Editing Mutilation Is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery

{{Song
| Name        = Mutilation Is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery
| Cover       = Front cover.PNG
| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
| Album       = [[Eat Me, Drink Me]]
| Released    = June 5, 2007
| Recorded    = October 31, 2006–February 26, 2007 in Beverly Hills and Hollywood, California
| Genre       = Alternative metal, gothic rock
| Length      = 3:52
| Label       = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Writer      = [[Marilyn Manson]]
| Composer    = [[Tim Skold]]
| Producer    = Marilyn Manson, Tim Skold
}}
"'''Mutilation Is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery'''" is the ninth track from the 2007 release ''[[Eat Me, Drink Me]]''. The title first appeared on a Marilyn Manson shirt in early 2007 though it's significance was largely unknown at this time.

It was originally rumored to have been a criticism of My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way,<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/28753]</ref> but it was later revealed to be a parody of imitative bands in general.

== Appearances ==
=== Albums ===
* ''[[Eat Me, Drink Me]]''
* ''[[Bonus Track and Instrumentals from the Album Eat Me, Drink Me]]''

== Versions ==
* Mutilation Is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery <small>— Appears on ''Eat Me, Drink Me''</small>
* Mutilation Is the Sincere Form of Flattery (Instrumental) <small>— Appears on ''Bonus Track and Instrumentals from the Album "Eat Me, Drink Me"''.</small>

== Lyrics ==
     Hey
     there's no rules today.
     You steal instead of borrow
     You take all the shapes that I make
     And you think
     that you thought
     all the thoughts 
     that I thought you,
     Don't you?
     Mutilation's the most
     sincere form of flattery
     If you want to be me,
     then stand in line like the rest.
     Now, do you know what I mean?
     The young get less bolder
     The legends get older
     But I stay the same
     as long as you have less to say
     Do you think that I wouldn't say this?
     You know that I play this better than you.
     Fuck you
     fuck you
     fuck you
     and
     fuck you too
     Do you really think that I wouldn't say this?
     You know that I play this better than you.
     Rebels without applause
     I sell my shadow to those
     who are standing in it
     They think that I would
     bitch about them
     thinking they are
     the shit
     When they can't
     even step
     in it
     The young get less bolder
     The legends get older
     But I stay the same
     as long as you have less to say
     Do you think that I wouldn't say this?
     You know that I play this better than you.
     Fuck you
     fuck you
     fuck you
     Fuck you
     fuck you
     fuck you
     and
     fuck you too
     The young get less bolder
     The legends get older
     But I stay the same
     as long as you have less to say
     Do you think that I wouldn't say this?
     You know that I play this better than you.
     Fuck you
     fuck you fuck you
     and
     fuck you too
     Do you really think that I wouldn't say this?
     You know that I play this better than you.

== Trivia ==

* It is speculated that the voice heard during the song's intro is that of Adolf Hitler.
* The line ''"I sell my shadow to those who are standing in it"'' is in reference to the slogan of the [[Celebritarian Corporation]].
* The song's [[List of working titles for Marilyn Manson material|working title]] was "Rebels Without Applause" (a reference to the movie ''Rebels Without a Cause'').

[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]]
[[Category:Songs from Eat Me, Drink Me]]
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]]
[[Category:Never performed live]]
[[Category:Eat Me, Drink Me era]]