Disposable Teens

"Disposable Teens"
Song by Marilyn Manson
Album	Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
Released	November 13, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000 at the Mansion in Death Valley, California
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	3:01
Label	Nothing, Interscope
Writer	Marilyn Manson
Composer	John 5, Twiggy Ramirez
Producer	Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy

"Disposable Teens" is the first single and the fourth track of the fourth album Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death). It is considered a teenage anthem of sorts, echoing what Manson sees as teenagers who act violently in retaliation against parental and social authority.

Appearances

Albums

• Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
• Lest We Forget (The Best of)

Singles

• "Disposable Teens"

Versions

• Disposable Teens — Appears on Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) and Lest We Forget (The Best of).
• Disposable Teens (Bon Harris Remix) — Appears on the "The Fight Song" Pt. 2 single.
• Disposable Teens (Live) — Appears on the Guns, God and Government World Tour DVD.
• Disposable Teens (TNA Remix) — Unreleased, used on TNA Wrestling Live Events

Tarot Cards Board

Special edition of this single included a Holy Wood Tarot cards Board for proper reading sessions.

Music video

Manson dressed up as the pope in front of a cross with a monkey hanging from it

Two music videos for the single was created by director Samuel Bayer, with one premiering on MTV's Total Request Live on October 25, 2000 (3:30-4:30pm EST). Manson asked Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM to help spread the word that the band is looking for 200 to 250 fans to dress in black and participate in the shoot. The clip was filmed in Los Angeles.

The original version features prominent symbols of Holy Wood such as Manson playing the pope, and the ape. The alternate version features a basic performance by the band, with police surrounding the stage. Both versions of the video are available on the Lest We Forget (The Best of) bonus DVD.

Lyrics

    And I'm a black rainbow
    And I'm an ape of god
    I've got a face that's made for violence upon it
    and I'm a teen distortion
    Survived abortion
    A rebel from the waist down
    
    I wanna thank you mom
    I wanna thank you dad
    for bringing this fucking world
    to a bitter end
    I never really hated the one true god,
    but the god of the people I hated
    
    You said you wanted evolution
    The ape was a great big hit
    You say you want a revolution man
    and I say that you're full of shit
    
    we're disposable teens
    we're disposable teens
    we're disposable
    
    you said you wanted evolution
    the ape was a great big hit
    you say you want a revolution, man
    and I say that you're full of shit
    
    The more that you fear us
    the bigger we get
    the more that you fear us
    the bigger we get
    and don't be surprised, don't be surprised
    don't be surprised when we destroy all of it
    
    you said you wanted evolution
    the ape was a great big hit
    you say you want a revolution man
    and I say that you're full of shit
    
    we're disposable teens
    we're disposable teens
    we're disposable

Trivia

• At the beginning of the "Disposable Teens" music video, Manson emerges from the water possibly portraying the Little Horn, a character mentioned in the Antichrist Superstar track "Little Horn". In the Bible, the Book of Daniel references a "little horn": "He arose from the water with large iron teeth that he used to smash his enemies with..." Manson's teeth in this scene appear to be iron-like.
• The line "We're rebels from the waist down" also appears in the 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, which Manson has mentioned as one of the books that had an influence on him.
• The chorus "You said you wanted evolution, the ape was a great big hit. You say you want a revolution, man, and I say that you're full of shit" are direct references to the John Lennon songs "Revolution 1" and "Power to the People", the former contain the lyric "You say you want a revolution, well you know we all want to change the world. You tell me that it's evolution, well you know we all want to change the world".
• The line "I never really hated the one true god/ but the god of the people I hated" references the quote "I did not hate God or Christ, but merely the God and Christ of the people whom I hated" by Aleister Crowley.
• The song is available to download as a playable track for the Rock Band video game series as part of the Mayhem Tour 2009 pack.
• "East Jesus Nowhere" by Green Day possibly borrows the main riff from "Disposable Teens".