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| Cover = AntichristSuperstar.png | | Cover = AntichristSuperstar.png | ||
| Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | | Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | ||
− | | Album = [[ | + | | Album = [[Antichrist Superstar]] |
| Released = October 8, 1996 | | Released = October 8, 1996 | ||
| Recorded = 1996 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana | | Recorded = 1996 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
− | | Genre = | + | | Genre = Industrial metal, alternative metal, noise rock, groove metal |
| Length = 5:36 | | Length = 5:36 | ||
− | | Label = [[ | + | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Composer = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Trent Reznor]] | | Composer = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Trent Reznor]] | ||
| Producer = Trent Reznor, Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson | | Producer = Trent Reznor, Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | "'''The Reflecting God'''" is the fifteenth track on the 1996 release ''[[ | + | "'''The Reflecting God'''" is the fifteenth track on the 1996 release ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''. |
− | ==Appearances== | + | == Appearances == |
− | ===Albums=== | + | === Albums === |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' |
− | * ''[[Lest We Forget | + | * ''[[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]]'' |
− | ==Versions== | + | == Versions == |
− | * The Reflecting God <small> | + | * The Reflecting God <small>— Appears on ''Antichrist Superstar'' and ''Lest We Forget (The Best of)''.</small> |
− | * The Reflecting God (Live) <small> | + | * The Reflecting God (Live) <small>— Appears on ''[[The Last Tour on Earth]]''.</small> |
− | * The Reflecting God (Live) <small> | + | * The Reflecting God (Live) <small>— Appears on the ''[[Guns, God and Government World Tour]]'' DVD.</small> |
− | * The Reflecting God (Outro) (Live) <small> | + | * The Reflecting God (Outro) (Live) <small>— Performed on the [[Grotesk Burlesk]] tour and [[Twins of Evil Tour]]; never officially released.</small> |
+ | * The Reflecting God (Acoustic) (Live) <small>— Performed three times during the [[Heaven Upside Down Tour]]: in [[2017/08/02 Kyiv, Ukraine|Kyiv, Ukraine]], [[2017/08/05 Utrecht, Netherlands|Utrecht, Netherlands]], and [[2017/08/06 Lokeren, Belgium|Lokeren, Belgium]]; never officially released.</small> | ||
− | ==Lyrics== | + | == Lyrics == |
− | + | your world is an ashtray | |
− | + | we burn and coil like cigarettes | |
− | + | the more you cry your ashes turn to mud | |
− | + | its the nature of the leeches, the virgin's | |
− | + | feeling cheated | |
− | + | you've only spent a second of you're life | |
− | + | my world is unaffected, there is an exit here | |
− | + | I say it is and then it's true, there is a dream inside a | |
− | + | dream, I'm wide awake the more I sleep | |
− | + | you'll understand when I'm dead | |
− | + | I went to god just to see, and I was looking at me | |
− | + | saw heaven and hell were lies | |
− | + | when I'm god everyone dies | |
− | + | scar/can you feel my power? | |
− | + | shoot here and the world gets smaller | |
− | + | scar/scar/can you feel my power | |
− | + | one shot and the world gets smaller | |
− | + | let's jump upon the sharp swords | |
− | + | and cut away our smiles | |
− | + | without the threat of death | |
− | + | there's no reason to live at all | |
− | + | my world is unaffected, there is an exit here | |
− | + | I say it is and then it's true, | |
− | + | there is a dream inside a dream, | |
− | + | I'm wide awake the more I sleep | |
− | + | you'll understand when I'm dead | |
− | + | I went to god just to see, and I was looking at me | |
− | + | saw heaven and hell were lies | |
− | + | when I'm god everyone dies | |
− | + | scar/can you feel my power? | |
− | + | shoot here and the world gets smaller | |
− | + | scar/scar/can you feel my power | |
− | + | one shot and the world gets smaller | |
− | + | "Each thing i show you is a piece of my death" | |
− | + | shoot shoot shoot motherfucker | |
− | + | no salvation, no forgiveness | |
− | + | "this is beyond your experience" | |
− | + | Forgiveness... | |
− | ==Trivia== | + | == Trivia == |
− | * An instrumental version of "The Reflecting God" was used as an outro for "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]" during the [[ | + | * An instrumental version of "The Reflecting God" was used as an outro for "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]" during the [[Grotesk Burlesk]] tour in 2003 and sometimes during the [[Twins of Evil Tour]] in 2012. |
