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"Heart-Shaped Glasses (When The Heart Guides The Hand)" is the sixth track on the 2007 release Eat Me, Drink Me.

RockMag describes it as "a compulsive, hypnotic and almost militaristic rhythm balances out the tempo. One thinks of the sound of Walk In Line by Joy Division transported to the 21st century and boosted by a demonic sound. Some synths are subtlety placed in the song, recalling the 80’s. The song is ultra-repetitive and puts one in mind of both Violent New Breed and Shotgun Messiah (the latter Tim Skold is an ex-member of). The bassist asserts his domination over the composition and mixes it in with undeniable talent against the desperate voice of the God of Fuck. Towards the end of the song a broken toy box precipitates the songs and hurls the listener into the abyss. When The Heart Guides The Hand will be the future genocide, ready to tear into goth club dance floors in the near future." It has a running time of 5:00.

Appearances

Albums

• Eat Me, Drink Me

Versions

• Heart-Shaped Glasses (When The Heart Guides The Hand)

Trivia

According to Sean Beavan Manson initially wanted Putting Holes in Happiness to be the first single though the record company decided that Heart-Shaped Glasses was a more natural choice due to it's radio friendly nature. It is likely that Manson's choice will see release as the second single later in 2007.

Manson wrote Heart-Shaped Glasses after 19-year old girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood came to his house wearing heart-shaped glasses like Sue Lyon in the Stanley Kubrick version of Lolita.

Lyrics

Offical, from Marilyn Manson's website:

    She reminds me of 
    The one in school
    When I was cutting 
    She was dressed in white
    And I couldn't take my eyes off her
    But that's not what I took off that night
    

    And she will never cover up 
    What we did 
    With a dress
    No
    She said
    "Kiss me, it will heal but it won't forget"
    "Kiss me, it will heal but it won't forget"
    

    And I don't mind you 
    Keeping me 
    On pins and needles
    If I could stick to you 
    And you could 
    Stick me too
    

    Don't break, don’t break
    My heart
    And I won't break your 
    Heart-shaped glasses
    Little girl, little girl 
    You should close your eyes
    That blue is getting me high
    Making me low
    

    She reminds of the one I knew 
    That cut up the negatives 
    Of my life
    I couldn’t to take my hands off her
    She wouldn't let me be 
    Anywhere but inside
    

    And I don't mind you 
    Keeping me 
    On pins and needles
    If I could stick to you 
    And you could 
    Stick me too
    

    Just
    Don't break, don’t break
    My heart
    And I won't break your 
    Heart-shaped glasses
    Little girl, little girl 
    You should close your eyes
    That blue is getting me high
    Making me low
    

    And she will never cover up 
    What we did 
    With a dress
    No
    She said
    "Kiss me, it will heal but it won't forget"
    "Kiss me, it will heal but it won't forget"
    

    And I don't mind you 
    Keeping me 
    On pins and needles
    If I could stick to you 
    And you could 
    Stick me too
    

    Don't break, don’t break
    My heart
    And I won't break your 
    Heart-shaped glasses
    Little girl, little girl 
    You should close your eyes
    That blue is getting me high
    Making me low