Mechanical Animals (song)
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- This article is about the song. For other uses, see Mechanical Animals (album) and Mechanical Animals (tour).
"Mechanical Animals" | ||
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Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
Album | Mechanical Animals | |
Released | September 14, 1998 | |
Recorded | 1997–1998 at the White Room, Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California and Conway Studios | |
Genre | Alternative rock | |
Length | 4:33 | |
Label | Nothing, Interscope | |
Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
Composer | Twiggy Ramirez, Zim Zum | |
Producer | Michael Beinhorn, Marilyn Manson |
"Mechanical Animals" is the third track on the 1998 release Mechanical Animals. It was partially inspired by a North Dakota boy who killed himself. His father found him dead with Manson's Antichrist Superstar on repeat in his CD player. The father blamed Manson for his son's suicide and called Antichrist Superstar the "hand grenade" that led to the tragedy.[1] The song is a concrete example of Manson's consistency with wordplay.
Contents
Appearances
Albums
Versions
- "Mechanical Animals" — Appears on Mechanical Animals.
- "Mechanical Animals" (Live) — Appears on the various artists compilation Return of the Rock Vol. 2 and the Japanese import of Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death).
Lyrics
We were neurophobic And perfect The day that we lost our souls Maybe we weren't so human If we cry we will rust And I was a hand grenade That never stopped exploding You were automatic and As hollow as the 'o' in god I am never gonna be the one for you I am never gonna save the world from you But they'll never be good to you Or bad to you They'll never be anything Anything at all You were my mechanical bride You were phenobarbidoll A manniqueen of depression With the face of a dead star And I was a hand grenade That never stopped exploding You were automatic and As hollow as the 'o' in god I am never gonna be the one for you I am never gonna save the world from you But they'll never be good to you Or bad to you They'll never be anything Anything at all This isn't me I'm not mechanical I'm just a boy Playing the Suicide King
Trivia
- The lyric "You were my mechanical bride" is a direct reference to Marshall McLuhan's critical study of popular culture The Mechanical Bride.
- The lyric "I'm just a boy playing the Suicide King" has often been misinterpreted as Manson advocating suicide. The lyric is actually colloquial slang (and used on the song as such) referring to playing card The King of Hearts, whose face always feature the King impaling his head with a sword.
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