Revision as of 00:27, 7 May 2009

"Blank and White" is the sixth track from the 2009 release The High End of Low. Its title was revealed on April 7, 2009, in a blog which described both it and eight other songs from the album.^[1]

Music details

A blog by Metal Hammer describes "Blank and White" as having "the foot-stomping tambourine-rattling swagger of any of the greats, and the guitar twangs it's riff like an Aerosmith oldie. The tempo is back a bit and the melodies and lyrics and rhythms all combine to awesome effect in the chorus. Again, while the subject matter isn't totally transparent it appears to be about "stupid teenage girls" and their appreciation of music/bands. It's interesting that Manson seems to have ditched much of the 'metal' base of his sound, only adding in distorted solos and walls of guitars to obviate the stripped nature of the rest of the tracks. The final chorus here is an album peak, with a signature aggressive sleazy solo, mounds of ugly guitars and Manson screaming his lungs out... finally finishing with a haunting and exhausted whisper. He may be all old and happy now, but he still knows where the anger lives deep down."^[1]

Appearances

Albums

• The High End of Low

Versions

• "Blank and White" — Appears on The High End of Low

Lyrics

The following can be heard from a 30-second sample of the song available on the iTunes Store:

    (...) where we're going tonight
    All you fuckers wrote beep-beep-beep and drunk karaoke cars
    If it's too dumb to see you say you still sing it,
    Then I just cue the applause
    Let's make sure the music's loud enough we won't even hear it end

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marilyn Manson 'High End Of Low' Album Track-By-Track. Metal Hammer. April 7, 2009.