“The Tailor” is a dark, collaborative track by Billy Morrison featuring guest vocals and lyrics from Marilyn Manson. Released on August 7, 2026, the song is part of Morrison's album Hollow and features brooding, garment-themed lyrics paired with heavy rock compositions. This track was released one week before One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 , out next Friday (August 14th). Through vivid imagery like a "costume made of wounds" and "hemming veins," the track illustrates how people build protective public personas out of their past pain, eventually adapting to their suffering so perfectly that it becomes entirely hidden from the outside world. This intimate struggle with internalized trauma ultimately shifts into a broader critique of modern society, where humanity hides its corrupt, "crooked minds" behind superficial, "perfect" smiles while passively marching toward its own destruction. Lyrics to "The Tailor" Ah, ah, ah, ah...
A Few Words on Cancel Culture For most of human history, shunning, excommunication, and public humiliation have been used for social conformity. The modern versions are generally categorized as “calling-out” or “canceling.” While the first use of these terms is not certain, sometime in the early 2010s, "fans" of various celebrities and groups began to post on social media, identifying imperfections in their "idols" and “calling them out” on their behaviors. During 2017 and 2018, online posts calling out others drastically increased and were part of the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements. By 2019, the term "cancel culture" became more known and moved into mainstream media usage. Cancel culture has been considered acceptable by some people in some cases because it seemed to provide a way for marginalized individuals and groups to silence someone they deemed hurtful. As a result, powerful individuals or groups that would otherwise evade responsibility for...