Lamb of God
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"Lamb of God" | ||
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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 | 4:39 | |
Label | Nothing, Interscope | |
Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
Composer | Twiggy Ramirez | |
Producer | Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy |
"Lamb of God" is the twelfth track on the 2000 release Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death). The song was inspired by the way the media presents death a la Manson's observation that the media views tragic death as a form of entertainment for the masses. It also makes references to assassination victims treated as martyrs such as John F. Kennedy, referred to by nickname ("thats how Jack became sainted"), John Lennon ("nothing's going to change the world", a line from The Beatles song "Across the Universe" which Lennon wrote, and "There was Lennon in the happy gun"), and Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer ("we were looking for Mark David").
Contents
Appearances
Albums
Versions
- Lamb of God — Appears on Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death).
Lyrics
There was Christ in the metal shell there was blood on the pavement The camera will make you god That's how Jack became sainted If you die when there's no one watching Then your ratings drop and you're forgotten But if they kill you on their TV You're a martyr and a lamb of god Nothing's going to change Nothing's going to change the world There was Lennon in the happy gun There were words on the pavement We were looking for the lamb of god We were looking for Mark David If you die when there's no one watching Then your ratings drop and you're forgotten But if they kill you on their TV You're a martyr and a lamb of god Nothing's going to change the world Nothing's going to change Nothing's going to change the world Nothing's going to change The world It took three days for him to die The born again could buy the serial rights Lamb of god have mercy on us Lamb of god won't you grant us Nothing's going to change the world Nothing's going to change Nothing's going to change the world Nothing's going to change The world If you die when there's no one watching Then your ratings drop and you're forgotten But if they kill you on their TV You're a martyr and a lamb of god Nothing's going to change the world
Trivia
- Before playing "The Fight Song" in Los Angeles, California on December 20, 2004, Manson sung a handful of lines from both this and "Little Child", however this is the only time the song has been heard live.