Unkillable Monster
Eternal Struggle: Unveiling Love and Pain in Marilyn Manson's Unkillable Monster
Lyrics
How the fuck are we supposed to know
Expressing confusion about understanding a situation.
When I'm a monster, the way
Describing oneself as a monstrous entity.
You refuse to die?
Questioning the difficulty of determining survival when the person refuses to give up.
How the fuck are we supposed to know
Reiterating the uncertainty mentioned in line 1.
If we're in love or if in we're pain
Questioning whether the emotions experienced are love or pain.
I'm a tightrope walker
Describing oneself as a tightrope walker, struggling to find a purpose or direction.
I can't find my circus
Expressing a sense of disorientation and being unable to locate one's place or identity.
And I'm damaged beyond repair
Conveying a feeling of being irreparably damaged.
You're just a coffin of a girl I knew
Referring to someone as a mere memory or past self.
And I'm buried in you
Metaphorically being immersed in the past or a previous relationship.
You never said "I'll end up like this"
Expressing surprise or regret about the current state not being foreseen.
You never said "I'll end up like this"
Repetition of the surprise or regret from line 13.
No, no, no, no
Emphatic denial of the envisioned outcome.
Sometimes I dream I'm an exterminating angel
Imagining oneself as an angel of death with a purpose of delivering a beautiful demise.
A traveling executioner from heaven
Describing the character as a celestial executioner on a divine mission.
Sent to give you the prettiest death I know
Expressing the intention to provide an aesthetically pleasing death.
Call the grave and make our reservations
Suggesting a fatalistic approach, making arrangements for death.
You never said "I'll end up like this"
Repetition of the surprise or regret from line 13.
You never said "I'll end up like this", no
-You never said "I'll end up like this"
-You never said "I'll end up like this", no, no, no, no, no, no
Emphatic denial and rejection of the envisioned outcome.
Are we in love or are we in pain?
Repetition and emphasis on the uncertainty of whether the emotions are love or pain.
Are we in love or are we in pain?
-Are we in love or are we in pain?
-Are we in love or are we in pain?
-How the fuck are we supposed to know
Reiterating the confusion expressed in lines 1 and 4.
When I'm a monster, the way
Reiterating the monstrous self and the challenge of survival.
You refuse to die?
Repeating the question about determining survival in the face of resistance.
How the fuck are we supposed to know
Reiterating the uncertainty of whether the emotions are love or pain.
If we're in love or if in we're pain
Repeating the question about the nature of the emotions experienced.
Why is my wound a front door to you?
Pondering why personal wounds serve as a pathway to the person in question.
Am I my own shadow?
Questioning one's identity and connection to their own shadow.
Why is my wound a front door to you?
Repeating the inquiry about personal wounds as a doorway to the person.
Am I my own shadow?
Repeating the questioning of one's identity and relationship with their own shadow.
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