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Manson touched on the song's inspiration and subject matter briefly in a June 2009 interview with ''Revolver'': "It's kind of a murder-suicide story based on the reality of my life that day. The record maybe saved me, and the person I would have killed also. If somebody says they want to be with you until they die, I take that kind of seriously. It became a song...luckily." | Manson touched on the song's inspiration and subject matter briefly in a June 2009 interview with ''Revolver'': "It's kind of a murder-suicide story based on the reality of my life that day. The record maybe saved me, and the person I would have killed also. If somebody says they want to be with you until they die, I take that kind of seriously. It became a song...luckily." | ||
| − | The song was written 3 days before what was planned to be a dark Romeo and Juliet murder suicide. He had planned to kill himself and his lover. In a 2009 interview with Shockhound,he revealed the "would be" tragedy, explaining the situation with mild detail, quoting that he had said "I'm going to kill you first, because I don't trust you." | + | The song was written 3 days before what was planned to be a dark Romeo and Juliet murder suicide. He had planned to kill himself and his lover. In a 2009 interview with Shockhound,he revealed the "would be" tragedy, explaining the situation with mild detail, quoting that he had said "I'm going to kill you first, because I don't trust you." |
| − | == Music details == | + | ==Music details== |
| − | {{cquote|"It's kind of murder-suicide story based on the reality of my like that day. The record maybe saved me, and the person I would have killed also. If somebody says they want to be with you until they die, I take that kind of seriously. It became a song...luckily." |source= | + | {{cquote|"It's kind of murder-suicide story based on the reality of my like that day. The record maybe saved me, and the person I would have killed also. If somebody says they want to be with you until they die, I take that kind of seriously. It became a song...luckily." |source=—[[Marilyn Manson]] Interview with Revolver Magazine}} |
A blog by ''Metal Hammer'' describes "Devour" as "a classic Manson-esque 'noise' track – super 8 running a loop or something. This [is] followed by a dulcet clean guitar strum up the neck, which sounds surprisingly gentle and serene – very un-Manson – more like the post-hardcore sounds [of] Isis or Russian Circles. When his voice joins the bass and guitars, it's back to the great old troubled tortured alien of [[Mechanical Animals]] – far superior and more earnest than [[Eat Me, Drink Me|the last album]] (what was it called again?). The refrain, "I will love you, if you let me" rings out before the heavy guitars and rocking drums hit the mix proper – but only after 3 minutes and only for 40 seconds. The track reaches its crescendo with the repeated phrase "I can't sleep, until I devour you" screamed over and over. This is the best Manson has been since [[This Is the New Shit|New Shit]] from [[The Golden Age of Grotesque|The Golden Age Of Grotesque]]."<ref>[http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/uncategorized/marilyn-manson-high-end-of-low-album-track-by-track/ Marilyn Manson 'High End Of Low' Album Track-By-Track]. ''Metal Hammer''. April 7, 2009.</ref> | A blog by ''Metal Hammer'' describes "Devour" as "a classic Manson-esque 'noise' track – super 8 running a loop or something. This [is] followed by a dulcet clean guitar strum up the neck, which sounds surprisingly gentle and serene – very un-Manson – more like the post-hardcore sounds [of] Isis or Russian Circles. When his voice joins the bass and guitars, it's back to the great old troubled tortured alien of [[Mechanical Animals]] – far superior and more earnest than [[Eat Me, Drink Me|the last album]] (what was it called again?). The refrain, "I will love you, if you let me" rings out before the heavy guitars and rocking drums hit the mix proper – but only after 3 minutes and only for 40 seconds. The track reaches its crescendo with the repeated phrase "I can't sleep, until I devour you" screamed over and over. This is the best Manson has been since [[This Is the New Shit|New Shit]] from [[The Golden Age of Grotesque|The Golden Age Of Grotesque]]."<ref>[http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/uncategorized/marilyn-manson-high-end-of-low-album-track-by-track/ Marilyn Manson 'High End Of Low' Album Track-By-Track]. ''Metal Hammer''. April 7, 2009.</ref> | ||
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[The High End of Low]]'' | * ''[[The High End of Low]]'' | ||
| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * "Devour" <small> | + | * "Devour" <small>— Appears on ''The High End of Low''</small> |
| − | * "Devour" (Extended mix) <small> | + | * "Devour" (Extended mix) <small>— Appears on promotional copies of ''The High End of Low''</small> |
| − | * "[[Devour (Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix)]]" <small> | + | * "[[Devour (Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix)]]" <small>— Unreleased official Remix''</small> |
| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
I'll swallow up all of you | I'll swallow up all of you | ||
like a big bottle of big, big pills | like a big bottle of big, big pills | ||
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if you wont make me stop... | if you wont make me stop... | ||
| − | == Trivia == | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | * Devour was the first song revealed from the album, thanks to [[Rudy Coby]] in a Myspace bulletin. | + | *Devour was the first song revealed from the album, thanks to [[Rudy Coby]] in a Myspace bulletin. |
* The chord progression of "Devour"'s chorus was recycled from the [[Goon Moon]] song "Apple Pie". | * The chord progression of "Devour"'s chorus was recycled from the [[Goon Moon]] song "Apple Pie". | ||
* The line "My pain is not ashamed to repeat itself" was first used in [[Doppelherz (song)|the vocal track]] of the short film ''[[Doppelherz]]'', which was recorded on April 1, 2002. On October 31, 2005, in the MTV online article Manson Likens New Guitar God to Naked Woman, Manson is quoted as saying "all my records have been based around a central theme...this one is based around my pain and its ability to be unashamed to repeat itself." | * The line "My pain is not ashamed to repeat itself" was first used in [[Doppelherz (song)|the vocal track]] of the short film ''[[Doppelherz]]'', which was recorded on April 1, 2002. On October 31, 2005, in the MTV online article Manson Likens New Guitar God to Naked Woman, Manson is quoted as saying "all my records have been based around a central theme...this one is based around my pain and its ability to be unashamed to repeat itself." | ||
| − | * Many people cite the song as a direct rip off of the ''Xiu Xiu'' song, ''"I Luv the Valley, OH!"''. | + | *Many people cite the song as a direct rip off of the ''Xiu Xiu'' song, ''"I Luv the Valley, OH!"''. |
| − | * On promotional copies of [[The High End of Low]], the song has an extended outro and a reprisal of the second verse. | + | *On promotional copies of [[The High End of Low]], the song has an extended outro and a reprisal of the second verse. |
| − | * Devour leaked onto the internet on April 15th, 2009. The track was edited by the source of the leak to feature comical Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes upon the song. Many believe [[Twiggy]] or the [[Marilyn Manson (band)|band]] was responsible for it. | + | *Devour leaked onto the internet on April 15th, 2009. The track was edited by the source of the leak to feature comical Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes upon the song. Many believe [[Twiggy]] or the [[Marilyn Manson (band)|band]] was responsible for it. |
| − | * Devour is also the most "fan-edited" Marilyn Manson song on the internet. Most edits extend the outro a few more measures or "copy and paste" the outro to an earlier part of the song as sort of an extended "chorus." | + | *Devour is also the most "fan-edited" Marilyn Manson song on the internet. Most edits extend the outro a few more measures or "copy and paste" the outro to an earlier part of the song as sort of an extended "chorus." |
| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
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