Yes the video has something to with "The Lottery" which is the main concept of only the video. In his autobiography he mentions this song and why he wrote it. After several years apart, Chad, Brian's best friend asked him to come to his wedding. Brian was hesitant because he hadn't seen him for a long time and he hasn't seen everyone that was back home. Since he was already involved in his music career he was outcasted. So when Brian showed up to the wedding everyone looked at him differently and he wasnt the innocent little boy he used to be so they fear him actually. The concept of stoning makes Brain a scapegoat of everyones fears and what better way to get rid of their fears than to kill what is causing them. I hope this makes the song more clear.
It's funny because you are the first person I have read who 'got' the video being a complete rip off from Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery". And to add to why he wrote the story, the video had the Lottery overtones because Manson related to the poor sap who drew the wrong straw out of the hat.
It's funny because you are the first person I have read who 'got' the video being a complete rip off from Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery". And to add to why he wrote the story, the video had the Lottery overtones because Manson related to the poor sap who drew the wrong straw out of the hat.
Yes the video has something to with "The Lottery" which is the main concept of only the video. In his autobiography he mentions this song and why he wrote it. After several years apart, Chad, Brian's best friend asked him to come to his wedding. Brian was hesitant because he hadn't seen him for a long time and he hasn't seen everyone that was back home. Since he was already involved in his music career he was outcasted. So when Brian showed up to the wedding everyone looked at him differently and he wasnt the innocent little boy he used to be so they fear him actually. The concept of stoning makes Brain a scapegoat of everyones fears and what better way to get rid of their fears than to kill what is causing them. I hope this makes the song more clear.
It's funny because you are the first person I have read who 'got' the video being a complete rip off from Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery". And to add to why he wrote the story, the video had the Lottery overtones because Manson related to the poor sap who drew the wrong straw out of the hat.
It's funny because you are the first person I have read who 'got' the video being a complete rip off from Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery". And to add to why he wrote the story, the video had the Lottery overtones because Manson related to the poor sap who drew the wrong straw out of the hat.