In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
We have no future
Heaven wasn't made for me
We burn ourselves to hell
As fast as it can be
And I wish that I
Could be the king
Then I'd know that I am not alone
Maggots put on shirts
Sell each other shit
Sometimes I feel so worthless
Sometimes I feel discarded
I wish that I was good enough
Then I'd know that I am not alone
Death, is policeman
Death, is the priest
Death, is the stereo
Death, is TV
Death, is the Tarot
Death, is an angel and
Death, is our God
Killing us all
She put the seeds in me
Plant this dying tree
She's a burning string
And I'm just the ashes
She put the seeds in me
Plant this dying tree
She's a burning string
And I'm just the ashes
She put the seeds in me
Plant this dying tree
Heaven wasn't made for me
We burn ourselves to hell
As fast as it can be
And I wish that I
Could be the king
Then I'd know that I am not alone
Maggots put on shirts
Sell each other shit
Sometimes I feel so worthless
Sometimes I feel discarded
I wish that I was good enough
Then I'd know that I am not alone
Death, is policeman
Death, is the priest
Death, is the stereo
Death, is TV
Death, is the Tarot
Death, is an angel and
Death, is our God
Killing us all
She put the seeds in me
Plant this dying tree
She's a burning string
And I'm just the ashes
She put the seeds in me
Plant this dying tree
She's a burning string
And I'm just the ashes
She put the seeds in me
Plant this dying tree
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This song is so beautiful. I think it's about how he feels. Sometimes he puts on a front like he doesn't care about anything, and sometimes I think people forget that Manson does have feelings. Most people just think he's fearless and has no emotions at all. This song is beautiful because he is really opening up about how he feels. He's talking about himself: how heaven wasn't made for someone like him, how he feels worthless, useless and not good enough and just bad about himself. He feels alone because it seems like everyone is always out to get him and he has no one. I'm not sure what the rest of the song is about, but I think it's talking about society. I think the "she" is actually referring to society and what it has done to him. It planted the seeds in him to be who he is today... (when he was younger he went to a Christian school and he despised it so much and was so afraid that he became obsessed with the antichrist and in his book he explains how that led him to become the antichrist). Society has turned him into a monster.. into a "dying tree." I think it could also be referring to an ex or his mom. His mom "put the seeds" in him by giving birth, or maybe his ex broke up with him and now he's turned into a "dying tree." I think the death part is pretty obvious, it's about how society is killing us all and telling us who to be and basically is killing our souls.