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{{Disambiguation|the song|the live bootleg|Speed of Pain}}
 
 
 
{{Song
 
{{Song
 
| Name        = The Speed of Pain
 
| Name        = The Speed of Pain
 
| Cover      = MechanicalAnimals.png
 
| Cover      = MechanicalAnimals.png
 
| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
 
| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
| Album      = [[Mechanical Animals]]
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| Album      = [[Mechanical Animals (album)|Mechanical Animals]]
 
| Released    = September 14, 1998
 
| Released    = September 14, 1998
 
| Recorded    = 1997–1998 at the White Room, Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California and Conway Studios
 
| Recorded    = 1997–1998 at the White Room, Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California and Conway Studios
| Genre      = Alternative rock, space rock
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| Genre      = Alternative rock
 
| Length      = 5:30
 
| Length      = 5:30
| Label      = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
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| Label      = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
 
| Writer      = [[Marilyn Manson]]
 
| Writer      = [[Marilyn Manson]]
 
| Composer    = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]], [[Zim Zum]]
 
| Composer    = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]], [[Zim Zum]]
 
| Producer    = Michael Beinhorn, Marilyn Manson
 
| Producer    = Michael Beinhorn, Marilyn Manson
 
}}
 
}}
"'''The Speed of Pain'''" is the sixth track on the 1998 release ''[[Mechanical Animals]]''.
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"'''The Speed of Pain'''" is the sixth track on the 1998 release ''[[Mechanical Animals (album)|Mechanical Animals]]''.
  
== Appearances ==
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==Appearances==
=== Albums ===
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===Albums===
* ''[[Mechanical Animals]]''
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* ''[[Mechanical Animals (album)|Mechanical Animals]]''
  
== Versions ==
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==Versions==
* "The Speed of Pain" <small>Appears on ''Mechanical Animals''.</small>
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* "The Speed of Pain" <small>&mdash; Appears on ''Mechanical Animals''.</small>
  
== Lyrics ==
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==Lyrics==
 
     They slit our throats
 
     They slit our throats
 
     Like we were flowers
 
     Like we were flowers
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     When you want it
 
     When you want it
 
     It goes away too fast
 
     It goes away too fast
     Times you hate it
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     When you hate it
 
     It always seems to last
 
     It always seems to last
 
     But just remember when you think
 
     But just remember when you think
 
     You're free
 
     You're free
    The crack inside your fucking heart is me
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      The crack inside your fucking heart is me
 
      
 
      
 
     (Thought, not spoken):
 
     (Thought, not spoken):
     I wanna outrace the speed of pain for another day
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     I wanna outreach the speed of pain for another day
 
      
 
      
 
     I wish I could sleep
 
     I wish I could sleep
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     When you want it
 
     When you want it
 
     It goes away too fast
 
     It goes away too fast
     Times you hate it
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     When you hate it
 
     It always seems to last
 
     It always seems to last
 
     But just remember when you think
 
     But just remember when you think
 
     You're free
 
     You're free
    The crack inside your fucking heart is me
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      The crack inside your fucking heart is me
 
      
 
      
 
     (Thought, not spoken):
 
     (Thought, not spoken):
     I wanna outrace the speed of pain for another day
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     I wanna outreach the speed of pain for another day
 
      
 
      
 
     Lie to me, cry to me, give to me
 
     Lie to me, cry to me, give to me
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     I would
 
     I would
 
     Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair
 
     Keep all your secrets wrapped in dead hair
    I hope at least we die holding hands
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      I hope at least we die holding hands
    For always.
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      For always.
 
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== Personnel ==
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* [[Marilyn Manson]] – vocals and vocoder, arp synthesizer
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* [[Twiggy Ramirez]] – acoustic guitar and bass
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* [[Zim Zum]] – lead and synth guitar
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* [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] – keyboards, shaker and mellotron
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* [[Ginger Fish]] – drums
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* John West - background vocals
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* Lynn Davis - background vocals
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* Nikki Harris - background vocals
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* Alexandra Brown - background vocals
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* Billy Corgan - background vocals
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* Michael Beinhorn - arp synthesizer
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== Trivia ==
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* The background vocals and wailing during the chorus are sung by the same soul singers featured on "[[I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)]]".
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* [[Billy Corgan]] also lended background vocals.
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* The song appears on the 2nd teaser for the second season of ''True Blood'' on FX.
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* "The Speed of Pain" is the song Manson is the most proud of writing.<ref>[https://www.theprp.com/2018/06/11/news/marilyn-manson-reveals-which-song-of-his-hes-most-proud-of-writing/ ''Marilyn Manson Reveals Which Song Of His He’s Most Proud Of Writing'']</ref>
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* Manson noted the poem was written while on a plane and the intro effects sound similar to a plane cabin that transition into a plane engine sound.<ref>[https://www.theprp.com/2018/06/11/news/marilyn-manson-reveals-which-song-of-his-hes-most-proud-of-writing/ ''Marilyn Manson Reveals Which Song Of His He’s Most Proud Of Writing'']</ref>
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== References ==
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<references/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Speed of Pain}}
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]]
[[Category:Mechanical Animals era]]
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]]
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[[Category:Songs from Mechanical Animals]]
 
[[Category:Songs from Mechanical Animals]]

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