INFINITE DARKNESS – English Lyrics

• By: Marilyn Manson
• Album: WE ARE CHAOS

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the somber depths of Marilyn Manson's "INFINITE DARKNESS," a song that challenges listeners to confront the inevitability of death and the fleeting nature of fame. Through stark lyrics and industrial undertones, this track provides a unique lens to examine the darker aspects of human existence and Manson's distinctive artistic vision.

[English]

My dirty dreams are filled with ghosts

Drowning in a shallow puddle

My muck and mud is thicker than the quickest of my demons

Fast and ghastly

Fast and ghastly

Fast and ghastly

And unforgiving

Someone's gonna die soon

Don't get in the way

You're not the hero

You're not the hero

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

First class on the astral plane

Just 'cause you're famous doesn't mean you're worth anything

In this world or the next one or the one before

'Cause I'm not forgiving

Not forgiving (said I'm not forgiving)

Not forgiving (said I'm not forgiving)

I'm fast and ghastly (fast and ghastly)

Someone's gonna die soon

Don't get in the way

You're not the hero

Not the hero

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

Black is real, you can't hide

Hearts are the darkest

When you see without the sun

Black is real, you can't hide

Hearts are the darkest

When you see without the sun

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead

Black is real, you can't hide

Hearts are the darkest

When you see without the sun

Black is real, you can't hide

Hearts are the darkest

When you see without the sun

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead longer than you're alive

You're dead

...

Key Grammar Structures

• My dirty dreams are filled with ghosts

  ➔ Present Simple Passive Voice

  ➔ The verb 'are filled' is in the passive voice, indicating the action is done to the subject ('my dirty dreams').

• You're not the hero

  ➔ Contraction with 'be' verb

  ➔ 'You're' is a contraction of 'you are', combining the subject 'you' with the verb 'are'.

• You're dead longer than you're alive

  ➔ Comparative Structure

  ➔ The phrase uses 'longer than' to compare the duration of being dead to being alive.

• Black is real, you can't hide

  ➔ Comma Splice

  ➔ The comma connects two independent clauses: 'Black is real' and 'you can't hide'.

• Hearts are the darkest

  ➔ Superlative Adjective

  ➔ 'Darkest' is the superlative form of 'dark', indicating the highest degree of darkness.

• When you see without the sun

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ The clause 'when you see without the sun' indicates the time at which the action occurs.

• I'm not forgiving

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future

  ➔ The present continuous 'I'm not forgiving' is used to express a future action or state.

• Someone's gonna die soon

  ➔ Going to Future

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a contraction of 'going to', used to express a future action.