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| − | }} | + | }} "'''Compass and the Ruler'''" is a demo intended for Marilyn Manson's aborted soundtrack to the film ''From Hell'', recorded around the same time as the album ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''. A portion of the song was released in a low-quality fifty-second recording in a podcast, placed back to back with another demo titled "[[Jack Eats Dinner]]". Along with these demos was released a low-quality one-minute recording of a cover of Wes Montgomery's "[[Little Child]]", and a fourth song in high-quality, a cover of Charles Manson's "[[Sick City]]". "Compass and the Ruler" takes up the remaining 31 seconds of the podcast file, also containing "Jack Eats Dinner". |
| − | "'''Compass and the Ruler'''" is a demo intended for Marilyn Manson's aborted soundtrack to the film ''From Hell'', recorded around the same time as the album ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''. A portion of the song was released in a low-quality fifty-second recording in a podcast, placed back to back with another demo titled "[[Jack Eats Dinner]]". Along with these demos was released a low-quality one-minute recording of a cover of Wes Montgomery's "[[Little Child]]", and a fourth song in high-quality, a cover of Charles Manson's "[[Sick City]]". "Compass and the Ruler" takes up the remaining 31 seconds of the podcast file, also containing "Jack Eats Dinner". | + | |
| − | ==Versions== | + | == Versions == |
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| − | ==Lyrics== | + | *"[[Jack Eats Dinner]]"/"Compass and the Ruler" |
| − | The lyrics below are not complete in the sense that the song does continue, by implication. The only publicly known clip of the song in existence runs for thirty-one seconds (0:31), and so the lyrics below reflect what is heard in the released clip. | + | |
| + | == Audio == | ||
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| + | <youtube>67ubj85uPm4</youtube> | ||
| + | The song begin at 00:20 | ||
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| + | == Lyrics == | ||
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| + | The lyrics below are not complete in the sense that the song does continue, by implication. The only publicly known clip of the song in existence runs for thirty-one seconds (0:31), and so the lyrics below reflect what is heard in the released clip. | ||
I know it's complicating | I know it's complicating | ||
| − | + | My heart keeps breaking and I keep taking this | |
| − | + | I know my life is fading | |
| − | + | The second's ticking, | |
| − | + | I can't deal with this | |
| − | + | I... | |
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| + | == See also == | ||
| − | + | *[[List of unreleased Marilyn Manson projects]] | |
| − | * [[List of unreleased Marilyn Manson projects]] | + | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Holy_Wood_Era]] [[Category:Marilyn_Manson_Songs]] [[Category:Unreleased_works]] |
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Revision as of 18:53, 14 September 2011
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| Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 at the Mansion in Death Valley, California | |
| Genre | Alternative metal | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Producer | Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy | |
"Compass and the Ruler" is a demo intended for Marilyn Manson's aborted soundtrack to the film From Hell, recorded around the same time as the album Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death). A portion of the song was released in a low-quality fifty-second recording in a podcast, placed back to back with another demo titled "Jack Eats Dinner". Along with these demos was released a low-quality one-minute recording of a cover of Wes Montgomery's "Little Child", and a fourth song in high-quality, a cover of Charles Manson's "Sick City". "Compass and the Ruler" takes up the remaining 31 seconds of the podcast file, also containing "Jack Eats Dinner".
Contents
Versions
- "Jack Eats Dinner"/"Compass and the Ruler"
Audio
The song begin at 00:20
Lyrics
The lyrics below are not complete in the sense that the song does continue, by implication. The only publicly known clip of the song in existence runs for thirty-one seconds (0:31), and so the lyrics below reflect what is heard in the released clip.
I know it's complicating My heart keeps breaking and I keep taking this I know my life is fading The second's ticking, I can't deal with this I...