+ | * During live performances Manson has changed the chorus: "Shoot, shoot, shoot motherfucker!" purposely altering that on how it was worded on the initial release of the album, thus simplifying it for unknown reasons. | ||
+ | * When performing the song live, Manson often changes the lyrics "I went to god just to see, and I was looking at me" to "[...] and I was looking at you" and replace "heaven" with the name of the city were the band is performing. | ||
+ | * The song barely shares a sound similarity to a Sepultura song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDEbqLOMNYY Sarcastic Existence]" released 7 years earlier on their album ''Beneath the Remains''. | ||
− | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Reflecting God}} |
+ | [[Category:Antichrist Superstar era]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs from Antichrist Superstar]] | [[Category:Songs from Antichrist Superstar]] | ||
[[Category:Songs from The Last Tour on Earth]] | [[Category:Songs from The Last Tour on Earth]] | ||
[[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]] | [[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]] |
Latest revision as of 07:07, 12 May 2024
"The Reflecting God" | ||
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Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
Album | Antichrist Superstar | |
Released | October 8, 1996 | |
Recorded | 1996 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana | |
Genre | Industrial metal, alternative metal, noise rock, groove metal | |
Length | 5:36 | |
Label | Nothing, Interscope | |
Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
Composer | Twiggy Ramirez, Trent Reznor | |
Producer | Trent Reznor, Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson |
"The Reflecting God" is the fifteenth track on the 1996 release Antichrist Superstar.
Contents
Appearances[edit]
Albums[edit]
Versions[edit]
- The Reflecting God — Appears on Antichrist Superstar and Lest We Forget (The Best of).
- The Reflecting God (Live) — Appears on The Last Tour on Earth.
- The Reflecting God (Live) — Appears on the Guns, God and Government World Tour DVD.
- The Reflecting God (Outro) (Live) — Performed on the Grotesk Burlesk tour and Twins of Evil Tour; never officially released.
- The Reflecting God (Acoustic) (Live) — Performed three times during the Heaven Upside Down Tour: in Kyiv, Ukraine, Utrecht, Netherlands, and Lokeren, Belgium; never officially released.
Lyrics[edit]
your world is an ashtray we burn and coil like cigarettes the more you cry your ashes turn to mud its the nature of the leeches, the virgin's feeling cheated you've only spent a second of you're life my world is unaffected, there is an exit here I say it is and then it's true, there is a dream inside a dream, I'm wide awake the more I sleep you'll understand when I'm dead I went to god just to see, and I was looking at me saw heaven and hell were lies when I'm god everyone dies scar/can you feel my power? shoot here and the world gets smaller scar/scar/can you feel my power one shot and the world gets smaller let's jump upon the sharp swords and cut away our smiles without the threat of death there's no reason to live at all my world is unaffected, there is an exit here I say it is and then it's true, there is a dream inside a dream, I'm wide awake the more I sleep you'll understand when I'm dead I went to god just to see, and I was looking at me saw heaven and hell were lies when I'm god everyone dies scar/can you feel my power? shoot here and the world gets smaller scar/scar/can you feel my power one shot and the world gets smaller "Each thing i show you is a piece of my death" shoot shoot shoot motherfucker no salvation, no forgiveness "this is beyond your experience" Forgiveness...
Trivia[edit]
- An instrumental version of "The Reflecting God" was used as an outro for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" during the Grotesk Burlesk tour in 2003 and sometimes during the Twins of Evil Tour in 2012.
- During live performances Manson has changed the chorus: "Shoot, shoot, shoot motherfucker!" purposely altering that on how it was worded on the initial release of the album, thus simplifying it for unknown reasons.
- When performing the song live, Manson often changes the lyrics "I went to god just to see, and I was looking at me" to "[...] and I was looking at you" and replace "heaven" with the name of the city were the band is performing.
- The song barely shares a sound similarity to a Sepultura song "Sarcastic Existence" released 7 years earlier on their album Beneath the Remains.