Dogma
"Dogma" | ||
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Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
Album | Portrait of an American Family | |
Released | July 19, 1994 | |
Recorded | August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | |
Genre | Alternative rock | |
Length | 3:22 | |
Label | Nothing, Interscope | |
Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
Composer | Daisy Berkowitz | |
Producer | Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor |
"Dogma" is the ninth track on the 1994 release Portrait of an American Family. The earliest recording of this song dates back to the band's 1990 cassete tape The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat under the title "Strange Same Dogma".
Contents
Appearances
Albums
The Manson Family Album Version
Versions
- "Strange Same Dogma" (Demo) — Appears on The Family Jams.
- "Dogma" — Appears on Portrait of an American Family.
Lyrics
burn the witches, burn the witches, don't take time to sew your stitches burn the witches, burn the witches good is the thing that you favor, evil is your sour flavor you cannot sedate all the things you hate burn the bridges, burn the bridges, don't take time to sew your stitches burn the bridges, burn the bridges good is the thing that you favor, evil is your sour flavor i don't need your hate, i decide my fate you cannot sedate, all the things you rape
Trivia
- The song's working title was "Dogma (Citronella)".
Review by J7
- This section is only for archive purposes and has not been confirmed by any authority, and is only J7's interpretation written for your pleasure.
The greatest degree of meaning in the track Dogma can be found in the true dictionary definition of the word: “A set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.” The earliest recording of Dogma was in 1990, under the alternate title Same Strange Dogma, and contained different lyrics than the ones that would by featured on Portrait of an American Family. Most of the lyrics in Same Strange Dogma were scrapped for Dogma in lieu of the catchier and perhaps more meaningful lyrics, “Good is the thing that you favor, Evil is your sour flavor” and “You cannot sedate, all the things you hate/rape” which became the words that would be printed on the disk to Portrait of an American Family. As the title suggests, Dogma addresses religion; not really religions themselves, but rather the way humans use it to justify their fears and hatred. The lyrics are written in a straightforward and easily understandable manner, but what makes them so great and thought provoking is that they could apply to almost any period in human history, even the present. The instrumentals are a brazen assault of heavy guitar riffs, and probably the oddest, yet most practical voice sampling on the album. In a sense the song is a “sleeping classic.” No one really talks about Dogma, but it is a fantastic song.