Editing Diary of a Dope Fiend

{{Song
| Name        = Diary of a Dope Fiend
| Cover       = Smells-Like-Children.jpg
| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
| Album       = [[Smells Like Children]]
| Released    = October 25, 1995
| Recorded    = 1994–1995 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana
| Genre       = Alternative rock
| Length      = 5:55
| Label       = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Writer      = [[Marilyn Manson]]
| Composer    = 
| Producer    = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]]
}}
"'''Diary of a Dope Fiend'''" is a remix of "[[Dope Hat]]", a song featured on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. The song's remixer is not credited in the sleeve, as it is actually a re-recording featuring a slower, more melodic beat than the original.

== Appearances ==
=== Albums ===
* ''[[Smells Like Children]]''

=== Singles ===
* ''[[Dope Hat (single)|Dope Hat]]''

== Lyrics ==
    ...pitiful fuck
    Are you still in love with me, Missi?
    I am so pretty and withdrawn

    i peek into the hole,
    i struggle for control
    the children love the show, but they fail to see the anguish in my eyes
    fail to see the anguish in my eyes
    i scratch around the brim, i let my mind give in
    the crowd begins to grin, but they seem to scream when darkness fills my eyes
    seem to scream when darkness fills my eyes, it's no surprise
    and i'm never coming down
    fail to see the tragic, turn it into magic
    my big top tricks will always make you happy, but we all know the hat is wearing me
    my bag is in the hat, it's filled with this and that
    my vision's getting fat, the rabbit's just a chicken in disguise
    stars and pills and meatballs dance before our eyes
    they will bite the hand if it is slower than the quickness of their scrutinizing eyes
    fail to see the tragic, turn it into magic
    my big top tricks will always make you happy, but we all know the hat is wearing me
    chicanery will always make you happy, but we all know the hat is wearing me

== Trivia ==
* The songs title is a reference to ''"Diary of a Drug Fiend"'', a novel by Aleister Crowley.
* The beginning features a subliminal message that speaks to his former girlfriend [[Melissa Romero]]:
    '''...pitiful fuck
    Are you still in love with me, Missi?
    I am so pretty and withdrawn'''

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