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)
The Speed of Pain
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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And our milk has been devoured
When you want it, goes away too fast
Times you hate it always seem to last
Just remember, when you think you're free
The crack inside your fucking heart is me
For another day
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day
I wish I could sleep, but I can't lay on my back
'Cause there's a knife for every day that I've known you
When you want it, goes away too fast
Times you hate it always seem to last
Just remember, when you think you're free
The crack inside your fucking heart is me
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day
Lie to me, cry to me, give to me, I would
Lie with me, die with me, give to me, I would
Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair, always
Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair, always
Lie to me, cry to me, give to me, I would
Lie with me, die with me, give to me, I would
Hope that we die holding hands, always
Hope that we die holding hands, always
Hope that we die holding hands
The lyrics of Marilyn Manson's song The Speed of Pain narrate the story of a broken relationship that has caused significant emotional damage to the singer. The opening lines "They slit our throats like we were flowers, and our milk has been devoured," describe the loss of innocence and how the perpetrator has taken away something precious from them. The lyrics "When you want it, it goes away too fast, times you hate it, it always seems to last," imply that the singer is desperately trying to hold on to a fleeting happiness but is unable to do so. The crack inside your fucking heart is me" refers to the emotional scars and the pain that the singer's partner has caused him.
The chorus "I wanna outrun the speed of pain for another day" is a reflection of the singer's desire to escape the emotional pain caused by his partner. The lyrics "I wish I could sleep, but I can't lay on my back because there's a knife for every day that I've known you" depict the fear of being vulnerable in a broken relationship. The lines "Lie to me cry to me give to me I would, lie with me die with me give to me I would," indicate the singer's desire to hold on to the relationship even though it's causing him considerable emotional damage. The final lines of the song "Hope that we die holding hands always" suggest the acceptance of the inevitable end of the relationship and the singer's desire to have some form of closure.
Line by Line Meaning
They slit our throats
Our attackers killed us violently by slitting our throats
Like we were flowers
Our attackers killed us with ease and carelessness, as if we were fragile flowers
And our milk has been devoured
Our innocence and purity has been taken away
When you want it, it goes away too fast
Pleasure is fleeting and doesn't last long
Times you hate it, it always seems to last
Pain and suffering always seem to endure
But just remember when you think you're free
Even in freedom, a part of us is forever scarred by the traumatic event
The crack inside your fucking heart is me
The traumatic experience has left a permanent scar in our hearts and minds that reminds us of the pain and suffering we went through
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
I want to escape pain as quickly as possible
For another day (x2)
For one more day, I want to endure less pain
I wish I could sleep
I wish I could forget and escape reality
But I can't lay on my back
The pain is so intense, it prevents me from sleeping properly
Because there's a knife for everyday
Every day is a reminder of the painful experience
That I've known you
That I've shared my life with someone who caused me pain
Lie to me cry to me give to me I would
I am willing to accept lies, tears, and anything else from someone who can temporarily ease my pain
Lie with me die with me give to me I would
I don't want to be alone in my pain, even if it means accepting lies and deceit
Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair (x2)
I don't care about your dark secrets, I just want you to be with me in my pain and help me forget
Hope that we die holding hands always(x3)
I hope I never have to endure pain alone, and that you'll be with me until the end
Lyrics Ā© CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Brian Hugh Warner, Jeordie White, Stephen Gregory Bier Jr., Timothy Michael Linton
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DrJKintobor
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.
@eraykahraman7669
Lyrics;
[Verse 1]
They slit our throats
Like we were flowers
And our milk has been
Devoured
[Pre-Chorus]
When you want it, it goes away too fast
Times you hate it, it always seems to last
Just remember, when you think you're free
The crack inside your fucking heart is me
[Chorus: Thought, Not Spoken]
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day
[Verse 2]
I wish I could sleep
But I can't lay on my back
Because there's a knife
For everyday that I've known you
[Pre-Chorus]
When you want it, it goes away too fast
Times you hate it, it always seems to last
Just remember, when you think you're free
The crack inside your fucking heart is me
[Chorus: Thought, Not Spoken]
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day
I wanna outrace the speed of pain
For another day
[Bridge]
Lie to me, cry to me, give to me, I would
Lie with me, die with me, give to me, I would
Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair, for always
Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair, for always
Lie to me, cry to me, give to me, I would
Lie with me, die with me, give to me, I would
I hope that we die holding hands, for always
I hope that we die holding hands, for always
I hope that we die holding hands
@Copeandseethe822
I wonder if he fully understands how many lives he's saved with his music. How many kids found comfort and acceptance in his lyrics.
@MultiCappie
Same.
@gjvmbmvm575
@@MultiCappie I was one of those kids.
@uszatku9417
....or not. Lol.
@gjvmbmvm575
@L L cool J who?
@Copeandseethe822
@L L cool J her comfort is in the fame and fortune she's so desperately sought all her life finally being realized as she charges people to hear "the truth" š the man is hardly a saint. He's admitted that. But she's not the innocent she's trying to make herself out to be either.
@dimitrioskultukis2358
Mr. Brian Warner is one of the greatest writers, authors, poet and rock stars of this century. God bless this man. He made people feel less Alone and bonded with troubled youth through his music.
@quintork4100
wouldnt be nothing without trent
@delgrady10
Its amazing that nowadays every other person is preaching about mental health yet Manson has been talking about mental health, addiction, depression from the 90s and back then you know when you listened to these records you knew you wernt alone.