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Marilyn Manson became a satanic priest in the early 90s. It was an honorary priesthood given him by Anton Lavey, founder of the Church of Satan. It was also counter culture shtick that created new fans through their fascination with a satanic priest doing industrial anti-Christian metal. It backfired after the Columbine shootings. Three Colorado Christian politicians got word the shooters were into industrial metal. Satanic Manson was the biggest act in the genre. Obviously, Columbine was his fault. The media ran with that. Manson was their scapegoat. The Christian community piled on. The hottest act in the genre had his career wrecked. So he added tearing apart and burning bibles to his act. It would later be discovered the shooters had "nothing but disdain" for Manson and were big fans of Rammstein.
The Nobodies is about Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold; the two shooters. The song's title is from a quote by John Lennon's murderer, Mark David Chapman, who said he felt like a nobody. Manson is connecting the shooters to the broader pattern of violence by "nobodies" motivated to gain recognition. This song is an analysis of the violence he was blamed for and points the finger back at society ignoring the symptoms of that violence. Heavy.
We are nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
When we're dead
They'll know just who we are
In an interview about all this, he's asked what he would say to the students of Columbine. He said he wouldn't say anything to them. He would listen to them, because nobody is. I like that answer. John 5 nurses a church organ sound out of his tele.
The Nobodies
The Nobodies is about Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold; the two shooters. The song's title is from a quote by John Lennon's murderer, Mark David Chapman, who said he felt like a nobody. Manson is connecting the shooters to the broader pattern of violence by "nobodies" motivated to gain recognition. This song is an analysis of the violence he was blamed for and points the finger back at society ignoring the symptoms of that violence. Heavy.
We are nobodies
Wanna be somebodies
When we're dead
They'll know just who we are
In an interview about all this, he's asked what he would say to the students of Columbine. He said he wouldn't say anything to them. He would listen to them, because nobody is. I like that answer. John 5 nurses a church organ sound out of his tele.
The Nobodies
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