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| Song by Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids | ||
| Album | Lunchbox | |
| Released | March 1991 | |
| Recorded | March 1991 at Harley Studios in Pompano, Florida | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 3:54 | |
| Label | Beat Up Your Mom | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Composer | Daisy Berkowitz | |
| Producer | Daisy Berkowitz | |
"Learning to Swim" is the third track on the 1991 release Lunchbox. It has since been recorded live and subsequently released again in 1992 on Live as Hell. The song was allegedly inspired by a message left by a fan on the band's answering machine asking for advice.
Appearances
Cassettes
Albums
Video
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Lunchbox version
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Live as Hell version
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Versions
- "Learning to Swim" — Appears on Lunchbox.
- "Learning to Swim" — Appears on Live as Hell.
- "Learning to Swim" (Remastered mix from Lunchbox) — Appears on Lunch Boxes & Choklit Cows.
Lyrics
I wanna be the fish
I like the way he swims
i bend my arms to fins
Ego scales my skin
I grab a sharp stick
And i cut my gills
The water rushes in
I'm too young
To live this life
I wanna be the fish
I like the way he swims
I grab a sharp stick
I'm too young to live
Inside this life
They want me to stay
This life I cannot feign
The Live as Hell version has the alternative lyric: I'm too young to live in sadness.
Trivia
- On most bootlegs this track is mislabeled as "Respected But Rejected" and "Learning".
- The ending of this song was reworked once Sara Lee Lucas joined the band
