Compass and the Ruler
| "Compass and the Ruler" | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 at the Mansion in Death Valley, California | |
| Genre | Alternative metal | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Producer | Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy | |
| External links | Search ISRC Search at Musicstax |
|
"Compass and the Ruler" is a demo intended for Marilyn Manson's aborted soundtrack to the film From Hell, recorded around the same time as the album Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death). A portion of the song was released in a low-quality fifty-second recording in a podcast, placed back to back with another demo titled "Jack Eats Dinner". Along with these demos was released a low-quality one-minute recording of a cover of Wes Montgomery's "Little Child", and a fourth song in high-quality, a cover of Charles Manson's "Sick City". "Compass and the Ruler" takes up the remaining 31 seconds of the podcast file, also containing "Jack Eats Dinner".
Contents
Versions[edit]
- "Jack Eats Dinner"/"Compass and the Ruler"
Audio[edit]
|
The song begin at 00:20 after the song is "Jack Eats Dinner"
|
Lyrics[edit]
The lyrics below are not complete in the sense that the song does continue, by implication. The only publicly known clip of the song in existence runs for thirty-one seconds (0:31), and so the lyrics below reflect what is heard in the released clip.
I know it's complicated My heart keeps breaking and I keep taking this I know my life is fading I sit here shaking, I can't deal with this I...
