The Beautiful People – English Lyrics

• By: Marilyn Manson

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the provocative world of Marilyn Manson with 'The Beautiful People,' a song that challenges your perceptions of beauty and power. Explore the song's historical context, lyrical depth, and musical innovation to understand its enduring impact on society and culture. Learn about Nietzsche's master-slave morality and Manson's critique of capitalism, all while discovering the meaning behind this iconic industrial metal track.

[English]

("The Beautiful People")

♪ And I don't want you and I don't need you ♪

♪ Don't bother to resist, or I'll beat you ♪

♪ It's not your fault that you're always wrong ♪

♪ The weak ones are there to justify the strong ♪

♪ The beautiful people, the beautiful people ♪

♪ It's all relative to the size of your steeple ♪

♪ You can't see the forest for the trees ♪

♪ You can't smell your own (censored) on your knees ♪

♪ There's no time to discriminate ♪

♪ Hate every other hater ♪

♪ That's in your way ♪

♪ Hey you, what do you see? ♪

♪ Something beautiful or something free? ♪

♪ Hey, you, are you trying to be mean? ♪

♪ If you live with apes man, it's hard to be clean ♪

♪ The worms will live in every host ♪

♪ It's hard to pick which one they eat the most ♪

♪ The horrible people, the horrible people ♪

♪ It's as anatomic as the size of your steeple ♪

♪ Capitalism has made it this way ♪

♪ Old-fashioned fascism will take it away ♪

♪ Hey you, what do you see? ♪

♪ Something beautiful or something free? ♪

♪ Hey, you, are you trying to be mean? ♪

♪ If you live with apes man, it's hard to be clean ♪

♪ There's no time to discriminate ♪

♪ Hate every other hater ♪

♪ That's in your way ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people (aahh) ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people (aahh) ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people (aahh) ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people (aahh) ♪

♪ Hey you, what do you see? ♪

♪ Something beautiful or something free? ♪

♪ Hey, you, are you trying to be mean? ♪

♪ If you live with apes man, it's hard to be clean ♪

♪ Hey you, what do you see? ♪

♪ Something beautiful or something free? ♪

♪ Hey, you, are you trying to be mean? ♪

♪ If you live with apes man, it's hard to be clean ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ B2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
people /ˈpiːpəl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
hate /heɪt/ B1	verb - to feel intense or passionate dislike for someone or something
strong /strɔːŋ/ B1	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
clean /kliːn/ A2	adjective - free from dirt, marks, or stains
mean /miːn/ B1	adjective - unkind or unpleasant
forest /ˈfɔːrɪst/ B1	noun - a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth
justify /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - to show or prove to be right or reasonable
size /saɪz/ A2	noun - the relative extent of something; a thing's dimensions
capitalism /ˈkæpɪtəlɪzəm/ C1	noun - an economic system in which private individuals or businesses own capital goods
discriminate /dɪsˈkrɪmɪneɪt/ C1	verb - to recognize a distinction; differentiate
hater /ˈheɪtər/ B2	noun - a person who dislikes a specified person or thing
worms /wɜːrmz/ A2	noun - a long, thin, soft-bodied animal
host /hoʊst/ B2	noun - an organism that harbors a parasite

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't bother to resist, or I'll beat you

  ➔ Imperative (Don't bother) + Conjunction 'or' + Future Simple ('I'll beat')

  ➔ This sentence uses an imperative to discourage resistance, followed by the conjunction "or" indicating a consequence. "I'll beat" you is a simple future tense, shortened from "I will beat" you, indicating an immediate action.

• It's not your fault that you're always wrong

  ➔ Cleft Sentence (It's + adjective + that-clause)

  ➔ This sentence uses a cleft sentence structure to emphasize the phrase "not your fault." The "that" clause explains the reason why it's "not your fault". The word "always" is adverb of frequency here.

• The weak ones are there to justify the strong

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose (to justify)

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to justify the strong" explains the purpose of the weak ones being "there."

• It's all relative to the size of your steeple

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase (to the size of your steeple)

  ➔ The phrase "to the size of your steeple" is a prepositional phrase modifying "relative". It indicates what "all" is relative to.

• You can't see the forest for the trees

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ This is an idiom meaning someone is too focused on the details to see the bigger picture. It uses the modal verb "can't" to express inability.

• There's no time to discriminate

  ➔ Existential 'There is' + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ This sentence uses the existential "There is" (contracted to "There's") to state that no time exists for discrimination. The infinitive "to discriminate" explains the purpose or function that no time is allotted to.

• If you live with apes man, it's hard to be clean

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 0 or Type 1, depending on interpretation) + 'it's hard to' + Infinitive

  ➔ This sentence presents a conditional statement. "If you live with apes," states the condition. The result, "it's hard to be clean," uses the structure "it's hard to" followed by the infinitive "be clean" to describe a difficult action. The word "man" is used as interjection here.