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| Released = November 13, 2000 | | Released = November 13, 2000 | ||
| Recorded = 1999–2000 at the Mansion in Death Valley, California | | Recorded = 1999–2000 at the Mansion in Death Valley, California | ||
| − | | Genre = Alternative | + | | Genre = Alternative metal |
| Length = 3:37 | | Length = 3:37 | ||
| − | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Composer = [[John 5]] | | Composer = [[John 5]] | ||
| Producer = Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy | ||
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| − | "'''A Place in the Dirt'''" is the ninth track on the 2000 release ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''. The song consists of only four verses and two refrains. While the instrumentation in the verses consists of only a synthesizer and percussion, the choruses are | + | "'''A Place in the Dirt'''" is the ninth track on the 2000 release ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''. The song consists of only four verses and two refrains. While the instrumentation in the verses consists of only a synthesizer and percussion, the choruses are heavy by contrast. The percussion is also absent from the first verse, making it the most quiet section of the song. |
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' | * ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' | ||
| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * A Place in the Dirt <small> | + | * A Place in the Dirt <small>— Appears on ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)''.</small> |
| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
We are damned and we are dead | We are damned and we are dead | ||
all god's children to be sent | all god's children to be sent | ||
| − | + | To our perfect place in the sun | |
| − | + | In the dirt | |
There's a windshield in my heart | There's a windshield in my heart | ||
| − | + | We are bugs so smeared and scarred | |
| − | + | And could you stop the meat from thinking | |
| − | + | Before I swallow all of it, | |
| − | + | Could you please? | |
Put me in the motorcade | Put me in the motorcade | ||
| − | + | Put me in the death parade | |
| − | + | Dress me up and take me | |
| − | + | Dress me up and make me | |
| − | + | Your dying god | |
| − | + | Angel with needles | |
| − | + | Poked through our eyes | |
| − | + | Let the ugly light | |
| − | + | Of the world in | |
| − | + | we are no longer blind | |
| − | + | We are no longer blind | |
Put me in the motorcade | Put me in the motorcade | ||
| − | + | Put me in the death parade | |
| − | + | Dress me up and take me | |
| − | + | Dress me up and make me | |
| − | + | Your dying god | |
Now we hold the "ugly head" | Now we hold the "ugly head" | ||
| − | + | The Mary-whore is at the bed | |
They've cast the shadow of our perfect death | They've cast the shadow of our perfect death | ||
| − | + | In the sun, in the dirt | |
| − | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] | |
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[[Category:Songs from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]] | [[Category:Songs from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]] | ||
[[Category:Never performed live]] | [[Category:Never performed live]] | ||
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