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|Released    = April 30th, 2012 (worldwide), May 1st (north american )
 
|Released    = April 30th, 2012 (worldwide), May 1st (north american )
 
|Recorded    = 2009 – 2011, California
 
|Recorded    = 2009 – 2011, California
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|Genre      = Spoken word, alternative rock
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|Length      = 4:39
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|Label      = [[Cooking Vinyl]], [[Hell, etc. (label)|Hell, etc.]]
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|Label      = [[Cooking Vinyl]], [[Hell, etc.]]
 
|Writer      = [[Marilyn Manson]]
 
|Writer      = [[Marilyn Manson]]
 
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"'''The Gardener'''" is a song set to appear on [[Marilyn Manson]]'s upcoming album, ''[[Born Villain]]''. The title of the song was revealed in the March 2012 issue of ''Revolver'' magazine where it was described as a "perverse epic."<ref name="Revolver Magazine'">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/2011-2012_Born_Villain_Imagery#Revolver_Magazine_-_March_2012 Manson Reveals New Song Titles In ''Revolver''], March. 2011, ''Revolver Magazine''.</ref> The song seems to be about how, in relationships, we create false images of people and then hold them to the standard of our illusions about them.
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"'''The Gardener'''" is a song set to appear on [[Marilyn Manson]]'s upcoming album, ''[[Born Villain]]''. The title of the song was revealed in the March 2012 issue of ''Revolver'' magazine where it was described as a "perverse epic."<ref name="Revolver Magazine'">[[2010-2013 Born Villain imagery#Revolver Magazine  _March 2012|Manson Reveals New Song Titles In ''Revolver'']], March. 2011, ''Revolver Magazine''.</ref> The song seems to be about how, in relationships, we create false images of people and then hold them to the standard of our illusions about them.
  
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==Appearances==
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== Versions ==
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* ''[[Born Villain (album)|Born Villain]]''
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* "The Gardener" appears on Born Villain.
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==Versions==
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==Song==
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==Lyrics==
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== Lyrics ==
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     I'm not man enough to be human but I'm trying to fit in and I'm learning to fake it
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     I'm not man enough to be human  
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    but I'm trying to fit in  
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    and I'm learning to fake it
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     Don't ever meet their friends
 
     Don't ever meet their friends
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     Tells you too much or not enough, or worse, exactly the wrong thing
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     It tells you too much  
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     Every nuance, every detail, every movement
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    or not enough
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     Every smell, sound, phrase, inflection
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    or worse
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     The way she laughs
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    exactly the wrong thing
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     These are all the things that you either obsessively fetishize
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     every nuance
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    every detail
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    every movement
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     every smell
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    sound
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    phrase
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    inflection
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     the way she laughs
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     these are all the things that you either obsessively fetishize
 
     or make yourself grow to love
 
     or make yourself grow to love
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     Although you are supposed to be done growing, she is still growing
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     although you are supposed to be done growing
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     It's like a garden with two flowers
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    she is still growing
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     One just blooming and casting a shadow just like yours
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     it's like a garden with two flowers
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     And then it becomes struggle of sunlight or rain or weeds
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     one just blooming and casting a shadow  
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    just like yours
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     She and every she is doomed to be your idea of her
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     and then it becomes a struggle  
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     She and every she is doomed to be your idea of her
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    of sunlight  
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    or rain  
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    or weeds
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     she and every she  
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    is doomed to be your idea of her
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     she and every she  
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    is doomed to be your idea of her
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     I'm not man enough to be human  
 
     I'm not man enough to be human  
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     but I'm trying to fit in and I'm learning to fa-fa-fa-fake it
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     but I'm trying to fit in  
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<br>
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    and I'm learning to fa fa fa fake it
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     But worse so, back to the point
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     You are no longer the flower and the sun
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     but worse so,  
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     And most importantly the garden or the gardener
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    back to the point
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     A muse, your amusement
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     you are no longer the flower  
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     I am used, it's all ruined if you meet their friends
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    and the sun
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<br>
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     and most importantly the garden  
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     She and every she is doomed to be your idea of her
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    or the gardener
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     She and every she is doomed to be your idea of her
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<br>
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     a muse  
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    the amusement
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     I am used
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    it's all ruined if you meet their friends
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     she and every she  
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    is doomed to be your idea of her
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     she and every she  
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    is doomed to be your idea of her
 
