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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
− | When I see you in the sun you're as pretty as a swastika | + | When I see you in the sun |
+ | you're as pretty as a swastika | ||
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Take you down, down from the inside | Take you down, down from the inside | ||
Take you down, down from the inside | Take you down, down from the inside | ||
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I want to smash into your face, | I want to smash into your face, | ||
like a plane, | like a plane, | ||
and drown in between your legs | and drown in between your legs | ||
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Take you down, down from the inside | Take you down, down from the inside | ||
Take you down, down from the inside | Take you down, down from the inside | ||
I'd die for your sins | I'd die for your sins | ||
if you don't kill me while I'm trying, baby | if you don't kill me while I'm trying, baby | ||
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Let me show you where it hurts | Let me show you where it hurts | ||
Let me show you where it hurts | Let me show you where it hurts | ||
Let me show you where it hurts | Let me show you where it hurts | ||
There's more than one way, to make you cry | There's more than one way, to make you cry | ||
− | When I see you in the sun you're as pretty as a swastika | + | |
− | When I see you in the sun you're as pretty as a swastika | + | When I see you in the sun |
+ | you're as pretty as a swastika | ||
+ | When I see you in the sun | ||
+ | you're as pretty as a swastika | ||
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Take you down, down from the inside | Take you down, down from the inside | ||
Take you down, down from the inside | Take you down, down from the inside | ||
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One of us is a knife | One of us is a knife | ||
One of us is ripe, baby | One of us is ripe, baby | ||
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Let me show you where it hurts | Let me show you where it hurts | ||
+ | Let me show you where it hurts | ||
+ | Let me show you where it hurts | ||
+ | There's more than one way, to make you cry | ||
+ | Let me show you where it hurts | ||
+ | Let me show you where it hurts | ||
+ | Let me show you where it hurts | ||
+ | There's more than one way, to make you cry | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 11:23, 20 May 2009
"Pretty as a Swastika" | ||
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Pretty as a Swastika cover | ||
Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
Album | The High End of Low | |
Released | May 20, 2009 | |
Recorded | March 2008–January 2009 in Los Angeles and Hollywood, California | |
Length | 2:45 | |
Label | Interscope | |
Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
Producer | Marilyn Manson, Chris Vrenna, Twiggy, Sean Beavan |
"Pretty as a Swastika" is the second 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. While the song is given this name on the band's website, online retailers refer to it as "Pretty as a ($)." It is uncertain as of yet if this is how the title is printed on album pressings.
Music details
Reviewing for Thrash Hits, Hugh Platt criticized that "the Stooges-rattle of 'Pretty as a Swastika' beats its chest in a manner all too close to the controlled-chaos thrusts of Antichrist Superstar." Platt concluded the review citing "Pretty as a Swastika" as one of the record's top tracks.[1] The Quietus' John Robb described the song as "full-on from the top," having "some nice rhythm changes that you can sense mosh pit action to. [...] This is stripped down and dirty Manson. There is mention of swastikas. The ugliness of humanity is still a fascination for the singer, whose thing has always been reflecting the ugliness of the slavering media back at them. It's a simple but effective trick, and Manson plays [their] game well, always gaining the upper hand. The track is a sneering high IQ rush before collapsing into a weird splodgy bass rumble that outros the song."[2]
In his review for Allmusic, Phil Freeman, who was unsatisfied by the album, noted that the title "Pretty as a Swastika" reads "like Manson-by-numbers."[3]
Appearances
Albums
Versions
- "Pretty as a Swastika" — Appears on The High End of Low
- "Pretty as a Swastika" (Alternate Version) — Appears on pressings of The High End of Low shipped to independent record stores
Lyrics
When I see you in the sun you're as pretty as a swastika Take you down, down from the inside Take you down, down from the inside I want to smash into your face, like a plane, and drown in between your legs Take you down, down from the inside Take you down, down from the inside I'd die for your sins if you don't kill me while I'm trying, baby Let me show you where it hurts Let me show you where it hurts Let me show you where it hurts There's more than one way, to make you cry When I see you in the sun you're as pretty as a swastika When I see you in the sun you're as pretty as a swastika Take you down, down from the inside Take you down, down from the inside One of us is a knife One of us is ripe, baby Let me show you where it hurts Let me show you where it hurts Let me show you where it hurts There's more than one way, to make you cry Let me show you where it hurts Let me show you where it hurts Let me show you where it hurts There's more than one way, to make you cry
References
- ↑ Album: Marilyn Manson - The High End Of Low. Hugh Platt. Thrash Hits. May 25, 2009
- ↑ Marilyn Manson's High End Of Low Reviewed Track-By-Track. John Robb. The Quietus. May 12, 2009
- ↑ The High End of Low. Phil Freeman. Allmusic. May 16, 2009.