Cryptorchid Lyrics

Lyric discussion by nowormatall 

Cover art for Cryptorchid lyrics by Marilyn Manson

"Each time I make my mother cry an angel dies and falls from heaven"

This is about a young boy that is taught to believe in Christianity. The line refers to the ten commandments, especially the fourth rule (praise your parents and so on).

"when the boy is still a worm it's hard to learn the number seven"

The number 7 is representing the essential human being, since the 4 is the christian symbol for the body and the materialistic things in general while the 3 represents the soul/spirit. The line means that the boy can not develope his own personality when he is the worm (the albums metaphor for a naive person blinded by religion/media/government).

The title of the song strenghtens this interpretation since a Cryptorchid is the professional term for a missing testicle of a newborn boy. This can be interpreted as a missing part of the child, in this case a real personality.

To conclude:

This song is about the society forcing tmyoung children to believe things before they have the ability to create an own independent opinion.

You're welcome ^^

(Btw sorry for possible grammar mistakes, I am from germany :D )

My Interpretation