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| + | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Released = February 14, 1998 | | Released = February 14, 1998 | ||
| Illustrator = [[P. R. Brown]] | | Illustrator = [[P. R. Brown]] | ||
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| − | "'''Stained Glass'''" is a poem [[ | + | "'''Stained Glass'''" is a poem [[Brian Warner]] wrote to Night Terrors magazine in 1988. The letters along with the poem can be found in [[The Long Hard Road Out of Hell]]. |
| − | ==Poem== | + | == Poem == |
| − | + | <blockquote><small> | |
| − | + | In the wooden silence<br> | |
| − | + | genuflecting fornicators<br> | |
| − | + | seek penance and false-toothed<br> | |
| − | + | idealists throw grub steaks on the offering plate<br> | |
| − | + | <br> | |
| − | + | light a candle for the sinners<br> | |
| − | + | light a fire<br> | |
| − | + | <br> | |
| − | + | self-pronounced prophet, parable seeking Protestant<br> | |
| − | + | preaches his diatomic dogma,<br> | |
| − | + | disembowelling indiscreetly.<br> | |
| − | + | <br> | |
| − | + | Supplicate<br> | |
| − | + | congregate<br> | |
| − | + | the world looks better through stained glass<br> | |
| − | + | <br> | |
| − | + | light a candle for the sinners<br> | |
| − | + | set the world on fire<br> | |
| − | + | <br> | |
| − | + | Falsities<br> | |
| − | + | Falsities<br> | |
| − | + | Falsified, Factuality’s<br> | |
| − | + | All sitting like eager sponges,<br> | |
| − | + | soaking up the tertiary realities of life. <br> | |
| − | + | <br></small></blockquote> | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | == Trivia == |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | * The poem can be found on page 58 in [[The Long Hard Road Out of Hell]]. |
| + | * The line "light a candle for the sinners, set the world on fire" was to be used 8 years later in the song "[[1996]]". | ||
| + | * The line "Falsities, falsities, falsified factuality's" was used in "[[All Fall Down]]", their first live-in-rehearsal track with former bassist [[Olivia Newton Bundy]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Writings and literature by Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:21, 23 January 2024
| "Stained Glass" from The Long Hard Road Out of Hell | ||
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| Written by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Released: | February 14, 1998 | |
| Illustrator: | P. R. Brown | |
| Publisher: | ReganBooks | |
| Narrator: | ||
| Media type: | Print (Paperback) | |
| Length: | 288 pages | |
| ISBN: | 0060392584 | |
"Stained Glass" is a poem Brian Warner wrote to Night Terrors magazine in 1988. The letters along with the poem can be found in The Long Hard Road Out of Hell.
Poem[edit]
In the wooden silence
genuflecting fornicators
seek penance and false-toothed
idealists throw grub steaks on the offering plate
light a candle for the sinners
light a fire
self-pronounced prophet, parable seeking Protestant
preaches his diatomic dogma,
disembowelling indiscreetly.
Supplicate
congregate
the world looks better through stained glass
light a candle for the sinners
set the world on fire
Falsities
Falsities
Falsified, Factuality’s
All sitting like eager sponges,
soaking up the tertiary realities of life.
Trivia[edit]
- The poem can be found on page 58 in The Long Hard Road Out of Hell.
- The line "light a candle for the sinners, set the world on fire" was to be used 8 years later in the song "1996".
- The line "Falsities, falsities, falsified factuality's" was used in "All Fall Down", their first live-in-rehearsal track with former bassist Olivia Newton Bundy.
