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| Genre = Alternative metal, industrial metal | | Genre = Alternative metal, industrial metal | ||
| Length = 4:18 | | Length = 4:18 | ||
− | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Composer = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[John 5]] | | Composer = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[John 5]] | ||
| Producer = Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | "'''Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis)'''" is the fifth track on the 2000 release ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''. The song is for the majority, a pun utilized to mock the media's sole interest in ratings. | + | "'''Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis)'''" is the fifth track on the 2000 release ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''. The song is for the majority, a pun (Narcissus relating to narcissism, derived from the flower and greek mythology baring the same name whilst Narcosis relating to narcotics, loosely translated to "getting high on yourself" but may be in reference to the opium poppy ) utilized to mock the media's sole interest in ratings. |
− | + | ==Appearances== | |
− | + | ===Albums=== | |
− | == Appearances == | + | |
− | === Albums === | + | |
* ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' | * ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' | ||
− | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
− | * Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis) <small> | + | * Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis) <small>— Appears on ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)''.</small> |
− | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
Am I sorry your sky went black, | Am I sorry your sky went black, | ||
put your knives in babies backs? | put your knives in babies backs? | ||
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Your target audience | Your target audience | ||
I see all the old deceivers | I see all the old deceivers | ||
− | + | we all just sing their song | |
Am I sorry just to be alive | Am I sorry just to be alive | ||
− | + | put my face in the beehive? | |
Am I sorry for Booth and Oswald, pinks and cocaine too? | Am I sorry for Booth and Oswald, pinks and cocaine too? | ||
I'm sorry you never check | I'm sorry you never check | ||
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"the valley of death we are free | "the valley of death we are free | ||
+ | your father's your prison you see" | ||
+ | "the valley of death we are free | ||
your father's your prison you see" | your father's your prison you see" | ||
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you're just a copy of an imitation | you're just a copy of an imitation | ||
+ | you're just a copy of an imitation | ||
+ | |||
+ | "The president is dead, Let us pray" | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
− | * At MTV's ''Total Request Live'', Marilyn Manson went on to say it was his favorite song off | + | *At MTV's ''Total Request Live'', Marilyn Manson went on to say it was his favorite song off Holy Wood. |
− | + | *The song ends with the famous snippet uttered by WABC Radio broadcaster Don Gardiner after the confirmation of President John. F Kennedy's expiration, "The President is dead. Let us pray". It would then lead to the next song [["President Dead"]], itself taken from a newspaper headline announcing the president's passing. | |
− | * The song ends with the famous snippet uttered by WABC Radio broadcaster Don Gardiner after the confirmation of President John | + | |
− | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
[[Category:Songs from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]] | [[Category:Songs from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]] | ||
[[Category:Never performed live]] | [[Category:Never performed live]] | ||
− | [[Category:Holy Wood | + | [[Category:Holy Wood Era]] |
+ | [[Category:Marilyn Manson]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Ginger Fish]] | ||
+ | [[Category:John 5]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Twiggy]] |