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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
     he is the angel with the scabbed wings
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     He is the angel with the scabbed wings
     hard-drug face, want to powder his nose
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     Hard-drug face, want to powder his nose
     he will deflower the freshest crop
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     He will deflower the freshest crop
     dry up all the wombs with his rock and roll sores
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     Dry up all the wombs with his rock and roll sores
     dead
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     Rock and roll sores (x2)
     is what he is, he does what he please
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     the things that he has you'll never want to see
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     Dead is what he is
     what you're never gonna be now
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    He does what he please
     sketch a little keyhole for looking-glass people
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     The things that he has you'll never want to see
     you don't want to see him
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     What you're never gonna be now
     you only want to be him
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     Sketch a little keyhole for looking-glass people
     mommy's got a scarecrow, gotta let the corn grow
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     You don't want to see him
     man can't always reap what he sow
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     You only want to be him
     "he is the maker"
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     Mommy's got a scarecrow, gotta let the corn grow
     (he is the taker)
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     Man can't always reap what he sow
     "he is the saviour"
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     (he is the raper)
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     "He is the maker"
     dead
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     He is the taker
     is what he is, he does what he please
+
     "He is the saviour"
     the things that he has you'll never want to see
+
     He is the raper
     what you're never gonna be now
+
      
     sketch a little keyhole for looking-glass people
+
     Dead is what he is
     you don't want to see him
+
    He does what he please
     you only want to be him
+
     The things that he has you'll never want to see
     mommy's got a scarecrow, gotta let the corn grow
+
     What you're never gonna be now
     man can't always reap what he sow
+
     Sketch a little keyhole for looking-glass people
     "he is the maker"
+
     You don't want to see him
     (he is the taker)
+
     You only want to be him
     "he is the saviour"
+
     Mommy's got a scarecrow, gotta let the corn grow
     (he is the raper)
+
     Man can't always reap what he sow
     get back you're never gonna leave him
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     get back you're always gonna please him
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     "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
 +
    Get back you're never gonna leave him
 +
    Get back you're always gonna please him
 +
   
 +
    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
 +
   
 +
    Rock and roll sores (x8)
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==

Revision as of 19:13, 1 July 2012

"Angel with the Scabbed Wings"
Angel with the Scabbed Wings cover
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.

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
    Rock and roll sores (x2)
    
    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
    Get back you're never gonna leave him
    Get back you're always gonna please him
    
    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
    
    Rock and roll sores (x8)

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.