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{{Disambiguation|the song|the live bootleg|Speed of Pain}}
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:''This article is about the song. For the live bootleg, see [[Speed of Pain]].''
 
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{{Song
 
{{Song
 
| Name        = The Speed of Pain
 
| Name        = The Speed of Pain
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| 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, electronic rock, art 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]]
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| Composer    = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Stephen Bier|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]]''.  
  
== Appearances ==
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==Appearances==
=== Albums ===
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===Albums===
 
* ''[[Mechanical Animals]]''
 
* ''[[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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     (Thought, not spoken):
 
     (Thought, not spoken):
 
     I wanna outrace the speed of pain for another day
 
     I wanna outrace the speed of pain for another day
      
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     In my head, i wanna outrace the speed of pain for another day
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     I wish I could sleep
 
     I wish I could sleep
 
     But I can't lay on my back
 
     But I can't lay on my back
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     For always.
 
     For always.
  
== Personnel ==
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==Trivia==
* [[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)]]".
 
* 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)]]".
* [[Billy Corgan]] also lended background vocals.
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*[[Billy Corgan]] also lended background vocals.
* The song appears on the 2nd teaser for the second season of ''True Blood'' on FX.
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* The song appears on the 2nd teaser for the second season of "True Blood" on FX.
* "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:Mechanical Animals Era]]
[[Category:Mechanical Animals era]]
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]]
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]]
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[[Category:Songs from Mechanical Animals]]
 
[[Category:Songs from Mechanical Animals]]
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson]]
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[[Category:Ginger Fish]]
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[[Category:Stephen Bier]]
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[[Category:Twiggy]]
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[[Category:Zim Zum]]

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