You Can't Die Young

"You Can't Die Young"
Song by Marilyn Manson
Album	One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 (Expanded Edition)
Released	August 28, 2026
Genre	gothic rock, alternative rock
Length	3:34
Label	Nuclear Blast Records
Writer	Marilyn Manson
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"You Can't Die Young" is a song released on the expanded edition of One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2, two weeks after the main release.

Manson's commentary on the song was also published on the interactive album website that day:

“	"You Can't Die Young". Although this song is not chronologically the last song on the album, it is the last one that I recorded. This looks at mortality from two points of view. It's personal and objective simultaneously. Musically, I really love the serpentine guitar melody that snakes around the pulsing, racing rhythm that really builds into the chorus. I feel like a lot of my teenage inspiration, like Bauhaus and Lords of the New Church, are very present here.	”

Appearances

Albums

• One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 (Expanded Edition)

Versions

• "You Can't Die Young" — 3:34

Lyrics

   [Verse 1]
   You're outdated, contaminated
   Or just living with what you've given up
   You created a brand new wrong
   You underestimated us
   
   [Pre-Chorus]
   I'm a stand still to avoid your detection
   While you are living fast
   What did you do to God?
   Did you need to feel your nothingness?
   How much did you pay to see us suffer?
   How much did you pay to see us suffer?
   How much did you pay to see us suffer?
   
   [Chorus]
   You can't die young
   Can't die young
   You can't die young
   When you're not young anymore
   You can't die young
   Can't die young
   You can't die young
   When you're not young anymore
   
   [Verse 2]
   I'm problematic, psychosomatic
   Everything evolves as it falls apart
   I'm a needle starting at zero
   And I'm ready to lose it all
   
   [Pre-Chorus]
   Now you stand still to avoid my detection
   You lived fast and look what you did to God
   It's my time to show you nothingness
   Everyone will pay to see you suffer
   Everyone will pay to see you suffer
   Everyone will pay to see you suffer
   
   [Chorus]
   You can't die young
   Can't die young
   You can't die young
   When you're not young anymore
   You can't die young
   Can't die young
   You can't die young
   When you're not young anymore
   
   [Refrain]
   Are you ready?
   I'm ready
   Are you ready now?
   
   Are you ready?
   I'm ready
   Are you ready now?
   Are you ready?
   I'm ready
   Are you ready now?
   
   [Bridge]
   You can't die young
   When you're not young anymore
   You can't die young
   When you're not young anymore
   
   [Chorus]
   You can't die young
   Can't die young
   You can't die young
   When you're not young anymore
   You can't die young
   Can't die young
   You can't die young
   When you're not young anymore
   
   [Outro]
   Everyone will pay to see you suffer
   Everyone will pay to see you suffer

Trivia

• The password anagram for the website was a slightly modified styling of the song's title (spoiler: YOUCANTDIEYOUNG).