Tourniquet
Marilyn Manson Lyrics

She's made of hair and bone and little teeth
The person being referred to is stripped down to the most basic elements, with no real substance or personality.

And things that cannot speak
The person has no voice, no willpower of their own, and is easily manipulated and controlled.

She comes on like a crippled plaything
The person is put on display, a toy to be played with, but one that is not functioning properly.

Her spine is just a string
This person is weak - not just physically but emotionally and mentally as well.

I wrapped our love in all this foil
The person tried to contain their love and protect it with a thin layer of material, but it was not enough to keep it from spoiling.

Silver tight like spider legs
The foil held the love together in a fragile manner, much like the legs of a spider hold its body together.

I never wanted it to ever spoil
The person desperately wanted their love to remain pure and untainted.

But flies will always lay their eggs
No matter how hard they tried, outside forces ultimately ruined their love and made it rot.

Take your hatred out on me
The person is willing to take the brunt of someone else's anger and frustration, as though offering themselves up as a punching bag of sorts.

Make your victim my head
The person is so desperate for attention and affection that they are willing to become a target of someone else's anger, hoping to redirect that energy in their direction.

You never ever believed in me
The person feels unimportant and insignificant, with no one putting any faith in them or their abilities.

I am your tourniquet
Despite being used as a target for others' emotions, the person thinks they are necessary to keep the other person 'alive,' much like a tourniquet stops the bleeding and saves a life.

Prosthetic synthesis and butterfly
The person is artificial, created by others and lacking any sense of true individuality. The mention of a butterfly suggests a fleeting nature, something easily destroyed and forgotten.

Sealed up with virgin stitch
The person has been stitched together in a way that suggests they have never experienced anything - a virgin - a new and cold entity, fitting into a mold set by others rather than forging their own path.

If it hurts baby please tell me
Despite wanting to be loved and accepted, the person recognizes they may still 'hurt' others and wants to be informed if this is the case.

Preserve the innocence
Despite their artificiality, the person wants to remain pure and without any burden of guilt or wrongdoing.

I never wanted it to end like this
The person is unhappy with their current situation and knows there had to have been a better way for it all to have turned out.

But flies will lay their eggs
Despite the person's best intentions, outside forces have contaminated and destroyed what they wanted to preserve.

Take your hatred out on me
The person is willing to be a punching bag for others, absorbing their anger and hate in order to protect something more important to them.

Make your victim my head
The person becomes a target of someone else's anger and frustration, offering themselves up so that the other person can release those emotions without hurting anyone else.

You never ever believed in me
This line repeats, emphasizing the person's feelings of worthlessness and lack of faith from others.

I am your tourniquet
Again, the person sees themselves as a necessary thing that will save the 'life' of the person they are begging for attention from.

Take your, take your
The person is now commanding someone else to take their anger out on them, wanting to be a target of that emotion.

Get up out of me
The person wants to rid themselves of the negative emotions that they've absorbed and held on to for so long.

I'm not proud with me
Despite everything, the person still feels guilty and ashamed of their own existence and everything that has happened to them.

I never ever believed in me
The song ends with yet another repetition of the person's feelings of worthlessness and lack of self-esteem.