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Riff: Marilyn Manson – “Saturnalia”

Oct 10, 2017

Just smile like a rifle/Hot metal in the setting sun/And I was invited to eat the young/I was invited to eat the young

from Saturnalia lyrics by Marilyn Manson

A long journey that has him examining the travesties of civilized society, including the cult of celebrity. He was asked to cross a threshold by those who claimed to be allies, but he saw through them, knowing that they’re intentions were to soil him with perverse views. Being skeptical of status quo has kept him sharp, and he’s admonishing their futile efforts with fire and brimstone.

 

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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