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Mechanical Animals

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Eminor

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[Verse 1]
We were Emneurophobic and pGerfect
The Emday that we lost our Gsouls
EmMaybe we weren't so Ghuman
But DIf we cry Cwe will rust
[Pre-Chorus]
  EmAnd I was a Ghand grenade
That Emnever stopped explGoding
AmYou were automatic
GAnd as hollow as the "DO" in god
[Chorus]
 EmI Dam never gonna Cbe the one for GyoDu
 EmI Dam never gonna Csave the world from GyoDu
[Post-Chorus]
EmBut they'll never Dbe good to Cyou, or bad to you
They'll never Embe anythiDng, Canything at all
[Verse 2]
EmYou were my mecGhanical bride
You were EmphenobarbGidoll
A Emmanniqueen of deprGession
WitDh the face of Ca dead star
[Pre-Chorus]
EmAnd I was a hGand grenade
That Emnever stopped expGloding
AmYou were automatic
GAnd as hollow as the D"O" in god
[Chorus]
 EmI Dam never gonna Cbe the one for GyoDu
 EmI Dam never gonna Csave the world from GyoDu
[Post-Chorus]
But Emthey'll never Dbe good to Cyou, or bad to you
They'll never Embe anythDing, Canything at all
But Emthey'll never Dbe good to Cyou, or bad to you
They'll never Embe anythDing, Canything at all
[Chorus]
 EmI Dam never gonna Cbe the one for GyoDu
 EmI Dam never gonna Csave the world from GyoDu
[Bridge]
 EmThis isn't me, I'm not mGechanical
EmI'm just a Dboy Cplaying the suicide Emking

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Mechanical Animals

by Marilyn Manson

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[Verse 1]

Em G

We were neurophobic and perfect

Em G

The day that we lost our souls

Em G

Maybe we weren't so human

D C

But If we cry we will rust

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

And I was a hand grenade

Em G

That never stopped exploding

You were automatic

G D

And as hollow as the "O" in god

[Chorus]

Em D C G D

I am never gonna be the one for you

Em D C G D

I am never gonna save the world from you

[Post-Chorus]

Em D C

But they'll never be good to you, or bad to you

Em D C

They'll never be anything, anything at all

[Verse 2]

Em G

You were my mechanical bride

Em G

You were phenobarbidoll

Em G

A manniqueen of depression

D C

With the face of a dead star

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

And I was a hand grenade

Em G

That never stopped exploding

You were automatic

G D

And as hollow as the "O" in god

[Chorus]

Em D C G D

I am never gonna be the one for you

Em D C G D

I am never gonna save the world from you

[Post-Chorus]

Em D C

But they'll never be good to you, or bad to you

Em D C

They'll never be anything, anything at all

Em D C

But they'll never be good to you, or bad to you

Em D C

They'll never be anything, anything at all

[Chorus]

Em D C G D

I am never gonna be the one for you

Em D C G D

I am never gonna save the world from you

[Bridge]

Em G

This isn't me, I'm not mechanical

Em D C Em

I'm just a boy playing the suicide king

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