Sweet Tooth
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| Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Album | Portrait of an American Family | |
| Released | July 19, 1994 | |
| Recorded | August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 5:03 | |
| Label | Nothing, Interscope | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Composer | Madonna Wayne Gacy, Gidget Gein | |
| Producer | Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor | |
"Sweet Tooth" is the tenth track on the 1994 release Portrait of an American Family.
Contents
Appearances
Albums
Soundtracks
- Strangeland (1998)
Video
The Manson Family Album Version
Versions
- "Sweet Tooth" — Appears on Portrait of an American Family.
Lyrics
her heart shivers in my hand,
she's melting on me like cotton candy
i make the faces that make you cry,
i want you more when you're afraid of
my disease, disease is draining me
anymore you're not so "pretty please"
disease, disease is draining me
i want you more when you're afraid of me
i will break you inside out
you are mine, you are mine
i will break you inside out
you are mine, you are mine
her hair hangs in swollen strings
i'm choking on her, it feels so sickening
i make the faces that make you cry
i want you more when you're afraid of
my disease, disease is draining me
anymore you're not so pretty, please
disease, disease is draining me
i want you more when you're afraid of me
i will break you inside out
you are mine, you are mine
Trivia
- This is the only song that Gidget Gein wrote both guitar & bass parts for.
Review by J7
- This section is only for archive purposes and has not been confirmed by any authority, and is only J7's interpretation written for your pleasure.
While one of the more overlooked tracks on the album, Sweet Tooth begins with the topic of human craving for instant gratification. No matter how much pleasure their actions bring them temporarily, there is a more pain gained than lost. This causes people to look upon themselves as having an incurable “disease”, thus subjecting themselves as outcasts in their social pool. The song then describes falling in love, when the love isn’t mutual, “I want you more when you’re afraid of My Disease . .” The song isn’t so much a broad social commentary as much as it is a personal song about the awful feeling of growing up convinced you are unloved by everyone but your relatives. While Sweet Tooth’s sound is definitely a bit dated, with distortion amped to its max, and an arousing drum beat, Sweet Tooth is a delectable pleasure.
