Thingmaker
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| Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Album | The Family Jams | |
| Released | August 1992 | |
| Recorded | August 1991–August 1992 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 4:08 | |
| Label | Beat Up Your Mom | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Composer | Daisy Berkowitz, Gidget Gein | |
| Producer | Daisy Berkowitz | |
| External links | Search ISRC Search at Musicstax |
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"Thingmaker" is the fourth track on the 1992 release The Family Jams. The song was inspired by a man referred to in The Long Hard Road Out of Hell as Carl, who intentionally looked and acted like Manson, used the image of a gnarled, twisted tree that Manson had created in a poster for another local band; and how Manson was sick of his stealing from him. Manson's then-girlfriend, referred to as Teresa, was also implied to have been having an affair with Carl.
Select lines of lyrics were later reworked for "Mutilation Is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery", a song from the band's 2007 album Eat Me, Drink Me.
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The Family Jams
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1993 Rehearsal
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Versions[edit]
- "Thingmaker" — Appears on The Family Jams.
- "Thingmaker" (Remastered mix) — Appears on Lunch Boxes & Choklit Cows.
Lyrics[edit]
You want to look like me You want to act like me, You've got no sense of your own identity You can't begin to see that you and me makes we That's not what I want to be So fuck you Imitation's not a flattery, so you can't begin to feel, you can't begin to feel, you can't begin to feel, I said fuck you I don't want to know you, I don't want to know... It's about time made up my mind, get out of my life you motherfucker, it's about time made up my mind, I'm taking what's mine you motherfucker, You are made from things you steal from me, You can't begin to feel, You can't begin to feel, You can't begin to feel So fuck you You suck my energy, my personality, you steal steal steal from me, you can't begin to feel, you can't begin to feel, You can't begin to feel Fuck you Imitation' not a flattery So you're a pitiful thief, You're a pitiful thief, You're a pitiful thief, Fuck you I don't want to know you, I don't want to know... It's about time, I've made up my mind, Get out of my life you motherfucker It's about time, made up my mind, I'm taking what's mine you motherfucker, You are made from things you steal from me, You can't begin to feel, Can't begin to feel, Can't begin to feel Fuck you If you want to worship me then just worship me, Don't even try to be... You're a fucking thief, You're a fucking thief, You're a fucking thief, fuck you Fuck You Imitation's not a flattery, so You're a pitiful thief, You're a pitiful thief, You're a fucking thief I said fuck you I don't want to know you I don't want to know... I don't want to know you
Trivia[edit]
- The name of this song comes from a '60s/'70s toy line from Mattel where "creepy" figurines could be made using pre-existing molds. Another clue to this meaning comes from The Family Jams demo which dedicates the song to "the creeple people" (Creeple Peeple) — one of the names for the completed figurines.
