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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = Devour | | Name = Devour | ||
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| Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | | Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Album = [[The High End of Low]] | | Album = [[The High End of Low]] | ||
| Released = May 20, 2009 | | Released = May 20, 2009 | ||
| Recorded = March 2008–January 2009 in Los Angeles and Hollywood, California | | Recorded = March 2008–January 2009 in Los Angeles and Hollywood, California | ||
| − | | Genre = Alternative | + | | Genre = Alternative rock |
| Length = 3:45 | | Length = 3:45 | ||
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | | Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | ||
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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." | ||
| − | + | ==Music details== | |
| + | 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 (album)|Mechanical Animals]] – far superior and more earnest than [[Eat Me, Drink Me (album)|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 (album)|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== | |
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| − | == Appearances == | + | |
| − | === 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> |
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| − | == 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 | ||
but, you're the one that I should never take | but, you're the one that I should never take | ||
but I can't sleep until I devour you | but I can't sleep until I devour you | ||
| − | I | + | I cant sleep until I devour you |
You're a flower that's withering, | You're a flower that's withering, | ||
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and I'll love you | and I'll love you | ||
if you let me | if you let me | ||
| − | + | I'll love you | |
if you won't make me stop | if you won't make me stop | ||
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if you let me | if you let me | ||
and I'll love you, | and I'll love you, | ||
| − | if you | + | if you wont make me stop |
My pain is not ashamed to repeat itself | My pain is not ashamed to repeat itself | ||
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if you let me | if you let me | ||
and I'll love you, | and I'll love you, | ||
| − | if you | + | if you won't make me stop... |
| − | == Trivia == | + | ==Trivia== |
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* 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. | + | * The line "My pain is not ashamed to repeat itself" was first used in [[Doppelherz (song)|the vocal track]] of the short film ''[[Doppelherz (film)|Doppelherz]]'', which was recorded on April 1, 2002. This was reworked as "My pain's not ashamed to repeat itself" for the song. |
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| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
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| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
[[Category:Songs from The High End of Low]] | [[Category:Songs from The High End of Low]] | ||
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