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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell | | Name = I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell | ||
− | | Cover = The-High-End- | + | | Cover = The-High-End-Of-Low.jpg |
| Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | | Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Album = [[The High End of Low]] | | Album = [[The High End of Low]] | ||
| Released = May 20, 2009 | | Released = May 20, 2009 | ||
| Recorded = March 2008–January 2009 in Los Angeles and Hollywood, California | | Recorded = March 2008–January 2009 in Los Angeles and Hollywood, California | ||
− | | Genre = | + | | Genre = |
− | | Length = | + | | Length = 3:57 |
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | | Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | ||
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
− | | Composer = | + | | Composer = |
− | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, Chris Vrenna, Twiggy, [[Sean Beavan]] | + | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Chris Vrenna]], [[Twiggy]], [[Sean Beavan]] |
}} | }} | ||
− | "'''I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell'''" is the thirteenth track from the 2009 release ''[[The High End of Low]]''. Its title was revealed on April 16, 2009, in an update on | + | "'''I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell'''" is the thirteenth track from the 2009 release ''[[The High End of Low]]''. Its title was revealed on April 16, 2009, in an update on the band's official website. As "high end of low" is a recurring lyric in the song, "I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell" is essentially the album's title track. |
− | == Music details == | + | ==Music details== |
In his review for The Quietus, John Robb gave a surprisingly sparse analysis of "I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell", although he did declare it "Another maggot-infested ride into the trough of melancholy."<ref>[http://thequietus.com/articles/01639-marilyn-manson-high-end-of-low-album-review Marilyn Manson's High End Of Low Reviewed Track-By-Track]. John Robb. The Quietus. May 12, 2009</ref> | In his review for The Quietus, John Robb gave a surprisingly sparse analysis of "I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell", although he did declare it "Another maggot-infested ride into the trough of melancholy."<ref>[http://thequietus.com/articles/01639-marilyn-manson-high-end-of-low-album-review Marilyn Manson's High End Of Low Reviewed Track-By-Track]. John Robb. The Quietus. May 12, 2009</ref> | ||
− | In his review for Allmusic, Phil Freeman, who was unsatisfied by the album, noted that the title "I | + | In his review for Allmusic, Phil Freeman, who was unsatisfied by the album, noted that the title "I Want to Kill You Like They Do in the Movies" reads "like Manson-by-numbers."<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wcfoxzy0ldde The High End of Low]. Phil Freeman. Allmusic. May 16, 2009.</ref> |
− | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
− | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[The High End of Low]]'' | * ''[[The High End of Low]]'' | ||
− | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
− | * "I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell" <small> | + | * "I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell" <small>— Appears on ''The High End of Low''</small> |
− | * " | + | * "I Have to Look Up Just to See Hell" (Alternate Version) <small>— Appears on the deluxe edition of ''The High End of Low''</small> |
− | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
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before our sorceries | before our sorceries | ||
the party has just begun. | the party has just begun. | ||
− | + | Time-lapse and dancing and rotting in place, | |
and we have reached the high end of low | and we have reached the high end of low | ||
− | + | The high end of low | |
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− | + | You can take me | |
− | + | The grave can take me | |
− | + | The earth is waiting to eat us alive | |
− | + | I love you damaged | |
− | + | I need human wreckage | |
− | + | I Have to Look Up | |
− | + | Just to See Hell | |
− | + | Fallen, fallen, fallen from grace | |
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now for you | now for you | ||
this is why you should run | this is why you should run | ||
− | + | The core of a woman | |
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is where her body | is where her body | ||
chooses to revolve like a corpse. | chooses to revolve like a corpse. | ||
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into the napalm heart i explode, | into the napalm heart i explode, | ||
I explode | I explode | ||
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the earth is waiting to eat us alive | the earth is waiting to eat us alive | ||
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the light shines in the darkness | the light shines in the darkness | ||
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− | == References == | + | ==References== |
− | <references/> | + | <references /> |
− | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
[[Category:Songs from The High End of Low]] | [[Category:Songs from The High End of Low]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Unreleased works]] |
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