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)
if i was your vampire
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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No shadows, no reflections here
Lying cheek to cheek in your cold embrace
So soft and so tragic as a slaughterhouse
You press the knife against your heart
And say that, "I love you
So much you must kill me now."
So much you must kill me now
If I was your vampire, certain as the moon
Instead of killing time, we'll have each other till the sun
If I was your vampire, death waits for no one
Hold my hands across your face because I think our time has come
Digging your smile apart with my spade-tongue
And the hole is where the heart is
We built this tomb together; I will fill it alone
(Beyond the pale everything's black, no turning back)
If I was your vampire, certain as the moon
Instead of killing time, we'll have each other till the sun
If I was your vampire, death waits for no one
Hold my hands across your face because I think our time has come
Blood-stained sheets
In the shape of your heart
This is where it starts
Blood-stained sheets
In the shape of your heart
This is where it starts
This is where it will end
Here comes the moon again
Six-nineteen, and I know I'm ready
Drive me off the mountain; you'll burn, and I'll eat your ashes
Impossible wheels seducing our corpse
If I was your vampire, certain as the moon
Instead of killing time, we'll have each other till the sun
If I was your vampire, death waits for no one
Hold my hands across your face because I think our time has come
(Beyond the pale everything's black, no turning back)
(Beyond the pale everything's black, no turning back)
This is where it starts
This is where it will end
Here comes the moon again
Here comes the moon again
This is where it starts
This is where it will end
Here comes the moon again
Here comes the moon again
Here comes the moon again
Here comes the moon again
The song "If I Was Your Vampire" by Marilyn Manson is a dark and twisted love song, detailing the desire of a vampire to be with someone forever, even beyond death. The lyrics describe the vampire's longing for his lover, even as he contemplates killing her so that they may be together forever. The song paints a picture of a tragic and fatalistic romance that is doomed from the start.
The lyrics begin with a bleak and desolate setting, Christmas morning with no shadows or reflections. The vampire is lying cheek to cheek with his lover in a cold embrace. He describes their relationship as "so soft and tragic as a slaughterhouse," implying that their love is doomed to end in tragedy. The vampire fantasizes about being with his lover forever, and contemplates killing her so that they may be together for eternity.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase, "If I was your vampire, certain as the moon," suggesting that the vampire desires to be with his lover forever, even at the cost of her life. The lyrics describe the vampire's desire for the love and companionship that he has never known before, and his willingness to do whatever it takes to achieve it. The song ends with the repeated phrase, "Here comes the moon again," hinting at the inevitable cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
Line by Line Meaning
Six A.M., Christmas morning
It's early in the morning on Christmas Day
No shadows, no reflections here
It's a dark and eerie place with no light
Lying cheek to cheek in your cold embrace
Manson is holding the person he is singing to closely, but it's a cold, lifeless embrace
So soft and so tragic as a slaughterhouse
Despite the gruesome and terrible nature of a slaughterhouse, there is a softness and a tragedy to it
You press the knife against your heart
The other person is holding a knife to their heart
And say that, "I love you
They express their love to Manson before they commit an act of violence
So much you must kill me now."
They are so consumed with their love that they would rather die than be apart from Manson
If I was your vampire, certain as the moon
Manson is imagining what it would be like if he were a vampire and could be with this person forever
Instead of killing time, we'll have each other till the sun
Instead of wasting their time, they will spend eternity together
Death waits for no one
Death will come for them eventually, so they should make the most of their time together
Hold my hands across your face because I think our time has come
Manson is holding the other person's hands to their face because he thinks they are going to die soon
Digging your smile apart with my spade-tongue
Manson is kissing the other person in a way that is violent and predatory
And the hole is where the heart is
They have built a place to bury themselves together, where their hearts will be
We built this tomb together; I will fill it alone
Although they made the tomb together, Manson will be the only one left to fill it
Beyond the pale, everything's black, no turning back
There is no escape, and everything is beyond help or redemption
Blood-stained sheets in the shape of your heart
The sheets are stained with blood in the shape of the other person's heart
This is where it starts
This is where their journey together begins
This is where it will end
This is where they will eventually come to their final destination
Here comes the moon again
The moon is a symbol of eternity and the passage of time
Six-nineteen, and I know I'm ready
Manson is ready for whatever comes next at 6:19
Drive me off the mountain; you'll burn, and I'll eat your ashes
The two will take a suicidal plunge off a mountain together; Manson will survive the crash and consume the ashes of the other person
Impossible wheels seducing our corpse
Their bodies will be trapped and seduced by these impossible wheels, unable to move on or leave this world behind
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: BRIAN HUGH WARNER, TIM SKOLD
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I woke up today and wished for tomorrow, I don't wanna be like anyone else!
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on The Speed of Pain
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.
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on Spade
This is the saddest song on the album.
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on Cyclops
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on HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD
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on I Want to Disappear
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on Posthuman
This song reminds me of the Mike Teavee Oompa Loompa song from the 2005 Willy Wonka movie, which is funny since Johnny Depp is friends with Marilyn Manson.
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on Tattooed In Reverse
This song gives me Blitzo from Helluva Boss vibes.
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on Long Hard Road Out of Hell
This song reminds me of Shadow the Hedgehog.