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...
Earlier this year we saw Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke and Marilyn Manson together in photos at Manson's birthday party then on a separate occasion in Radke's home, which led to rumors that they may be collaborating on a new song. Today that new song, "God is a Weapon", was released to streaming services everywhere along with an accompanying music video through Radke's label Epitaph Records.
The song is an instant classic power ballad for the frontmen, which revolves around the line "If God is a woman, then God is a weapon." In the cinematic black and white music video God is played by Radke's girlfriend, frontwoman Dana Dentata. At the end of the video Radke and Dentata share an explosively wet kiss. Aspects of the song and video also seem to be reminiscent of the Mechanical Animals era for Manson.
With the music video, Falling in Reverse also announced their God Is a Weapon tour which kicks off this August.
The song is an instant classic power ballad for the frontmen, which revolves around the line "If God is a woman, then God is a weapon." In the cinematic black and white music video God is played by Radke's girlfriend, frontwoman Dana Dentata. At the end of the video Radke and Dentata share an explosively wet kiss. Aspects of the song and video also seem to be reminiscent of the Mechanical Animals era for Manson.
With the music video, Falling in Reverse also announced their God Is a Weapon tour which kicks off this August.
"God is a Weapon" Lyrics
I can't stop from spinning
Down the rabbit hole
The deeper that you push
The deeper I will go
They said that God's a woman
I’ll worship you the same
Cause all I do is think about
Saying your name in vain
You might as well marry me
My sinful confession
You're my obsession (yeah)
If God is a woman
Then God is a weapon (yeah)
I can't stop from sinning
My halo's just a hole
The deeper that I get inside you
The deeper you will fall
They Say that God's a weapon
Well I'm a hand grenade
Try to take this ring from me
Watch me detonate
You might as well bury me
My sinful confession
You’re my obsession (yeah)
If God is a woman
Then God is a weapon
(Yeah)
My Sinful Confession
You’re my obsession
If God is a woman
Then God is a weapon
Credits for Music Video
Written by Ronnie Radke, Cody Quistad, Tyler Smyth, and Marilyn Manson
Produced by Tyler Smyth and Ronnie Radke
Vocal Production: Charles Massabo
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Tyler Smyth
Director: Jensen Noen
Producers: Phoenix Vaughn + Ruth Devereaux + Ashley Haines
Executive Producers: Frank Borin + Ivanna Borin
Production Company: Blesscode Entertainment
Director of Photography: Powell Robinson
VFX: Inception Post
Inception Post Lead VFX Artist: Alex Verenchyck
Inception Post Creative Director: Jensen Noen
Inception Post Concept Artist: Eugene Lekh
Colorist: Joseph Bicknell of Company3
Production Software: Powered by MasterShot.io
1st AD: Tiffany Waxler
Production Designer: Bianca Hernandez
Casting Director: Ashley Haines
Costume Designers: Orchid Satellite + Elias Martinez
Makeup Designer: Emilia Werynska
Hair Designer: Phillip Saunders
Stunt Coordinator: Maxwell Heavenrich
SPFX Coordinator: Chris Laplante
Animal Wranglers: Guin's Movie Menagerie
Horse Wrangler: Forsberg Ranch
Lighting Programmer: Zane Blanchard
Gaffer: Arthur Grigoryan
Key Grip: Carl Stewart
God played by Dana Dentata
I can't stop from spinning
Down the rabbit hole
The deeper that you push
The deeper I will go
They said that God's a woman
I’ll worship you the same
Cause all I do is think about
Saying your name in vain
You might as well marry me
My sinful confession
You're my obsession (yeah)
If God is a woman
Then God is a weapon (yeah)
I can't stop from sinning
My halo's just a hole
The deeper that I get inside you
The deeper you will fall
They Say that God's a weapon
Well I'm a hand grenade
Try to take this ring from me
Watch me detonate
You might as well bury me
My sinful confession
You’re my obsession (yeah)
If God is a woman
Then God is a weapon
(Yeah)
My Sinful Confession
You’re my obsession
If God is a woman
Then God is a weapon
Credits for Music Video
Written by Ronnie Radke, Cody Quistad, Tyler Smyth, and Marilyn Manson
Produced by Tyler Smyth and Ronnie Radke
Vocal Production: Charles Massabo
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Tyler Smyth
Director: Jensen Noen
Producers: Phoenix Vaughn + Ruth Devereaux + Ashley Haines
Executive Producers: Frank Borin + Ivanna Borin
Production Company: Blesscode Entertainment
Director of Photography: Powell Robinson
VFX: Inception Post
Inception Post Lead VFX Artist: Alex Verenchyck
Inception Post Creative Director: Jensen Noen
Inception Post Concept Artist: Eugene Lekh
Colorist: Joseph Bicknell of Company3
Production Software: Powered by MasterShot.io
1st AD: Tiffany Waxler
Production Designer: Bianca Hernandez
Casting Director: Ashley Haines
Costume Designers: Orchid Satellite + Elias Martinez
Makeup Designer: Emilia Werynska
Hair Designer: Phillip Saunders
Stunt Coordinator: Maxwell Heavenrich
SPFX Coordinator: Chris Laplante
Animal Wranglers: Guin's Movie Menagerie
Horse Wrangler: Forsberg Ranch
Lighting Programmer: Zane Blanchard
Gaffer: Arthur Grigoryan
Key Grip: Carl Stewart
God played by Dana Dentata
