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| + | "'''GodEatGod'''" is the first track on the 2000 release ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''. Its title is spoonerism of the term "dog eat dog". |
− | | Name = GodEatGod
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− | | Cover = HolyWood(InTheShadowOfTheValleyOfDeath).jpg
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− | | Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
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− | | Album = [[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]
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− | | Released = November 13, 2000
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− | | Recorded = 1999–2000 at the Mansion in Death Valley, California
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− | | Genre = Industrial rock, alternative rock, noise rock
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− | | Length = 2:34
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− | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
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− | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]]
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− | | Composer = Marilyn Manson
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− | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy
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− | "'''GodEatGod'''" is the first track on the 2000 release ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''. Its title is spoonerism of the term "dog eat dog". The meaning of this proverb is that the world is a jungle, where they all eat each other. The origin of that saying is ancient, from the Latin "''homo hominis lupus''", "man is a wolf to the man". | + | |
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− | Manson said in the magazine KERRANG (2000), ''"this song Provides the Things of the valley of death, a metaphor for the Pariah and the imperfection of the world."''
| + | ==Appearances== |
| + | ===Albums=== |
| + | * ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' |
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| + | ==Versions== |
| + | * GodEatGod <small>— Appears on ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)''.</small> |
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− | == Appearances == | + | ==Bootlegs= |
− | === Albums ===
| + | 2/06/2001 - Bologna, Italy/Palamalaguti<br> |
− | * ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''
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− | == Versions ==
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− | * GodEatGod <small>— Appears on ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)''.</small>
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− | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
| Dear god do you want to tear your knuckles down | | Dear god do you want to tear your knuckles down |
| And hold yourself | | And hold yourself |
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| Dear god can you climb off that tree | | Dear god can you climb off that tree |
− | Meat in the shape of a 'T' | + | Meat into the shape of a 'T' |
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| Dear god the paper says you were the King | | Dear god the paper says you were the King |
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| Dear John and all the King's men | | Dear John and all the King's men |
− | Can't put your head together again | + | Can't put you head together again |
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| Before the bullets | | Before the bullets |
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| But you are plastic and so are your brains | | But you are plastic and so are your brains |
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− | == Trivia == | + | ==Trivia== |
− | * It is interesting to note that the sequence of beats before the guitars hit are a prime example of the {{WebArchive | 20130502042056 | http://www.textism.com/bucket/fib.html | Fibonacci Sequence}}, a mathematical algorithm that is found in all of nature, and was programmed into Manson's work, most notably [[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]. The sequence of the beats of the sounds before the introduction of the guitars in GodEatGod are as follow. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5; one noise, another, two in succession, three in succession, five in succession and the song begins. As pointed out on [http://www.nachtkabarett.com/theOccult/FibonacciAndHolyWood The Nachkabarett: Fibonacci & Holywood]
| + | * A raw instrumental version of the track was used in the "autopsy" video that was used to promote ''Holy Wood''. The video is available as an easter egg on the ''[[Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]]'' bonus DVD. |
− | * A raw instrumental version of the track was used in the "[[Autopsy]]" video that was used to promote ''Holy Wood''. The video is available as an easter egg on the ''[[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]]'' bonus DVD. | + | |
− | * There are only two live shows where the band performed "GodEatGod": [[2000/11/14 New York City, NY]] and [[2001/02/06 Bologna, Italy]].
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− | * The line "Dear John and all the King's men / Can't put your head together again" is reference to the nursery rhyme of Humpty Dumpty: "All the king's horses and all the king's men / Couldn't put Humpty together again".
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− | * The Black Limousine, can also be a reference to Elvis Presley's song "Long Black Limousine." The lyrics of the song is about the funeral procession of a person who wanted to be noticed by the people with morbidity and suffering, and is carried in a funeral hearse. Kennedy was assassinated in his Lincoln limousine in front of a crowd of bewildered and grieving. Also his funeral procession, people with tears and suffering for his death to see the parade attended to his funeral.
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− | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]] | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
− | [[Category:Songs from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]
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− | [[Category:Holy Wood era]]
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