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| Released = July 19, 1994 | | Released = July 19, 1994 | ||
| Recorded = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | | Recorded = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | ||
| − | | Genre = Alternative rock | + | | Genre = Alternative rock |
| Length = 4:07 | | Length = 4:07 | ||
| − | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| − | | Composer = [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]], [[Daisy Berkowitz]], [[Gidget Gein]] | + | | Composer = [[Stephen Bier|Madonna Wayne Gacy]], [[Daisy Berkowitz]], [[Gidget Gein]] |
| Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]] | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]] | ||
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"'''Snake Eyes and Sissies'''" is the eleventh track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. It was initially meant to be the album's lead single, but "[[Get Your Gunn]]" was released instead. It also was originally 5:09, and had extra lyrics. | "'''Snake Eyes and Sissies'''" is the eleventh track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. It was initially meant to be the album's lead single, but "[[Get Your Gunn]]" was released instead. It also was originally 5:09, and had extra lyrics. | ||
| + | ==Appearances== | ||
== Cassettes == | == Cassettes == | ||
* ''[[The Manson Family Album]]'' | * ''[[The Manson Family Album]]'' | ||
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | * ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | ||
| − | === Singles === | + | ===Singles=== |
* ''[[The Beautiful People (single)|The Beautiful People]]'' | * ''[[The Beautiful People (single)|The Beautiful People]]'' | ||
| − | = | + | ==The Manson Family Album Version== |
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| − | + | Single Mix Edit | |
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| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * "Snake Eyes and Sissies" <small>— Appears on ''[[Portrait | + | * "Snake Eyes and Sissies" <small>— Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''.</small> |
* "Snake Eyes and Sissies" <small>— Appears on ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.</small> | * "Snake Eyes and Sissies" <small>— Appears on ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.</small> | ||
* "Snake Eyes and Sissies" (Single Mix-Edit) <small>— Appears on ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.</small> | * "Snake Eyes and Sissies" (Single Mix-Edit) <small>— Appears on ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.</small> | ||
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| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
wrench is just a household god but I carry mine with pride | wrench is just a household god but I carry mine with pride | ||
I don't work but I can work with it to split your smile | I don't work but I can work with it to split your smile | ||
run you down without a twitch, your car's just not as big as mine | run you down without a twitch, your car's just not as big as mine | ||
tear the son out of your bitch and sprinkle your remains with lime | tear the son out of your bitch and sprinkle your remains with lime | ||
| − | I ain't no | + | I ain't no working man, I do the best I can, I got the devil's hand |
rollin' sixes | rollin' sixes | ||
I am the habit man, I use up all I can, I got the slacker's hand | I am the habit man, I use up all I can, I got the slacker's hand | ||
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what's yours is mine, yours is mine, told you fucker, yours is mine | what's yours is mine, yours is mine, told you fucker, yours is mine | ||
snake eyes for sissies | snake eyes for sissies | ||
| − | I ain't no | + | I ain't no working man, I do the best I can, I got the devil's hand |
rollin' sixes | rollin' sixes | ||
I am the habit man, I use up all I can, I got the slacker's hand | I am the habit man, I use up all I can, I got the slacker's hand | ||
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a messianic peter pan | a messianic peter pan | ||
just a boy, just a boy, just a little fucking boy, I can never be a man | just a boy, just a boy, just a little fucking boy, I can never be a man | ||
| − | I ain't no | + | I ain't no working man, I do the best I can, I got the devil's hand |
rollin' sixes | rollin' sixes | ||
I am the habit man, I use up all I can, I got the slacker's hand | I am the habit man, I use up all I can, I got the slacker's hand | ||
| − | I ain't no | + | I ain't no working man, I do the best I can, I got the devil's hand |
I am the habit man, I use up all I can, I got the slacker's hand | I am the habit man, I use up all I can, I got the slacker's hand | ||
(oh no, oh no) | (oh no, oh no) | ||
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| − | + | * The backmasked sampled quote at the beginning of the song (''"Killing is killing whether done for duty, profit or fun..."'') is of Richard Ramirez, often referred to as The Night Stalker, during a jail-house interview.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC5huwZoPZA A Conversation with Richard Ramirez...]</ref> | |
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| − | == Trivia == | + | |
| − | * The sampled quote at the beginning of the song (''"Killing is killing whether done for duty, profit or fun..."'') is of Richard Ramirez, often referred to as The Night Stalker, during a jail-house interview.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC5huwZoPZA A Conversation with Richard Ramirez...]</ref> | + | |
* The songs working title was "Snakeyes and Boxcars". | * The songs working title was "Snakeyes and Boxcars". | ||
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| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | [[Category:1989-1995 | + | [[Category:1989-1995 Era]] |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
[[Category:Songs from Portrait of an American Family]] | [[Category:Songs from Portrait of an American Family]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Gidget Gein]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Sara Lee Lucas]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Scott Putesky]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Stephen Bier]] | ||
