The Fight Song

"The Fight Song"

"The Fight Song" is the second single of the fourth album Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death). It is a Nietzsche inspired song that is often seen as reminiscent of Blur's "Song 2". The line, "the death of one is a tragedy but the death of millions is just a statistic" is a quote from Russian dictator Josef Stalin.

Appearances

Manson as he appears in the music video

Albums

• Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
• Lest We Forget (The Best of)
• Lost & Found

Singles

• "The Fight Song" Pt. 1 and 2

Versions

• The Fight Song — Appears on Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) and Lost & Found.
• The Fight Song (Slipknot Remix) — Appears on the Resident Evil soundtrack and "The Fight Song" Pt. 1 single.
• The Fight Song (Live) — Appears on the "The Fight Song" Pt. 2 single.
• The Fight Song (Live) — Appears on the Guns, God and Government World Tour DVD.

Track listings

UK CD1

1. "The Fight Song"

2. "The Fight Song" (Slipknot Remix)

• "Disposable Teens" (Video)

UK CD2

1. "The Fight Song"

2. "Disposable Teens" (Bon Harris Remix)

3. "The Love Song" (Bon Harris Remix)

UK Vinyl Picture Disk

A1. "The Fight Song"

B1. "The Love Song" (Bon Harris Remix)

B2. "The Fight Song" (Slipknot Remix)

EU CD1

1. "The Fight Song"

2. "Disposable Teens" (Bon Harris Remix)

3. "The Fight Song" (Live)

EU CD2

1. "The Fight Song"

2. "The Love Song" (Bon Harris Remix)

3. "The Fight Song" (Slipknot Remix)

• "Disposable Teens" (Video)

Japan

1. "The Fight Song" (Live)

2. "The Love Song" (Bon Harris Remix)

3. "Disposable Teens" (Bon Harris Remix)

4. "The Fight Song" (Slipknot Remix)

5. "Diamonds & Pollen"

6. "Working Class Hero"

7. "Five to One"

8. "Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes"

Tarot cards

The UK versions of "The Fight Song" included Tarot cards featured in the Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) booklet. Each card had a description written on its back.

Music video

The band performing in front of the billboard in the video

The music video, directed by Wiz, features the band performing on stage at a football game. The teams are typical "jocks" and "goths" and according to the billboard in the background, are Holy Wood vs. Death Valley, a reference to the album featuring the track, Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death). Though it starts out as a basic football game it takes a destructive turn as a player throws a ball at the score board causing a small explosion, and a Death Valley players begins cutting down the goal post and setting it ablaze as the music video ends. As a side note, the billboard behind the band performing reads "We're all HAPPY To live in America", and all the Death Valley players have the numbers 00 on their uniforms (including Manson having it painted to his back).

Lyrics

    Nothing suffocates you more than
    the passing of everyday human events
    Isolation is the oxygen mask you make
    your children breath into survive
    
    But I'm not a slave to a god
    that doesn't exist
    I'm not a slave to a world
    that doesn't give a shit
    
    And when we were good
    you just closed your eyes
    So when we are bad
    we'll scar your minds
    
    fight, fight, fight, fight
    
    You'll never grow up to be a big-rock-star-celebrated-victim-of-your-fame
    They'll just cut our wrists like
    cheap coupons and say that death
    was on sale today
    
    And when we were good
    you just closed your eyes
    So when we are bad
    we'll scar your minds
    
    But I'm not a slave to a god
    that doesn't exist
    I'm not a slave to a world
    that doesn't give a shit
    
    the death of one is a tragedy
    but the death of millions is just a statistic.
    
    But I'm not a slave to a god
    that doesn't exist
    I'm not a slave to a world
    that doesn't give a shit
    
    fight, fight, fight, fight