     I'm not man enough to be human  
 
     I'm not man enough to be human  
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     but I'm trying to fit in and I'm learning to fa-fa-fa-fake it
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     but I'm trying to fit in  
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     Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
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    and I'm learning to fa fa fa fake it
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     Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
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     fa fa fa fa fa fake it
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     Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
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     fa fa fa fa fa fake it
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     Fake it
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     fa fa fa fa fa fake it
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     ffffffffffffffa fa fa fake it
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     You never wanted to share your concept of your creation with any other gods or worshippers
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     Your book isn't burned, it was never written
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     you never wanted  
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     Your book isn't burned, it was never written
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    to share  
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    your concept of your creation  
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    with any other gods or worshippers
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     your book isn't burned  
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    it was never written
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     your book isn't burned  
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    it was never written
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     I'm not man enough to be human
 
     I'm not man enough to be human
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     but I'm trying to fit in and I'm learning to fa-fa-fa-fake it
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     but I'm trying to fit in  
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     Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
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    and I'm learning to fa fa fa fake it
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     Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
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     fa fa fa fa fa fake it
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     Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
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     fa fa fa fa fa fake it
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     Fa-fa-fa-fa-fake it
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     fa fa fa fa fa fake it
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<br>
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     fa fa fa fa fa fake it
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    ffffffffffffffa fa fa fake it
  
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==References==
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== References ==
 
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<references/>
  
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]]
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]]
 
[[Category:Songs from Born Villain]]
 
[[Category:Songs from Born Villain]]
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson]]
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[[Category:Never performed live]]

Latest revision as of 06:44, 31 January 2024

"The Gardener"
The Gardener cover
Song by Marilyn Manson
Album Born Villain
Released April 30th, 2012 (worldwide), May 1st (north american )
Recorded 2009 – 2011, California
Genre Spoken word, alternative rock
Length 4:39
Label Cooking Vinyl, Hell, etc.
Writer Marilyn Manson

"The Gardener" is a song set to appear on Marilyn Manson's upcoming album, Born Villain. The title of the song was revealed in the March 2012 issue of Revolver magazine where it was described as a "perverse epic."[1] The song seems to be about how, in relationships, we create false images of people and then hold them to the standard of our illusions about them.

Versions[edit]

  • "The Gardener" appears on Born Villain.

Lyrics[edit]

    I'm not man enough to be human 
    but I'm trying to fit in 
    and I'm learning to fake it
    
    Don't ever meet their friends
    It tells you too much 
    or not enough
    or worse
    exactly the wrong thing
    every nuance
    every detail
    every movement
    every smell
    sound
    phrase
    inflection
    the way she laughs
    these are all the things that you either obsessively fetishize
    or make yourself grow to love
    although you are supposed to be done growing
    she is still growing
    it's like a garden with two flowers
    one just blooming and casting a shadow 
    just like yours
    and then it becomes a struggle 
    of sunlight 
    or rain 
    or weeds
    she and every she 
    is doomed to be your idea of her
    she and every she 
    is doomed to be your idea of her
    
    I'm not man enough to be human 
    but I'm trying to fit in 
    and I'm learning to fa fa fa fake it
    
    but worse so, 
    back to the point
    you are no longer the flower 
    and the sun
    and most importantly the garden 
    or the gardener

    a muse 
    the amusement
    I am used
    it's all ruined if you meet their friends
    
    she and every she 
    is doomed to be your idea of her
    she and every she 
    is doomed to be your idea of her
    I'm not man enough to be human 
    but I'm trying to fit in 
    and I'm learning to fa fa fa fake it
    fa fa fa fa fa fake it
    fa fa fa fa fa fake it
    fa fa fa fa fa fake it
    ffffffffffffffa fa fa fake it
    
    you never wanted 
    to share 
    your concept of your creation 
    with any other gods or worshippers
    your book isn't burned 
    it was never written
    your book isn't burned 
    it was never written
    
    I'm not man enough to be human
    but I'm trying to fit in 
    and I'm learning to fa fa fa fake it
    fa fa fa fa fa fake it
    fa fa fa fa fa fake it
    fa fa fa fa fa fake it
    fa fa fa fa fa fake it
    
    ffffffffffffffa fa fa fake it

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Manson Reveals New Song Titles In Revolver, March. 2011, Revolver Magazine.
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