Revision as of 18:51, 27 March 2009

"We're from America" is a track from Marilyn Manson's 2009 release The High End of Low. Its title was revealed on March 18, 2009, in the month's issue of Kerrang!. The article erroneously states that the song was released during the second week of March 2009, however "We're from America" is actually slated for release on the band's website as a free download on March 27, before being reissued as a digital single on April 7.

Music details

In the March 18, 2009 issue of Kerrang!, Marilyn Manson said of the song that "I think a lot of people will hear the track and initially think it's just political, but it's not just that, it's also me describing a lot of fucked-up scenarios that I'm going through in my personal life. Someone asked me, 'Why are you so fucked up?', 'Well, I am from America.' I hate the fact that so many people have fucked the country up, and so many people fucked up my personal life and I allowed it to happen. So in a way, I feel like America as a whole feels, but in no way does that make me a tree-hugging patriotic freedom rocker."

In response to this interview, Rudy Coby, who earlier gave a brief explanation of "Devour", said about the song on his MySpace profile, "I love the song but it doesn't sound like any other song on the album - it was the one I said he played eleventh or twelveth almost as an afterthought. [...] It's one part of a journey - but it isn't giving away the game. I totally understand why Kerrang would want this as their special preview download though - everyone is reevaluating our country right now and this song is "America the (Un)Beautiful" and doesn't take any fucking shit."

Appearances

Albums

• The High End of Low

Singles

• "We're from America"

Versions

• We're from America — Appears on The High End of Low
• We're from America — Digital single

Lyrics

We're from America, we're from America
Where we eat our young
We're from America, we're from America
It's where Jesus was born
We're from America, we're from America
Where they let you come on their faces
We're from America, we're from America
We speak American  

We don't believe in credibility 
Because we know that we're fuckin' incredible
We don't believe in credibility
Because we know that we're fuckin' incredible 

I wanna be a martyr, don't wanna be a victim,
Be a killer with a gun, so they call me a hero
Wanna be a martyr, don't wanna be a victim,
Be a killer with a gun, so they call me a hero 

God is an excuse, God is an excuse
God is an excuse, God is an excuse
God is an excuse, God is an excuse
God is an excuse, God is an excuse
So, sing it with me

We're from America, we're from America, we're from America
Will you sing it with me?
We're from America, we're from America, we're from America
Will you sing it with me?

From America... 

We don't like to kill our unborn
We need them to grow up and fight our wars
We don't like to kill our unborn
We need them to grow up and fight our wars 

We believe in everything we say,
We say it because we believe it
We believe in everything we say,
We say it because we believe it 

We're from America, we're from America, we're from America
Will you sing it with me?
We're from America, we're from America, we're from America
Will you sing it with me?
We're from America... You can sing it with me
We're from America... You can sing it with me 

We're from America, we're from America
We turned literature into litter
We're from America, we're from America
We believe in being a quitter

Ameri-covery, Ameri-covery, I'm in recovery...
from America, from America, we're from America
So, sing it with me

We're from America, we're from America, we're from America
Will you sing it with me?
We're from America, we're from America, we're from America
Will you sing it with me?
We're from America... You can sing it with me
We're from America... You can sing it with me 

(We eat our young, we eat our young, we eat our young)
We're from America... You can sing it with me
(We eat our young, we eat our young, we eat our young)
We're from America... You can sing it with me
(We eat our young, we eat our young, we eat our young)
We're from America... You can sing it with me
(We eat our young, we eat our young, we eat our young)
We're from America... You can sing it with me 

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