Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marilyn Manson
Lead Vocals
Tyler Bates
Guitar
Gil Sharone
Drums
Dylan Eiland
Programming
Wolfgang Matthes
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brian Hugh Warner
Lyrics
Tyler Bates
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Marilyn Manson
Producer
Brian Lucey
Mastering Engineer
Tyler Bates
Producer
Robert Carranza
Mixing Engineer
Wolfgang Matthes
Mixing Engineer
Gustavo Borner
Recording Engineer
Joanne Higginbottom
Editing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I don't know if I can open up
I've been opened enough
I don't know if I can open up
I'm not a birthday present
[Verse 2]
I'm aggressive, regressive
The past is over
Now passive seems so pathetic
[Verse 3]
Are we fated, faithful or fatal?
Are we fated, faithful or fatal?
[Verse 4]
I feel stoned and alone like a heretic
And I'm ready to meet my maker
I feel stoned and alone like a heretic
I'm ready to meet my maker
[Verse 5]
Lazarus got no dirt on me
Lazarus got no dirt on me
And I'll rise to every occasion
I'm the Mephistopheles
Of Los Angeles
Of Los Angeles
[Verse 6]
Don't know if I can open up
Been opened too much
Double crossed, glossed over in my pathos
[Verse 7]
Are we fated, faithful or fatal?
Are we fated, faithful or fatal?
[Verse 8]
I feel stoned and alone like a heretic
And I'm ready to meet my maker
I feel stoned and alone like a heretic
I'm ready to meet my maker
[Verse 9]
Lazarus got no dirt on me
Lazarus got no dirt on me
And I'll rise to every occasion
I'm the Mephistopheles
Of Los Angeles
Of Los Angeles
[Verse 10]
Are we fated, faithful or fatal?
Are we fated, faithful, fatal?
[Verse 11]
I feel stoned and alone like a heretic
And I'm ready to meet my maker
I feel stoned and alone like a heretic
And I'm ready to meet my maker
[Verse 12]
I feel stoned and alone like a heretic
And I'm ready to meet my maker
I feel stoned and alone like a heretic
And I'm ready to meet my maker
[Verse 13]
Lazarus got no dirt on me
Lazarus got no dirt on me
And I'll rise to every occasion
I'm the Mephistopheles
Of Los Angeles
Of Los Angeles
I'm the Mephistopheles
Of Los Angeles
Written by: Tyler Bates