The Nobodies (2005 Against All Gods Mix)

"The Nobodies (2005 Against All Gods Mix)"
Marilyn Manson song remixed by Chris Vrenna
Original	The Nobodies
Album	The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix
Released	March 15, 2005
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	3:39
Label	Interscope
Writer	Marilyn Manson

The Nobodies (2005 Against All Gods Mix) is a remix of "The Nobodies". Despite being a song from Holy Wood this remix and it's corresponding single were released to promote the compilation album Lest We Forget (The Best of) and the Against All Gods tour. It was remixed by Chris Vrenna who, at the time, was the band's drummer and is for the most part the same as the original with the exception of a slightly different drum track and a different instrumental mix. Probably the biggest change between the two versions is the addition of a sample of Manson talking being played over the breakdown, along with a lack of bass guitar.

Appearances

EPs

• The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix

Music video

For this single's release, the video for "The Nobodies" was re-released in an edited format. It is essentially the same as the original video with the one exception being that any footage featuring members of the band other than Manson has been removed. This was most likely done because John 5 and Twiggy appeared in the original video but were no longer in the band at the time of the re-release.

Lyrics

    Today I am dirty
    And I want to be pretty
    Tomorrow, I know that I'm just dirt

    We are the nobodies
    We wanna be somebodies
    When we're dead,
    They'll know just who we are

    Yesterday I was dirty
    Wanted to be pretty
    I know now that I'm forever dirt

    We are the nobodies
    We wanna be somebodies
    When we're dead,
    They'll know just who we are

    Some children died the other day
    We fed machines and then we prayed
    Puked up and down in morbid faith
    You should have seen the ratings that day

    Some children died the other day
    We fed machines and then we prayed
    Puked up and down in morbid faith
    You should have seen the ratings that day...

    We are the nobodies
    We wanna be somebodies
    When we're dead,
    They'll know just who we are

    We are the nobodies
    We wanna be somebodies
    When we're dead,
    They'll know just who we are

    We are the nobodies
    We wanna be somebodies
    When we're dead,
    They'll know just who we are

In addition, a speech by Manson was included in this remix that is not present in the original version:

   I don't know love, I never cared to and I'm not sure if I ever will. 
   I'm a student of hate. I know now that god is a medium. 
   Whatever I expected to save me from this life is no longer the one I can hate. 
   It is the people that made me; it is the people I wanted so much to be. 
   I may only find love in their destruction.