| Marilyn Manson – Killing Strangers Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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I'd like to propose a different angle. I doubt this is what he means, since he refers to guns and weapons of sorts, but could this possibly refer to lust and sexual desire/addiction? I say this because I remember a study we talked about in a human sexuality class i took in college where they observed porn/sex addicts. They noticed that each addict avoided sexual partners and sexual content of a certain type. Through counseling they discovered that the participants had gone through a heartbreak at some point in their life with a significant other. The study conductors basically said that the addicts tried to fill their sexual desires and companionship needs with people who didn't remind them of the person they still had strong feelings for or at least did for a while after the relationship had ended. This sort of leads to the typical reason for sexual addiction, attempting to fill a void of companionship. So hence, they're avoiding sexual partners and content that reminds them of their previous relationship. Instead, they are "killing strangers" by consuming them as sexual partners, and avoiding "killing" the ones they love. This makes more sense when you look at it like this: If they hook up with someone similar to their past relationship they will then realize that they could find someone just as good as the one they lost. Effectively "killing" the value their ex holds in their heart. So they avoid that by "killing" the value anyone else (a stranger) has. Again, doubtful this is what he means, but we all know MM had some rough ending relationships and he's obviously great at making analogies to express his actions and behaviors. This is just what I thought of when I heard this song :) |
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