There is a point in One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 where the language of survival finally becomes the language of retaliation. “The Arsonist” is that point. The song is not simply about having survived an attempt to destroy you. It is about what happens afterward, when the person who has been burned decides that the fire did not finish him and that the scars it left behind have become part of his strength. Manson himself described the song as the moment when the narrative of the two chapters “crystallizes into a battle stance,” and, referring to the painting he created for it, said that the “burned scar tissue” had formed into armor. That description gets very close to the heart of the song. The fire has not disappeared. It has changed him. The title is important because Manson does not call the song The Survivor or The Victim . He calls it "The Arsonist." An arsonist deliberately starts a fire, and this changes the entire perspective of the song. The speaker is no...
Marilyn Manson will be performing at BUZZFEST 94.5 THE BUZZ in The Woodlands, Texas on May 24th at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Featuring Chevelle, Marilyn Manson, Blue October, P.O.D., Evans Blue, and Sleep Theory! Tickets will be on sale at 12pm on 12/16.
Marilyn Manson will be performing also at BFD! 97.1 The Freak in Dallas, Texas on May 25th at Dos Equis Pavilion with the same lineup. Presale tickets went on sale at 12pm on 12/13. Presale password: EAGLE
Marilyn Manson will be performing also at BFD! 97.1 The Freak in Dallas, Texas on May 25th at Dos Equis Pavilion with the same lineup. Presale tickets went on sale at 12pm on 12/13. Presale password: EAGLE
