Difference between revisions of "Angel with the Scabbed Wings"
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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 = Industrial metal, | + | | Genre = Industrial metal, Speed metal |
| Length = 3:53 | | Length = 3:53 | ||
| Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | ||
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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 | Industrial metal, Speed metal | |
| Length | 3:53 | |
| Label | Nothing, Interscope | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Composer | Marilyn Manson, Twiggy Ramirez, Madonna Wayne Gacy | |
| Producer | Trent Reznor, Dave Ogilvie, Marilyn Manson | |
"Angel with the Scabbed Wings" is the tenth track on the 1996 release Antichrist Superstar. The song features a riff strikingly similar to the main theme of the Broadway Jesus Christ Superstar, of which Antichrist Superstar is a parody.
Contents
Appearances
Albums
Versions
- Angel with the Scabbed Wings — Appears on Antichrist Superstar.
- Angel with the Scabbed Wings (Live) — Appears on Dead to the World.
Lyrics
he is the angel with the scabbed wings
hard-drug face, want to powder his nose
he will deflower the freshest crop
dry up all the wombs with his rock and roll sores
dead
is what he is, he does what he please
the things that he has you'll never want to see
what you're never gonna be now
sketch a little keyhole for looking-glass people
you don't want to see him
you only want to be him
mommy's got a scarecrow, gotta let the corn grow
man can't always reap what he sow
"he is the maker"
(he is the taker)
"he is the saviour"
(he is the raper)
dead
is what he is, he does what he please
the things that he has you'll never want to see
what you're never gonna be now
sketch a little keyhole for looking-glass people
you don't want to see him
you only want to be him
mommy's got a scarecrow, gotta let the corn grow
man can't always reap what he sow
"he is the maker"
(he is the taker)
"he is the saviour"
(he is the raper)
get back you're never gonna leave him
get back you're always gonna please him
Trivia
- The song's mention of "looking-glass people" is likely a reference to the Lewis Carroll story Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Marilyn Manson later attempted to incorporate characters from this book, including Alice, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, into the film Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll.
