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)
They Said That Hell's Not Hot
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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In each relationship it's not about love
Just another funeral
And just another girl left in tears
And I'm waiting
With the sound turned off, I'm waiting
Like a glass balloon, I'm fading
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
I gave my soul to someone else
She must have known that it was already sold
But it was never about her
It was about the hurt
So, I'm waiting
With the sound turned off, I'm waiting
Like a glass balloon, I'm fading
Into the void and then I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
I kill myself in small amounts
In each relationship it's not about love
Just another funeral
And just another girl left in tears
Waiting
With the sound turned off, I'm waiting
Like a glass balloon, I'm fading
Into the void and then I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
Waiting
Waiting
I'm fading
I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
The lyrics of "They Said That Hell's Not Hot" by Marilyn Manson portray the idea of self-destruction in love and relationships. The first verse reveals that the singer is aware of his own self-destructive behavior and how it affects his relationships. He kills himself in small amounts with each failed relationship, causing pain and heartbreak to the women he leaves behind. The chorus, "They said that hell's not hot," is repeated multiple times throughout the song, which can be interpreted as a metaphor that suggests that perhaps love and relationships are the real hell.
The singer then talks about giving his soul to someone else, she must have known it was already sold but it wasn't about her, it was about the hurt. This could symbolize how he gives his heart to someone new, even though he has been hurt before and that hurt continues to eat away at him. The singer still waits for someone to save him from the pain he is inflicting on himself and others, even though he is aware of his own self-destructive tendencies. He fades away like a glass balloon and is gone, which could represent how his soul is breaking apart, and he is slowly destroying himself.
In conclusion, the song "They Said That Hell's Not Hot" by Marilyn Manson expresses the idea of self-destruction in relationships and how it can lead to a feeling of hopelessness and emptiness. The lyrics suggest that despite the pain and heartbreak caused by love and relationships, we continue to search for something to save us from it.
Line by Line Meaning
I kill myself in small amounts
I am slowly destroying myself, bit by bit
In each relationship it's not about love
My relationship's purpose is not based on love
Just another funeral
Every relationship ends in destruction
And just another girl left in tears
Every relationship ends with a girl hurt
And I'm waiting
I'm stuck in limbo
With the sound turned off, I'm waiting
I'm trying to escape the noise of my thoughts and wait for something to happen
Like a glass balloon, I'm fading
I'm fragile and slowly disappearing
Into the void and then I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
I am disappearing into nothingness
They said that hell's not hot
People claim that hell isn't painful
I gave my soul to someone else
I lost myself to someone else
She must have known that it was already sold
The person I gave myself to should have known I was already broken
But it was never about her
I did not care about the person I was with
It was about the hurt
I only wanted to feel pain
Waiting
Stuck in limbo
Waiting
Unable to move on or change my situation
I'm fading
Slowly disappearing
I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
I have completely disappeared
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: TIM SKOLD, BRIAN HUGH WARNER
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I woke up today and wished for tomorrow, I don't wanna be like anyone else!
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