9 Times Marilyn Manson Was The Greatest Rockstar In Any Circle Of Hell

9. Limbo - Coma White

Album: Mechanical Animals (1998)

Killer Lyrics: “A pill to make you numb / A pill to make you dumb / A pill to make you anybody else”

It is tempting to list Marilyn Manson’s latest track, WE ARE CHAOS, which has left fans in limbo waiting for the band’s new album (released 11 September 2020). However, none of Marilyn Manson’s tracks best encapsulates limbo like Coma White. The title alone conjures the bland, apathy of limbo. The song’s protagonist is suspended in a state of nothingness, using drugs to assimilate with this emptiness. The lyrics were influenced by Manson’s relationship with Rose McGowan and drug-induced numbness.

The smooth and sombre opening guitar riff is layered and repeated throughout the song. The snare drum and cymbals pack a punch without breaking the mournful tone until the harsher rock guitars of the chorus kick in. The piano and keyboards have an almost jangly old-timey tone. Their sound lingers in the background like evidence of a time before total annihilation, a time when the song's protagonist felt and thought for themselves.