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| + | When I say the villain, I mean in the traditional sense like in Macbeth, like in anything else. The hero doesn't do anything in any story and I didn't have to go to school to learn this, it was me being a fan of literature and film. The hero doesn't do anything different. The hero always stays the same, there’s no character arc, he's always the hero. The villain is the person who has the chance to change something. They might break the rules, but that’s the thing, sometimes if you don't fucking break the rules, you're not going to save anything, you’re not going to change anything." |source=—Marilyn Manson explaining the concept of the new album.<ref>[http://loudwire.com/marilyn-manson-the-villain-is-always-the-catalyst/]. Loudwire.</ref>|salign=center |width=25% |align=right |style=padding:8px;}} | ||
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[[Image:F33.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The song's chorus, scrawled on a door in a Facebook upload.]] | [[Image:F33.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The song's chorus, scrawled on a door in a Facebook upload.]] | ||
* A portion of the song's chorus can be seen in a 2010 Facebook photo entitled "your goddamn right." | * A portion of the song's chorus can be seen in a 2010 Facebook photo entitled "your goddamn right." | ||
* "Square-halo angels" references early Christian paintings of religious scenes, in which living persons, who often-times had commissioned the actual painting, were portrayed with a square-shaped halo.<ref>[http://mb-soft.com/believe/txw/halo.htm Christian Halo, Nimbus]. BELIEVE Religious Information Source.</ref> | * "Square-halo angels" references early Christian paintings of religious scenes, in which living persons, who often-times had commissioned the actual painting, were portrayed with a square-shaped halo.<ref>[http://mb-soft.com/believe/txw/halo.htm Christian Halo, Nimbus]. BELIEVE Religious Information Source.</ref> | ||
| − | * The lyric "creator, preserver, destroyer" is a reference to the three forms of the Hindu concept of Trimurti, personified by the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, who are sequentially the gods of creation, preservation and destruction.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimurti Trimurti]. Wikipedia.</ref> | + | * The lyric "creator, preserver, destroyer" is a reference to three trigrams of the i ching: |
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| + | ☰ - 乾 quán, or "the creative" ("creator"), which represents the father of the family, the head of the body, the creature of the horse, the element of the sky, and being the strong, creative one | ||
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| + | ☷ - 坤 kūn, or "the receptive" ("preserver"), which represents the mother of the family, the belly of the body, the creature of the cow the element of earth, and being the devoted, receptive one | ||
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| + | ☳ - 震 zhèn, or "the arousing" ("destroyer"), which represents the first born son of the family, the foot of the body, the creature of the dragon, the element of thunder, and being one with the initiative to incite movement, or change<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching#Trigrams]. Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
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| + | The concept of the album is being the villain whom has the chance to change, so in this line Marilyn Manson assumes the role of the destroyer in order to make change. | ||
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| + | Another possible reference is to the three forms of the Hindu concept of Trimurti, personified by the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, who are sequentially the gods of creation, preservation and destruction.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimurti Trimurti]. Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
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| Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Album | Born Villain | |
| Released | April 25, 2012 | |
| Recorded | 2009–January 2011 at Zane-a-Due in California | |
| Length | 3:44 | |
| Label | Hell, etc., Cooking Vinyl | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Composer | Twiggy, Chris Vrenna | |
| Producer | Marilyn Manson, Chris Vrenna | |
"Hey, Cruel World..." is the first song on Marilyn Manson's eighth studio album Born Villain.
Contents
Versions
- "Hey, Cruel World..." appears on Born Villain.
Lyrics
hey, cruel world...
you don't have what it takes
we don't need your faith.
we've got fucking fate.
hey, cruel world...
you don't have what it takes
we don't need your faith.
we've got fucking fate.
Creator
Preserver
Destroyer
Ask which one I am.
There's no drugged-out devils or
square-halo angels
walking among us.
I am among no one
I am among no one
I am among no one
no one
hey, cruel world...
you don't have what it takes
we don't need your faith.
we've got fucking fate.
Fate
Fate
Fate
the center of the universe
cannot exist
when there are no,
no edges
the center of the universe
cannot exist
when there are no,
no edges
hey, cruel world...
you don't have what it takes
we don't need your faith.
we've got fucking fate.
Fate
Fate
Fate
Fate
fate, fate, fate
fate, fate, fate
I am among no one
I am among no one
I am among no one
no one
hey, cruel world...
you don't have what it takes
we don't need your faith.
we've got fucking fate.
Fate
Fate
Fate
Fate
Fate
Fate
Trivia
- A portion of the song's chorus can be seen in a 2010 Facebook photo entitled "your goddamn right."
- "Square-halo angels" references early Christian paintings of religious scenes, in which living persons, who often-times had commissioned the actual painting, were portrayed with a square-shaped halo.[1]
- The lyric "creator, preserver, destroyer" is a reference to three trigrams of the i ching:
☰ - 乾 quán, or "the creative" ("creator"), which represents the father of the family, the head of the body, the creature of the horse, the element of the sky, and being the strong, creative one
☷ - 坤 kūn, or "the receptive" ("preserver"), which represents the mother of the family, the belly of the body, the creature of the cow the element of earth, and being the devoted, receptive one
☳ - 震 zhèn, or "the arousing" ("destroyer"), which represents the first born son of the family, the foot of the body, the creature of the dragon, the element of thunder, and being one with the initiative to incite movement, or change[2]
The concept of the album is being the villain whom has the chance to change, so in this line Marilyn Manson assumes the role of the destroyer in order to make change.
Another possible reference is to the three forms of the Hindu concept of Trimurti, personified by the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, who are sequentially the gods of creation, preservation and destruction.[3]
References
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