Marilyn Manson Lyrical Analysis

Deep dives into themes, references, and symbolism—album by album.

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References Index

Explore books, films, and art referenced in the lyrics in the bibliography (WIP).

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Portrait of an American Family album cover

Portrait of an American Family

Smells Like Children album cover

Smells Like Children

Antichrist Superstar album cover

Antichrist Superstar

Mechanical Animals album cover

Mechanical Animals

Holy Wood album cover

The Golden Age of Grotesque album cover

The Golden Age of Grotesque

Lest We Forget album cover

Eat Me, Drink Me album cover

Eat Me, Drink Me

The High End of Low album cover (coming soon)

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The High End of Low

Born Villain album cover

The Pale Emperor album cover

The Pale Emperor

Heaven Upside Down album cover

Heaven Upside Down

We Are Chaos album cover