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"We're from America" is the twelfth track from Marilyn Manson's 2009 release The High End of Low. Its title was revealed on March 18, 2009, in the week's issue of Kerrang!. The article erroneously states that the song was released during the second week of March 2009, however this did not actually happen until March 27, when it was released for free as a 320kbps MP3. It was later reissued as a digital single on April 7 and as a physical single, scheduled for release through Hot Topic on April 14. On March 30, "We're from America" was made available for streaming on Marilyn Manson's official MySpace profile.

Music details

In the March 18, 2009 issue of Kerrang!, Marilyn Manson said of the song that "I think a lot of people will hear the track and initially think it's just political, but it's not just that, it's also me describing a lot of fucked-up scenarios that I'm going through in my personal life. Someone asked me, 'Why are you so fucked up?', 'Well, I am from America.' I hate the fact that so many people have fucked the country up, and so many people fucked up my personal life and I allowed it to happen. So in a way, I feel like America as a whole feels, but in no way does that make me a tree-hugging patriotic freedom rocker."

In response to this interview, Rudy Coby, who earlier gave a brief explanation of "Devour", said about the song on his MySpace profile, "I love the song but it doesn't sound like any other song on the album - it was the one I said he played eleventh or twelveth almost as an afterthought. [...] It's one part of a journey - but it isn't giving away the game. I totally understand why Kerrang would want this as their special preview download though - everyone is reevaluating our country right now and this song is "America the (Un)Beautiful" and doesn't take any fucking shit."

A blog by Metal Hammer describes "We're from America" as seeing the tempo of the album "finally elevated to fist-pumping pace, and features a riff that sounds like a Manson-ed up Muse riff and another Manson signature, the low rumbling toms. The lyrical themes are overt and feature the good old Manson wit we all love: "We're from America, where Jesus was born; we're from America where we speak American" and "God is an excuse." There is also the overt criticism of the pro-life neo-cons and their anti-abortion policies – this is by far the most direct song on the album, and will doubtless become an anti-anthem in line with Fight Song or Beautiful People. Again, while the backing track offers little musical complexity, it hammers home the message and allows Manson's voice to carry the tune – building like some apocalyptic dance track... played by a metal band."^[1]

Appearances

Albums

• The High End of Low

Singles

• "We're from America"

Versions

• "We're from America" — Appears on The High End of Low
• "We're from America" — Appears on the "We're from America" digital and CD singles

Track listing

Hot Topic Exclusive CD single

1. "We're from America"
2. "Four Rusted Horses" (Opening Titles Version)

Cover gallery

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  Free download cover
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  Digital single cover
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  Front cover
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  Back cover

Lyrics

    Were from America, we're from America
    where we eat our young
    Were from America, we're from America
    its where jesus was born
    Were from America, we're from America
    where they let you come on their faces
    Were from America, we're from America
    and we speak American
    
    we don't believe in credibility,
    because we know that were fucking incredible
    I wanna be a martyr,
    I don't wanna be a victim.
    I'll be a killer with a god.
    so they call me a hero.
    
    god is an excuse
    you can sing it with me
    Were from America
    
    we don't like to kill our unborn 
    we need them to grow up 
    and fight our wars.
    We believe in everything we say,
    and we say it
    because we believe it
    
    Were from America, we're from America
    we turn literature into litter
    Were from America, we're from America
    we believe in being a quitter
    I'm in recovery from America

Trivia

• During his appearance on the pilot episode for Swedish talkshow Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik, Marilyn Manson jokingly exclaimed "I speak American," in reference to the song.

References

1. ↑ Marilyn Manson 'High End Of Low' Album Track-By-Track. Metal Hammer. April 7, 2009.