King Kill 33°

This article is about the song

For the bootleg see King Kill 33° (bootleg)

"King Kill 33°"
Song by Marilyn Manson
Album	Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
Released	November 13, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000 at the Mansion in Death Valley, California
Genre	Industrial metal
Length	2:18
Label	Nothing, Interscope
Writer	Marilyn Manson
Composer	Twiggy Ramirez
Producer	Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy

"King Kill 33°" is the eighteenth track on the 2000 release Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death). The song opens with a sound reminiscent of the buzzing of an insect's wings, followed by a blowing sound backed by Manson whispering "blame me," referring to the Columbine massacre.

Appearances

Albums

• Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)

Versions

• King Kill 33° — Appears on Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death).
• King Kill 33° (Demo) — Appears on the King Kill 33° bootleg.

Lyrics

    Is this what you wanted?
    This is what you get.
    Turned all your lives into this shit.
    You never accepted or treated me fair
    Blame me for what I believe and I wear.
    You fucked yourselves and you
    Raised these sheep
    The blue and the withered seeds you will reap.
    You never gave me a chance to be me
    Or even a fucking chance just to be.
    But I have to show you that you played a role
    And I will destroy you with one simple hole.
    The world that hates me has taken its toll
    But now I have finally taken control.
    You wanted so bad to make me this thing
    And I want you now to just kill the king...
    
    And I am not sorry, and I am not sorry
    This is what you deserve
    And I am not sorry, and I am not sorry
    This is what you deserve
    I am not sorry, and I am not sorry
    This is what you deserve
    
    King Kill 33
    King Kill 33
    King Kill 33
    King Kill 33

Trivia

• A March 15, 2003 post made by Marilyn Manson on The Oracle section of MarilynManson.com ended with a line similar to the closing lyrics of "King Kill 33°", "And I am not sorry and I am not sorry... But I am disappointed."
• In the book Art That Kills by George Petros a handwritten note with the Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) track listing on "King Kill 33°" was listed as "Gun Factory". Apparently, this was the song's working title.
• "And I am not sorry, and I am not sorry This is what you deserve" This quote was used by Charles Manson in his essay.
• This song is the most obvious reference to Freemasonry. The grade 33 is the highest degree that exists in this organization.
• It is one of the few songs to be written in and recorded using the Eb Standard guitar tuning.
• At the start of the Twins of Evil tour with Rob Zombie, this song began to be used live as a intro for "Antichrist Superstar", with both Manson and Twiggy performing vocals.
• The song sounds similar to a Ministry song "Lava" released 4 years earlier on album Filth Pig.
• A band from Atlanta, active in the early 90s has the same title as their band name. They released two EPs, both in 1992 before breaking up.