Born Villain

In this song, he's shaken off all the confusion and comes to the fruition of who he knew he could be.

I could give you a dozen fresh, cut, pink, or red, or white I wonder if they knew what they would grow to become I could give you a dozen fresh, cut, pink, or red, or white I wonder if they knew what they would grow to become become become become become be be be become you’ll have to cut it down and burn me into splinters or I’ll unwrap the string that was me, around your finger. And I’ll hang you in your bedroom burial ground there is a taste for blood and it’s something deep inside there is a taste for blood and it’s deep inside become become become become be be be become I don’t ever want god to hear our screams and mistake them for prayers. And you know I’m loaded but not which chamber touch me and i’ll go Click click click click click Click click click click click Click click click click click there is a taste for blood and it’s something deep inside there is a taste for blood and it’s deep inside become become become become be be be become And you know I’m loaded But not which chamber Touch me and i’ll go Click click click click click Click click click click click Click click click click click I’m born villain don’t pretend to be a victim I’m born villain don’t pretend to be a victim I’m born villain don’t pretend to be a victim I’m born villain don’t pretend to be a victim

The singer is becoming aware of the potential for violence within himself. He compares himself to a gun with only one bullet, as in Russian Roulette, and realizes that not only does he have the ability to kill, but that ability is unpredictable. Manson once said that the villain in any story is more interesting than the hero because, while the hero stays the same all the way through, the villain has the opportunity to change.

Your macbeth confessed oedipus no longer present-tense Your macbeth confessed oedipus no longer pre-sentence not every breath confessed at a person no longer present tense another breath confessed at a person no longer present tense

Is there any way to unswallow my pride Can I fuck myself down? Why die you can kill the father, that's lucidity Your Macbeth confessed Oedipus no longer present tense Your Macbeth confessed Oedipus no longer present tense

I could give you a dozen, fresh cut, pink, or red, or white. I wonder if they knew what they would grow to become.

You’ll have to cut it down and burn me into splinters, or I’ll unwrap the string that was me around your finger. And I’ll hang you in your bedroom burial ground. There is a taste for blood, and it’s something deep inside

I don’t ever want god to hear our screams and mistake them for prayers. And you know I’m loaded, but not which chamber; touch me and I’ll go. Click click click click click

I’m born villain, don’t pretend to be a victim.

This song kind of follows up on the previous songs before it. He's saying he's always been himself, and never belonged with anyone.

"I could give you a dozen, fresh cut, pink, or red, or white. I wonder if they knew what they would grow to become."

This line reminds me of the song from this album, The Gardener, as the theme again is flowers to represent himself and her.

"She is still growing. Its like a garden with two flowers, one just blooming and casting a shadow, just like yours. Then it becomes struggle of sunlight, or rain, or weeds. She and every she is doomed to be your idea of her."

So, in this line he's saying he could've been anything for her but never changed for her and now wonders what could've been.

"You’ll have to cut it down and burn me into splinters, or I’ll unwrap the string that was me around your finger."

He's saying either she'll leave him, or he'll leave

"And I’ll hang you in your bedroom burial ground. There is a taste for blood, and it’s something deep inside."

If they don't depart, he'll keep his promise that they die together and that he'll kill her first because he doesn't trust her. And he doesn't want to die with her.

"I don’t ever want god to hear our screams and mistake them for prayers."

Another line describing about him not wanting to die with her.

"And you know I’m loaded, but not which chamber; touch me and I’ll go 'Click click click click click.' "

Another line describing that if she stays, he'll have to keep his promise.

"I’m born villain, don’t pretend to be a victim."

He's saying he's always been that way, so she shouldn't be surprised.

This is not the lyrics to the song "Born Villain", this song is "Overneath The Path Of Misery". This confusion occured due to it featuring in the short film for the album "Born Villain".

Born Villain is a seperate song entirely. To which the lyrics are:

I could give you a dozen fresh cut, pink or red or white I wonder if they knew what they would grow to become I could give you a dozen fresh cut, pink or red or white I wonder if they knew what they would grow to become

Become become become become Be be become

You'll have to cut it down and burn me into splinters Or I'll unwrap the string that was me from your finger And I'll hang you in your bedroom burial ground

There is a taste for blood and it's something deep inside There is a taste for blood and it's deep inside

Become become become become Be be become

I don't ever want God to hear our screams and mistake them for prayers And you know I'm loaded but not which chamber Touch me and I'll go click click click click click Click click click click click Click click click click click

There is a taste for blood and it's something deep inside There is a taste for blood and it's deep inside

Become become become become Be be become

And you know I'm loaded but not which chamber Touch me and I'll go click click click click click Click click click click click Click click click click click

I'm born villain, don't pretend to be a victim I'm born villain, don't pretend to be a victim I'm born villain, don't pretend to be a victim I'm born villain, don't pretend to be a victim I'm born villain, don't pretend to be a victim I'm born villain, don't pretend to be a victim