Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Today I'm dirty
I want to be pretty
Tomorrow I'll know
I'm just dirt
Today I'm dirty
I want to be pretty
Tomorrow I'll know
I'm just dirt
Feel the nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
We're dead
We know just who we are
Feel the nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
We're dead
We know just who we are
Yesterday I was dirty
I wanted to be pretty
Know now
That I'm forever dirt
Yesterday I was dirty
Wanted to be pretty
I know now
That I'm forever dirt
Feel the nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
We're dead
We know just who we are
Feel the nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
We're dead
We know just who we are
Some children died the other day
We fed machines and then we prayed
Puked up and down in morbid faith
You should have seen the ratings that day
Some children died the other day
We fed machines and then we prayed
Puked up and down in morbid faith
You should have seen the ratings that day
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na
We are the nobodies (Na, na, na, na, na)
Wanna be somebodies (Na, na, na, na, na)
We're dead (Na, na, na, na, na)
We know just who we are (Na, na, na, na, na)
We are the nobodies (Na, na, na, na, na)
Wanna be somebodies (Na, na, na, na, na)
We're dead
We know just who we are
Feel the nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
We're dead
We know just who we are
I want to be pretty
Tomorrow I'll know
I'm just dirt
Today I'm dirty
I want to be pretty
Tomorrow I'll know
I'm just dirt
Feel the nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
We're dead
We know just who we are
Feel the nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
We're dead
We know just who we are
Yesterday I was dirty
I wanted to be pretty
Know now
That I'm forever dirt
Yesterday I was dirty
Wanted to be pretty
I know now
That I'm forever dirt
Feel the nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
We're dead
We know just who we are
Feel the nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
We're dead
We know just who we are
Some children died the other day
We fed machines and then we prayed
Puked up and down in morbid faith
You should have seen the ratings that day
Some children died the other day
We fed machines and then we prayed
Puked up and down in morbid faith
You should have seen the ratings that day
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na
We are the nobodies (Na, na, na, na, na)
Wanna be somebodies (Na, na, na, na, na)
We're dead (Na, na, na, na, na)
We know just who we are (Na, na, na, na, na)
We are the nobodies (Na, na, na, na, na)
Wanna be somebodies (Na, na, na, na, na)
We're dead
We know just who we are
Feel the nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
We're dead
We know just who we are
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MARILYN MANSON IS A FUCKING GENIUS!!! AND THE SIMPLE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THE COLUMBINE CASE, IS THEY'RE A SUPER GEEK AND A STUPID JOCK, THE SUPER GEEK WAS ALREADY PLANNING TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL AND THE JOCK JUST GOT IN ON THE WHOLE THING. ENOUGH WITH THAT DAMN CASE!!! THE SONG IS JUST A MEDAPHORE FOR HOW PEOPLE WANNA BE FAMOUS AND WHEN THEY ARE THEY'VE ALREADY DIED,"WE FED MACHINES AND THEN WE PRAYED" IS JUST THE NEWS PAPER TRYING TO MAKE EVERY BODY FEEL PITY FOR OTHERS. AND THE FACT THAT PEOPLE BUY INTO ALL THIS CRAP IS UNFATHOMABLE. "YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE RATINGS THAT DAY" IS THE NEWS WANTING TO COVER THE CASES FOR RATINGS AND FOR PEOPLE TO BUY INTO ALL THAT GOVERNMENT NONSENSE AND PROPAGANDA.
@sybil666 The shooters were Dyaln Klebold and Eric Harris. Even though they were both smart, none of them were 'super-geeks' and none of them were 'jocks' (in fact, it was mainly the jocks that bullied them).