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)
Thingmaker
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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You want to act like me
You've got no sense of your own identity
You can't begin to see
That you and me makes we
That's not what I want to be
Fuck you!
So, you can't begin to feel
You can't begin to feel
You can't begin to feel
I said fuck you
I don't want to know you
I don't want to know
It's about time
I've made up my mind
Get out of my life, you motherfucker
It's about time, made up my mind
I'm taking what's mine, you motherfucker
You are made from things you steal from me
You can't begin to feel
You can't begin to feel
Can't begin to feel
So, fuck you!
You suck my energy, my personality
You steal, steal, steal from me
You can't begin to feel
You can't begin to feel
You can't begin to feel
Fuck you!
Imitation's not a flattery
So you're a pitiful thief
You're a pitiful thief
You're a pitiful thief
Fuck you!
I don't want to know you, I don't want to know
It's about time
I've made up my mind
Get out of my life, you motherfucker
It's about time, made up my mind
I'm taking what's mine, you motherfucker
You are made from things you steal from me
You can't begin to feel
You can't begin to feel
Can't begin to feel
Fuck you!
You want to worship me then just worship me
Don't even try to be
You're a fucking thief
You're a fucking thief
You're a fucking thief
Fuck you
Fuck you!
Imitation's not a flattery
So, you're a pitiful thief
You're a pitiful theif
You're a fucking thief
I don't want to know you
I don't want to know
I don't want to know you
I don't want to know you
The lyrics to Marilyn Manson's song "Thingmaker" address the issue of identity theft and imitation. Manson is speaking to someone who wants to be like him and act like him, but lacks their own sense of identity. Manson is clearly rejecting this person and states that he does not want to be associated with them. The repetition of the lines "You can't begin to feel" speaks to the idea that this person is not capable of understanding the complexities of Manson's identity and thus can never truly embody it. The chorus focuses on the idea that this person is stealing from Manson and is essentially making themselves from the pieces they have taken from him.
Throughout the song, Manson repeatedly states "Fuck you" to drive home the point that he is not okay with this person's behavior. He concludes by telling the person that if they want to worship him, they should just worship him and not try to be him because they will never truly understand him. Overall, the song emphasizes the importance of individuality and rejects the idea of imitation or copying.
Line by Line Meaning
You want to look like me
You desire to resemble me physically
You want to act like me
You aspire to behave like me
You've got no sense of your own identity
You lack a distinct and unique self-concept
You can't begin to see
You are unable to perceive the consequences of your actions
That you and me makes we
The two of us together form a collective identity
That's not what I want to be
I do not desire to be part of a collective identity with you
Fuck you!
An expression of intense anger and hostility towards you
Imitation's not a flattery
Copying and mimicking someone is not a form of admiration
So, you can't begin to feel
Your lack of creativity and originality hinders your emotional depth
I said fuck you
Reiterating previous expression of intense anger and hostility towards you
I don't want to know you
I have no interest in having any association with you
It's about time
The moment is long overdue
I've made up my mind
I have come to a firm decision
Get out of my life, you motherfucker
Leave my life and sever all ties with me, you contemptible person
I'm taking what's mine, you motherfucker
I am reclaiming what you have taken from me, you contemptible person
You are made from things you steal from me
Your identity is constructed from elements you have stolen from me
You suck my energy, my personality
You drain my life force and emulate my distinct characteristics
You steal, steal, steal from me
You incessantly take and copy from me
You want to worship me then just worship me
If you are going to idolize me, then just do it without trying to emulate me
Don't even try to be
Do not attempt to imitate or emulate
You're a fucking thief
You are a despicable person who steals from me
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The Buddha Of the Foot Hill
Greatest song they did!!
The Ultra Warrior
Is that from ash Wednesday on your profile picture?
The Rusted God
Gidget was such a good bassist, a bit of an inspiration for me, as is twiggy.
falyn outlaw
I love him may Rest In Peace he doesn’t get the credit he deserves poor Brad 💚
marlowolf
so happy to own this cd
marlowolf
huh no i just meant that i am happy to have the choklit cow cd because its hard to get.
kso kso
+marlowolf it's also quite expensive sadly :'(
Ty Bodine
I can’t find it anywhere
Yon Yensen
u said it right there! my fav era by far.
Mad_ Nadder
Yeeeeeeeessssss! Ol school MM rocks my soul like magic baby!!!!!!!