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| Name = Tourniquet | | Name = Tourniquet | ||
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| 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 = Alternative metal | + | | Genre = Alternative metal, gothic rock |
| Length = 4:29 | | Length = 4:29 | ||
| − | | Label = [[ | + | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Composer = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Daisy Berkowitz]] | | Composer = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Daisy Berkowitz]] | ||
| Producer = [[Trent Reznor]], Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson | | Producer = [[Trent Reznor]], Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | "'''Tourniquet'''" is the second single and fourth track of the second album ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''. In the first few seconds of the song, backmasked vocals can be heard, which are: "This is my lowest point of vulnerability" | + | "'''Tourniquet'''" is the second single and fourth track of the second album ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''. In the first few seconds of the song, backmasked vocals can be heard, which are: "This is my lowest point of vulnerability". |
| − | ==Appearances== | + | == Appearances == |
| − | ===Albums=== | + | === Albums === |
* ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' | * ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Lest We Forget | + | * ''[[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]]'' |
| − | ===Singles=== | + | === Singles === |
* ''[[Tourniquet (single)|Tourniquet]]'' | * ''[[Tourniquet (single)|Tourniquet]]'' | ||
| − | ==Versions== | + | == Versions == |
| − | * Tourniquet <small> | + | * Tourniquet <small>— Appears on ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' and ''Lest We Forget – The Best Of''.</small> |
| − | * [[The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix]] <small> | + | * [[The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix]] <small>— Appears on the "Tourniquet" single and [[The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix]].</small> |
| − | * [[The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix (Edit)]] <small> | + | * [[The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix (Edit)]] <small>— Appears on the "Tourniquet" Pt. 1 single, ''[[Remix & Repent]]'', and the Deluxe Edition of ''Lest We Forget – The Best Of''.</small> |
| − | * Tourniquet (Demo)<small> | + | * Tourniquet (Edit)<small>— Appears on ''[[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]]''.</small> |
| − | + | * Tourniquet (Demo)<small>— Released by Scott Putesky through his Soundcloud page in 2011 and appears on ''[[Antichrist Final Songs]]''.</small> | |
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| − | ==Music video== | + | == Demo Version == |
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| + | == Music video == | ||
| + | [[File:TourniquetScreenshot.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Manson observing his creation.]] | ||
The [http://youtube.com/watch?v=VEYY-Wl_VMk video] for "Tourniquet" features an array of grotesque imagery within a dark and surreal environment. It is mostly concentrated around an odd humanoid, suggested by the lyrics to be a creation of Manson's, propped up on wheels to move. He tends to his creation with the assistance of another child-like creature throughout the video. | The [http://youtube.com/watch?v=VEYY-Wl_VMk video] for "Tourniquet" features an array of grotesque imagery within a dark and surreal environment. It is mostly concentrated around an odd humanoid, suggested by the lyrics to be a creation of Manson's, propped up on wheels to move. He tends to his creation with the assistance of another child-like creature throughout the video. | ||
| − | ==Lyrics== | + | === Behind the scenes === |
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| − | + | == Lyrics == | |
| − | + | she's made of hair and bone and little teeth | |
| − | + | and things I cannot speak | |
| − | + | she comes on like a crippled plaything | |
| − | + | spine is just a string | |
| − | + | I wrapped our love in all this foil | |
| − | + | silver-tight like spider legs | |
| − | + | I never wanted it to ever spoil | |
| − | + | but flies will always lay their eggs | |
| − | + | Take your hatred out on me | |
| − | + | make your victim my head | |
| + | you never ever believed in me | ||
| + | I am your tourniquet | ||
| + | prosthetic synthesis with butterfly | ||
| + | sealed up with virgin stitch | ||
| + | if it hurts just tell me | ||
| + | preserve the innocence | ||
| + | I never wanted it to end like this, | ||
| + | but flies will lay their eggs | ||
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
| + | * Like many Marilyn Manson songs from the first three albums, the lyrics to this song were previously a poem [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]] had written prior to the formation of the band. | ||
| + | * "Tourniquet", along with "[[Coma White]]" and "[[Get Your Gunn]]", was made available to download as a playable track on ''Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock'' on February 8, 2011 as part of the February Megapack. | ||
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| − | [[Category:Antichrist Superstar | + | [[Category:Antichrist Superstar era]] |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]] |
[[Category:Songs from Antichrist Superstar]] | [[Category:Songs from Antichrist Superstar]] | ||
[[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]] | [[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs with music videos]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 16 March 2024
This article is about the song
- for the single see Tourniquet (single)
| "Tourniquet" | ||
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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 | Alternative metal, gothic rock | |
| Length | 4:29 | |
| Label | Nothing, Interscope | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Composer | Twiggy Ramirez, Daisy Berkowitz | |
| Producer | Trent Reznor, Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson | |
"Tourniquet" is the second single and fourth track of the second album Antichrist Superstar. In the first few seconds of the song, backmasked vocals can be heard, which are: "This is my lowest point of vulnerability".
Contents
Appearances[edit]
Albums[edit]
Singles[edit]
Versions[edit]
- Tourniquet — Appears on Antichrist Superstar and Lest We Forget – The Best Of.
- The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix — Appears on the "Tourniquet" single and The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix.
- The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix (Edit) — Appears on the "Tourniquet" Pt. 1 single, Remix & Repent, and the Deluxe Edition of Lest We Forget – The Best Of.
- Tourniquet (Edit)— Appears on Lest We Forget – The Best Of.
- Tourniquet (Demo)— Released by Scott Putesky through his Soundcloud page in 2011 and appears on Antichrist Final Songs.
Demo Version[edit]
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Music video[edit]
The video for "Tourniquet" features an array of grotesque imagery within a dark and surreal environment. It is mostly concentrated around an odd humanoid, suggested by the lyrics to be a creation of Manson's, propped up on wheels to move. He tends to his creation with the assistance of another child-like creature throughout the video.
Behind the scenes[edit]
Lyrics[edit]
she's made of hair and bone and little teeth and things I cannot speak she comes on like a crippled plaything spine is just a string I wrapped our love in all this foil silver-tight like spider legs I never wanted it to ever spoil but flies will always lay their eggs Take your hatred out on me make your victim my head you never ever believed in me I am your tourniquet prosthetic synthesis with butterfly sealed up with virgin stitch if it hurts just tell me preserve the innocence I never wanted it to end like this, but flies will lay their eggs
Trivia[edit]
- Like many Marilyn Manson songs from the first three albums, the lyrics to this song were previously a poem Manson had written prior to the formation of the band.
- "Tourniquet", along with "Coma White" and "Get Your Gunn", was made available to download as a playable track on Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock on February 8, 2011 as part of the February Megapack.
