Lunchbox
Marilyn Manson
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Next motherfucker's gonna get my metal "I bring you" Bring you down On we plow The big bully try to stick his finger in my chest Try to tell me tell me he's the best But I don't really give a good goddamn cause I got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well I got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well I got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well I want to grow up I want to be a big rock and roll star I want to grow up I want to be So no one fucks with me, yeah "Fire, I bring you" "I bring you, fire" I got the pencils in my pocket, try to put me down Want to go out, gotta get out to the playground Want to throw down at the playground I want to go out I want to grow up I want to be a big rock and roll star I want to grow up I want to be So no one fucks with me, yeah Next motherfucker gonna get my metal Next motherfucker gonna get my metal Next motherfucker gonna get my metal Next motherfucker Pow Pow Pow, Pow Pow Pow, Pow Pow Pow, Pow Pow Pow I want to grow up I want to be a big rock and roll star I want to grow up I want to be So no one fucks with me, yeah Yeah I want to grow up I want to be a big rock and roll star I want to grow up I want to be So no one fucks with me, yeah
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Written by: ARTHUR WILTON BROWN, VINCENT CRANE, MICHAEL IVOR FINESILVER, PETER KER, SCOTT MITCHELL PUTESKY, BRIAN WARNER, Arthur Brown, Marilyn Manson, Michael Finesilver, Scott Putesky
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9 facts about this song
Song Origin"Lunchbox" is a song creatively crafted and sung by Brian Hugh Warner, better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson. It was released as a single from their debut album, "Portrait of an American Family".
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InspirationThe inspiration behind the song "Lunchbox" came from Manson's personal experience as a child when he used his metal lunchbox as a weapon in the defense mechanism to protect himself from bullies at school.
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Song Release"Lunchbox" was released as the second single off their debut album in 1995.
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Song LyricsThe lyrics are a narrative of the protagonist who is a bullied schoolchild. In reaction to these tyrants, he turns his lunchbox into a weapon, with the intentions of becoming a 'big rock ‘n’ roll star' in order to get back at his oppressors.
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Music VideoThe music video features a young boy, portraying a young Marilyn Manson, who takes to defending himself with his Kiss lunch box, dreaming of becoming a rock star.
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Song PerformanceDespite the controversial and violent themes, Lunchbox has been performed approximately 447 times in Marilyn Manson's concerts. It was one of their most popular songs in the mid-late 1990s.
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Chart PositionThe song, however, did not chart in the Billboard Hot 100, but it managed to snag the 41st spot on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.
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Song RemixSeveral versions of the song exist, including a remixed version titled 'Next Motherfucker', featured on their compilation album, "Lunchbox".
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CertificationThe "Lunchbox" single was later certified Gold by the RIAA, signifying over 500,000 copies sold.
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