I don't think that my lyrics are over-laced with profanity, because I myself don't speak using a lot of profanity in normal conversation. But I think when you're making something aggressive and you need to get a point across, if you're angry, sometimes profanity is necessary. It's better to use a curse word than to hurt somebody else, I find.
Marilyn MansonI put out a lot of ideas in the lyrics and the way I do my things. There's a lot of ideas floatin' around and people who know what it is. People will pick it up if they know what to pick up.
Marilyn MansonAntichrist Superstar is also about me wanting to grow up and be something that people would adore...instead I grew up and became something that people hated.
Marilyn MansonIf you're gonna pretend to be something, then you have to at least live up to what it is.
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