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| Released = October 8, 1996 | | Released = October 8, 1996 | ||
| Recorded = 1996 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana | | Recorded = 1996 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| − | | Genre = | + | | Genre = Industrial metal, Trash metal, Heavy metal, Speed metal |
| Length = 3:53 | | Length = 3:53 | ||
| − | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| − | | Composer = Marilyn Manson, [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] | + | | Composer = Marilyn Manson, [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Stephen Bier|Madonna Wayne Gacy]] |
| Producer = [[Trent Reznor]], Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson | | Producer = [[Trent Reznor]], Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson | ||
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"'''Angel with the Scabbed Wings'''" is the tenth track on the 1996 release ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''. The song features a riff strikingly similar to the main theme of the Broadway ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', of which ''Antichrist Superstar'' is a parody. | "'''Angel with the Scabbed Wings'''" is the tenth track on the 1996 release ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''. The song features a riff strikingly similar to the main theme of the Broadway ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', of which ''Antichrist Superstar'' is a parody. | ||
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' | * ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' | ||
| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * Angel with the Scabbed Wings <small> | + | * Angel with the Scabbed Wings <small>— Appears on ''Antichrist Superstar''.</small> |
| − | * Angel with the Scabbed Wings (Live) <small> | + | * Angel with the Scabbed Wings (Live) <small>— Appears on ''[[Dead to the World]]''.</small> |
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| − | + | ==Lyrics== | |
| − | + | he is the angel with the scabbed wings | |
| − | + | hard-drug face, want to powder his nose | |
| − | + | he will deflower the freshest crop | |
| − | + | dry up all the wombs with his rock and roll sores | |
| − | + | dead | |
| − | + | is what he is, he does what he please | |
| − | + | the things that he has you'll never want to see | |
| − | + | what you're never gonna be now | |
| − | + | sketch a little keyhole for looking-glass people | |
| − | + | you don't want to see him | |
| − | + | you only want to be him | |
| − | + | mommy's got a scarecrow, gotta let the corn grow | |
| − | + | man can't always reap what he sow | |
| − | + | "he is the maker" | |
| − | + | (he is the taker) | |
| − | + | "he is the saviour" | |
| − | + | (he is the raper) | |
| − | + | dead | |
| − | + | is what he is, he does what he please | |
| − | + | the things that he has you'll never want to see | |
| − | + | what you're never gonna be now | |
| − | + | sketch a little keyhole for looking-glass people | |
| − | + | you don't want to see him | |
| − | + | you only want to be him | |
| − | + | mommy's got a scarecrow, gotta let the corn grow | |
| − | + | man can't always reap what he sow | |
| − | + | "he is the maker" | |
| − | + | (he is the taker) | |
| − | + | "he is the saviour" | |
| − | + | (he is the raper) | |
| − | + | get back you're never gonna leave him | |
| − | + | get back you're always gonna please him | |
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| − | == Trivia == | + | ==Trivia== |
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* The song's mention of "looking-glass people" is likely a reference to the Lewis Carroll story ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There''. [[Marilyn Manson]] later attempted to incorporate characters from this book, including Alice, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, into the film ''[[Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll]]''. | * The song's mention of "looking-glass people" is likely a reference to the Lewis Carroll story ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There''. [[Marilyn Manson]] later attempted to incorporate characters from this book, including Alice, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, into the film ''[[Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll]]''. | ||
| − | * | + | * Often make the mistake of calling the song "Angel with her Scabbed Wings". |
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| − | [[Category:Antichrist Superstar | + | [[Category:Antichrist Superstar Era]] |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]] | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs featuring guitar solos]] | ||
[[Category:Songs from Antichrist Superstar]] | [[Category:Songs from Antichrist Superstar]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Stephen Bier]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Twiggy]] | ||
