Hey, Cruel World... (song)

"Hey, Cruel World..."
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.

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 got fucking fate
Hey, cruel world... You don't have what it takes
We don't need your faith, we 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 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 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 got fucking fate

Fate, fate, fate

Fate, fate, fate
Fate, fate, fate

Trivia

• "Creator, preserver, destroyer" is a reference to the Hindu Trimurti [1], also known as the "Hindu Triad" of Gods. The Trimurti consists of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, which are sequentially the gods of creation, preservation and destruction.

• "Square-halo angels" is a reference to early Christian paintings of religious scenes, in which they depict "unusually saintly living personages."