its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
You are enemy
You are my hated enemy
I am enemy
Number one rated enemy
I'm labeled enemy
I am your mortal enemy
My actions, enemy
Make me your bitter enemy
All the world around enemy, ow-ow
They're tearing up the ground enemy, ow-ow
They're drawn in by the sound, enemy, enemy
I must eliminate my enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, enemy
I must eliminate my enemy
Your people, enemy
My people's hated, enemy
What are you? Enemy
Though a created enemy
I terminate the enemy
Eradicate the hated enemy
I am an enemy
My very greatest enemy
All the world around enemy, ow-ow
They're tearing up the ground enemy, ow-ow
They're drawn in by the sound, enemy, enemy
I must eliminate my enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, enemy
I must eliminate my enemy
So, you try to tell me that you love life
Then find another way to kill life
You try to tell me that you love life
Then find another way to kill life
You try to tell me you love life
Then find another way to kill
You try to tell me that you love life
Then find another way to ki-, ow
Wanting, love life
Needing, kill life
Wanting, love life
Needing, kill life
Enemy
Enemy
Enemy
Enemy
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
You try to tell me that you love life (enemy)
Then find another way to kill life (enemy)
You try to tell me that you love life (enemy)
Then find another way to ki-, ow (enemy)
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-e-e-) enemy
You are my hated enemy
I am enemy
Number one rated enemy
I'm labeled enemy
I am your mortal enemy
My actions, enemy
Make me your bitter enemy
All the world around enemy, ow-ow
They're tearing up the ground enemy, ow-ow
They're drawn in by the sound, enemy, enemy
I must eliminate my enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, enemy
I must eliminate my enemy
Your people, enemy
My people's hated, enemy
What are you? Enemy
Though a created enemy
I terminate the enemy
Eradicate the hated enemy
I am an enemy
My very greatest enemy
All the world around enemy, ow-ow
They're tearing up the ground enemy, ow-ow
They're drawn in by the sound, enemy, enemy
I must eliminate my enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, ow-ow
Enemy, enemy
I must eliminate my enemy
So, you try to tell me that you love life
Then find another way to kill life
You try to tell me that you love life
Then find another way to kill life
You try to tell me you love life
Then find another way to kill
You try to tell me that you love life
Then find another way to ki-, ow
Wanting, love life
Needing, kill life
Wanting, love life
Needing, kill life
Enemy
Enemy
Enemy
Enemy
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
You try to tell me that you love life (enemy)
Then find another way to kill life (enemy)
You try to tell me that you love life (enemy)
Then find another way to ki-, ow (enemy)
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-) enemy
(E-e-e-e-e-e-) enemy
Lyrics submitted by spitfirek7
Conflict Lyrics as written by Dan Donegan Mike Wengren
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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I agree. It's an angry song yet its rather insightful. I still believe that Manson probably pulled the wings off butterflies and chewed the tails off small lizards, but sometimes his messed-up self does make some sense.