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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = Smells Like Children | | Name = Smells Like Children | ||
| Cover = Nocover.png | | Cover = Nocover.png | ||
| Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | | Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | ||
− | | Album = | + | | Album = N/A |
− | | Released = | + | | Released = Unreleased |
| Performed = 1995 | | Performed = 1995 | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
| Genre = Alternative rock | | Genre = Alternative rock | ||
− | | Length = 4: | + | | Length = 4:29 |
| Label = | | Label = | ||
− | | Writer = Marilyn Manson | + | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] |
− | | Composer = | + | | Composer = [[Daisy Berkowitz]], [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] |
| Producer = | | Producer = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | "'''Smells Like Children'''" is | + | "'''Smells Like Children'''" is an unreleased song that was initially recorded sometime during the ''[[Smells Like Children]]'' recording sessions and is considered to be a precursor to the song "[[Kinderfeld]]". While "Smells Like Children" is a hard industrial rock song in the vein of ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' and "Kinderfeld" is slow and atmospheric, they share the same basic structure played at different tempos. Also, several lines from "Smells Like Children" would eventually be reused in "Kinderfeld". <br> Although it shares its name with the ''Smells Like Children'' EP, "Smells Like Children" was not released on that album. It was, however, regularly performed live on the [[Smells Like Children (tour)|supporting tour]]. <br> |
+ | Though live recordings of the song had been widely bootlegged for decades, a studio recording was not released until 2011, when Scott Putesky released it via the music website, SoundCloud. | ||
− | + | == Audio == | |
+ | {{Videos | ||
+ | | QHXU64ygnZU = "Smells Like Children (Demo)" | ||
+ | | MDxsWnIijLo = "Smells Like Children (Live)" | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | ==Versions== | + | == Versions == |
− | * "Smells Like Children" (Live) | + | * "Smells Like Children" <small>— [[Kinderfeld]] demo appears on ''[[Antichrist Final Songs]]''.</small> |
+ | * "Smells Like Children" (Live) <small>— widely bootlegged recordings from the [[Smells Like Children (tour)|Smells Like Children]] tour.</small> | ||
− | ==Lyrics== | + | == Lyrics == |
He lives inside my head, tells me what to say | He lives inside my head, tells me what to say | ||
When he turns the trains on, and he makes it go away | When he turns the trains on, and he makes it go away | ||
The hands are cracked and filthy, and the nails are beetle wings | The hands are cracked and filthy, and the nails are beetle wings | ||
When he turns the trains on, he unties all of the strings | When he turns the trains on, he unties all of the strings | ||
− | + | Show me something beautiful, show me something free | |
− | + | Show me something beautiful, and I wish that I could be | |
Someone, someone | Someone, someone | ||
Someone, someone | Someone, someone | ||
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Smells like children | Smells like children | ||
Smells like children | Smells like children | ||
− | He lives inside my | + | He lives inside my head, and tells me what to say |
The toys all smell like children, and the scab-knees will obey | The toys all smell like children, and the scab-knees will obey | ||
I'll have to kneel on broomsticks, just to make it go away | I'll have to kneel on broomsticks, just to make it go away | ||
− | + | If he turns the trains on, there is nothing I can say | |
Tell me something beautiful, tell me something free | Tell me something beautiful, tell me something free | ||
Tell me something beautiful, I wish that I could be | Tell me something beautiful, I wish that I could be | ||
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Smells like children | Smells like children | ||
− | ==Trivia== | + | == Trivia == |
− | * On most bootlegs this track is mislabeled as "Tell Me" and "Inside My Head". | + | * On most bootlegs this track is mislabeled as "[[Tell Me]]" and "[[Inside My Head]]". |
− | [[Category:1989-1995 | + | [[Category:1989-1995 era]] |
− | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]] |
Latest revision as of 13:08, 27 March 2024
"Smells Like Children" | ||
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Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
Album | N/A | |
Released | Unreleased | |
Performed | 1995 | |
Genre | Alternative rock | |
Length | 4:29 | |
Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
Composer | Daisy Berkowitz, Twiggy Ramirez, Madonna Wayne Gacy |
"Smells Like Children" is an unreleased song that was initially recorded sometime during the Smells Like Children recording sessions and is considered to be a precursor to the song "Kinderfeld". While "Smells Like Children" is a hard industrial rock song in the vein of Portrait of an American Family and "Kinderfeld" is slow and atmospheric, they share the same basic structure played at different tempos. Also, several lines from "Smells Like Children" would eventually be reused in "Kinderfeld".
Although it shares its name with the Smells Like Children EP, "Smells Like Children" was not released on that album. It was, however, regularly performed live on the supporting tour.
Though live recordings of the song had been widely bootlegged for decades, a studio recording was not released until 2011, when Scott Putesky released it via the music website, SoundCloud.
Contents
Audio[edit]
"Smells Like Children (Demo)"
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"Smells Like Children (Live)"
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Versions[edit]
- "Smells Like Children" — Kinderfeld demo appears on Antichrist Final Songs.
- "Smells Like Children" (Live) — widely bootlegged recordings from the Smells Like Children tour.
Lyrics[edit]
He lives inside my head, tells me what to say When he turns the trains on, and he makes it go away The hands are cracked and filthy, and the nails are beetle wings When he turns the trains on, he unties all of the strings Show me something beautiful, show me something free Show me something beautiful, and I wish that I could be Someone, someone Someone, someone I wish that I could be Someone, someone Someone, someone I wish tomorrow would never ever come, come Smells like children Smells like children He lives inside my head, and tells me what to say The toys all smell like children, and the scab-knees will obey I'll have to kneel on broomsticks, just to make it go away If he turns the trains on, there is nothing I can say Tell me something beautiful, tell me something free Tell me something beautiful, I wish that I could be Someone, someone Someone, someone I wish that I could be Someone, someone Someone, someone I wish tomorrow would never ever come, come Smells like children Smells like children Sometimes I'm feeling all those things The things I shouldn't say Sometimes I'm feeling all those things I wish that I'd never, never... Someone, someone Someone, someone I wish that I could be Someone, someone Someone, someone I wish tomorrow would never ever... Someone, someone Someone, someone I wish that I could be Someone, someone Someone, someone I wish tomorrow would never ever... Smells like children
Trivia[edit]
- On most bootlegs this track is mislabeled as "Tell Me" and "Inside My Head".