Marilyn Manson, born Brian Hugh Warner, is the lead singer of the Los Angeles based alternative rock group of the same name. Warner chose the name, a combination of Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson, to illustrate what he considered to be the extreme dualism of late 20th century American culture. The stage name of each band member was originally created by combining the first name of an iconic female sex symbol and the last name of an iconic mass murderer or serial killer, though this naming convention has not extended to new band members after the mid-90s. Formed in 1989 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, the band's uniquely theatrical performances gathered a local cult following that developed over time into a worldwide fanbase. By the late 1990s the band was considered one of modern music's most widely-known and controversial acts; this was due, in large part, to Manson's then-frequent clashes with religious and political groups.
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Marilyn Manson
They want to sell it out
But it up
Dumb it down
A good God is hard to find
Ill join the crowd that
Wants to see me dead
Right now I feel I belong
For the first time
Multiply your death
Divide by sex
Add up the violence and
What do you get?
We are all just stars and were waiting
We are all just scarred and were hating
We are all just stars on your burning flag
You can point your gun at me
And hope it will go away
If God was alive,
He would hate you anyway
My right wing is flapping
The left one is gray
Lets hear it for the kids but
Nothing they say
They gyrate and g-rate
On election day
We got out abcs and our f u c k
Multiply your death
Divide by sex
Add up the violence and
What do you get?
We are all just stars and were waiting
We are all just scarred and were hating
We are all just stars on your burning flag
You can point your gun at me
And hope it will go away
But if God was alive,
He would hate you anyway