Marilyn Manson – Devour

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I'll swallow up all of you
Like a big bottle of big, big pills
You're the one that I should never take
But I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
You're a flower that's withering
I can't feel your thorns in my head

This is no impressionability
You're not crying, this is blood all over me
You're not crying, this is blood all over me
You're not crying, this is blood all over me
And I'll love you, if you let me
And I'll love you, if you won't make me starve

I used to hold your heart to neck
I know I'll miss you if I close my eyes
But this is loaded with an open film
I'll see you and I'll blow your heart to pieces
I will blow your heart to pieces
I will blow your heart to pieces
I will blow your heart to pieces
And I'll love you, if you let me
And I'll love you, if you won't make me starve
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

My pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
And I'll love you, if you let me
And I'll love you, if you won't make me starve

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"Devour" as written by Chris Vrenna Jeordie White

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    My Opinion:do u also get a strange feeling when listening to this song? the beginning is so perfect... and when he starts to sing, i suddenly imagine myself lying on black water, slowly drowning.. all stops at "oh oh oh oh" part.. it's haunts and attracts me at the same time. Just amazing.. love this feeling and hate at the same time.
    Flag cutey16on May 09, 2011   Link
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    Lyric Correction:There are some lyrics that are different here then in the booklet for the album, which are:

    You're a flower that's withering
    I can't feel your thorns in my hands
    This is no embrace you're buried deep
    You're not crying, this is blood all over me
    You're not crying, this is blood all over me
    You're not crying, this is blood all over me

    And I'll love you, if you let me
    And I'll love you, if you won't make me stop

    I used to hold your haunted neck
    I know I'll miss you if I close my eyes
    But this is loaded, if I open them
    I'll see you and I'll blow your heart to pieces
    I will blow your heart to pieces
    I will blow your heart to pieces
    I will blow your heart to pieces
    Flag mism10on December 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i heard that this song was about a time he wanted to commit suicide, and that he wants to devour the drugs. also that he wants to love himself, but he can't.
    Flag thatmetalhead666on October 24, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Simply AMAZING
    Flag atankaraon July 21, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:this is actually a love song, and it is pure unlike many other of manson's song, not all. In this one you can really tell he feels what he sings, i would define it as romantic probably
    Flag atankaraon April 29, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning:In an interview with Marilyn Manson he said that it was him telling the story about a murder suicide that would have happened while coming off of the Eat Me Drink Me tour. He also said that is was not metaphorical.
    Flag thorhammeron April 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:one of the best manson songs. i think he has captured exactly what it feels like to miss someone that you absolutely honesty love. and the pains not ashamed to repeat itself, i think refers to that thing where you think you can forget about it for five minutes and go to sleep and then your mind starts thinking about it and its like someone stabbed you through the heart with a screwdriver and the pain goes on and you think there is no point..... cheery X
    Flag novelwithcocaineon December 26, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:In Trent Reznor's song "Ruiner" he repeats "you didn't hurt me, nothing can stop me now" several times until the song's cut at "stop" which effectively means no matter what he said or how powerful he felt he was stopped after all, it's the same effect regardless of the word though...I'll stick with the "starve" ending... but anyway this song is amazing, Manson does have his own romantic style in this one and I can listen to it all day and never get tired of it.
    Flag Oroinfuron December 18, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:I love The High End of Low. When it first came out, I was so nervous because I didn't like Eat Me, Drink Me. but The High End of Low is so like his old stuff it's wonderful. and Devour is such a good song. I can totally relate to it.
    Flag roryattackon October 13, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:"And I'll love you, if you let me
    And I'll love you, if you won't make me stop"

    I love how he finishes that for the second time.
    Makes me love that voice even more!

    Such a LOVE song
    Flag TG127on October 12, 2009   Link

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