Track 99

"Track 99"
Song by Marilyn Manson
Album	Antichrist Superstar
Released	October 8, 1996
Recorded	1996 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	1:39
Label	Nothing, Interscope
Writer	Marilyn Manson
Producer	Trent Reznor, Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson

"Track 99" (also known as "Better Messiah", "Dying Years", "Empty Sounds of Hate" and "Untitled" despite there already being a song by this name) is the hidden track on the 1996 release Antichrist Superstar. Similiar to its name, the track was the ninety-ninth track on Antichrist Superstar. When the album is placed on loop, the pacing to "Irresponsible Hate Anthem" matches that of the additional distorted recitation found in "Track 99", causing the album to display a perfect loop.

The album Antichrist Superstar contains 16 tracks, opened with Irresponsible Hate Anthem and ended with Man That You Fear. After Man That You Fear ended, there were eighty-two tracks which were blank (each of them last until four seconds long). These blank tracks seperated Track 99 with Man That You Fear.

Track 99 cannot be considered as a song because it only contains the words spoken by Manson. These words were distorted. A little "odd sounds" were also added onto the track.

Appearances

Albums

• Antichrist Superstar

Versions

• Track 99 — Appears on Antichrist Superstar.

Lyrics

    go ahead and build a better messiah, we can dig another grave
    this is your calling
    if you are hearing this, there is nothing I can do
    something has grown in my chest
    and I have seen it
    it is hard and cold
    it's been dormant for many years
    I have tried to save you, but I cannot come to save you
    but this is what you deserve
    this is what we deserve
    this is something that we have brought upon ourselves
    we are not a victim, you are not a victim
    we are not a victim, you are not a victim
    god will grovel before me
    god will crawl at my feet
    these are the dying years
    these are the dying years
    when you are suffering, know that I have betrayed you