a picture of two lovers who are willing to harness their destructive energy against any obstacle that comes their way.
The singer describes how they had no choice but to erase the debt of their families and how everyone turned their backs on them because they were something fatal that fell into the wrong hands. The lyrics describe a strong bond between the lovers that is sometimes not enough because the hate that they have towards the world cannot turn everything into ashes. The chorus describes how they are running to the edge of the world, as if all the chaos and destruction were not enough for them, and they don't know if the world will end that day.
Overall, "Running To The Edge Of The World" paints a picture of two lovers whose passion for each other is matched only by their thirst for destruction. They are ready to take on the world and break all the barriers that come their way, making them a force to be reckoned with.
Line by Line Meaning
Remember when I took you
Up to the top of the hill?
Do you recall when I took you to the hilltop?
We had our knives drawn
They were as sharp
As we were in love
We had weapons ready that were as sharp as our love for one another
If god crossed us
We'd take all his drugs
Burn his money
And his house down
And wait for the fire to spread
If God ever offended us, we would take all of his drugs, burn down his house and money and wait for the destruction to spread
Sometimes hate is not enough
To turn this all to ashes
Together as one
Against all others
Break all of our wings
And make sure it crashes
Hatred sometimes isn't adequate to make things fall apart. We have to unite against everyone else and destroy ourselves to ensure everything crashes down
We're running to the
Edge of the world
Running, running away
We're running to the edge of the world
I don't know if the world will end today
We're fleeing to the boundary of the earth, uncertain if our world will soon face destruction
I had no choice
To erase the debt of our families
Let you say goodbye
With lips like dynamite
I had no option but to eliminate our family's debts, then allow you to say farewell with a powerful kiss
And everyone
Turned their backs
Because they knew
When we held on tight
To each other
We were something fatal
That fell into the wrong hands
Everyone turned away from us because they comprehended that when we held on to each other tightly, we were something disastrous that ended up in the wrong hands
We don't see death, we see destruction
Death, we see destruction
We don't perceive death; we see ruin and devastation
See a new beginning rise behind the sun
We can never catch up to them as fast as we run
A new start is emerging behind the sun, and we can't catch up to them regardless of how fast we run
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Brian Warner, Chris Vrenna, Jeordie White
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