| Marilyn Manson – Irresponsible Hate Anthem Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Don't read to much into the details here. This song includes a bunch of nonsense that was deliberately included just to piss off as many people as possible at one time. It's got something for everyone: Suicide! Abortion! Rape! The N word! Manson was always acutely aware of his position as a rockstar and the kind of stupid public reactions that happen when people like the PMRC (which was still a big deal at the time, seeing as how it was headed up by the Vice President Gore's wife) take music too seriously. There were a lot of adults who really believed that teenagers were nothing more than lemmings who would follow a rockstar off a cliff without a second thought. Hence Manson whispers "I better not say this. Better not tell." Meaning I better not give my honest opinion because somebody might take it too seriously. But on top of the nonsense, you have the Ayn Rand reference "sell you suicide" that Autoerratica pointed out and you also have a reference to the similar philosophies that Anton LaVey writes in the Satanic Bible: "I am the animal who will not be himself." The "Hey Victim" lines also reflect this same philosophy of supremacy of the ego and independence as the highest morality. So overall you get this tongue-in-cheek criticism of people who are stupid enough to take rock music literally accompanied by a sort of self-doubt questioning if he's any better than they are "I am the idiot who will not be himself" Oh, and for the record, the strategy worked. There was a lot of press coverage and parents protesting at shows and things like that. This song in particular was written on purpose to provoke that reaction. |
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| Marilyn Manson – 1996 Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Wow, I'm shocked at the number of comments asking what this song has to do with the year 1996. Kids, really?? Historical context: Antichrist Superstar was released about a month before the 1996 presidential election in the US. The 1996 election was every bit as insane as the 2012 election with independently wealthy madman, Ross Perot, throwing his hat in the ring. (I watched all the damn debates live on TV.) So you get this "rise of the Antichrist" theme through the whole album that culminates in the beginning with Irresponsible Hate Anthem, which was said to have been recorded live on February 14, 1997 - four months AFTER the album was released. Meaning recorded live in front of a crowd of the Antichrist Superstar's followers. This song is kind of a reaction to the BS rhetoric that gets thrown around in a political campaign. It's the anti-this, anti-that taken to the level of complete absurdity. And then: Anti-people, now you've gone to far. Here's your Antichrist Superstar. Meaning you did this, you made me, you brought on the Apocalypse with your BS. |
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