I.V.-T.V.

"I.V.-T.V."
Song by Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids
Album	The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat
Released	March 1990
Recorded	January–March 1990
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	4:15
Label	Beat Up Your Mom
Writer	Marilyn Manson
Producer	Frank Falestra

"I.V.-T.V." is the eighth track on the 1990 release The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat.

The lines "Drove the children from their chores, / Handcrafted housewives into whores" were also used in "Wrapped in Plastic."

Appearances

Cassettes

• The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat

Albums

• Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids second studio album

Versions

• "I.V.-T.V." — Appears on The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat.
• "TV TV" — Appears on Dancing with the Antichrist.
• "IV-TV" (Remastered Mix) — Appears on Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids second studio album.

Lyrics

           Black sun came, changed our name,
           Made our lives this simple stain.
     Drove the children from their chores,
     Handcrafted housewives into whores.
     Society snake, it ate our brains,
     Injected poison in our veins.
     TV minds, hip-swing grinds,
     Faces cracked and filled with lines.
           Black sun came and changed our name,
           Made our lives this simple stain.
     Intravenous TV
     Feeds bedroom violence all he sees.
     Ride the lightning to the sky;
     Stab the clouds and watch them cry.
           Black sun came and changed our name,
           Made our lives this simple stain.
     All we do is smite
     For what we think is right.
     Sound of mind, bereft of sight.
     Denial taking human life.
     Clouds go by, children run.
     Gulls do nosedives in the sun.
     Water falling from a spout
     Into wanting thirsty mouths.
           Black sun came and changed our name,
           Made our lives this simple stain ...
           Made our lives this simple stain ...
           Made our lives this simple stain ...
     All we do is smite
     For what we think is right.
     Sound of mind, bereft of sight.
     Denial taking human life.
     All we do is smite
     for what we think is right.
     Sound of mind, bereft of sight.
     Endless blinding cathode light.