1999

"1999"
Song by Prince
Released	1982
Performed	1997
Genre	Spoken
Writer	Prince
Composer	Prince
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"1999" was performed live by Marilyn Manson during the Arena and European Festival legs of the band's Dead to the World in 1997, often serving as an intro to the song "Little Horn". The song was originally performed by Prince in 1982.

Versions

• "1999" (Live)

Lyrics

   When I wrote this I was dreaming
   So excuse me if it goes astray
   When I woke up this morning
   Could have sworn it was judgment day
   
   The sky was all purple
   There were people running everywhere
   I tried to run from the destruction
   You know I didn't even care
   
   Everybody's got a bomb, we could all die here today
   But if I'm gonna die I'm gonna fuck my life away
   They say two thousand zero, zero, party over, oops, out of time
   The world spreads its legs like it's 1999

Song (Live)

Live at Nottingham, England 05/27/97

Trivia

• The line "when i wrote this i was dreaming, excuse me if it goes astray..." appears in a December 31, 1998 post by Marilyn Manson on MarilynManson.net's message board.