
"Running to the Edge of the World" is the seventh track on Marilyn Manson's 2009 studio album The High End of Low.
Writer: Marilyn Manson
Composers: Twiggy and Chris Vrenna
The video was directed by Manson and Nathan "Karma" Cox, who also directed the video for "Personal Jesus." It opens with Manson, dressed in a white shirt singing the song to a camera while partially concealing himself with a curtain. As the bridge and outro of the song play, he beats a woman to death, speculated to represent Evan Rachel Wood (ex-girlfriend), played by Kelly Polk.
In one scene, Marilyn Manson is signing the guestbook, with one glove on, in an identical fashion to Patrick Bateman in the American Psycho movie, featuring Christian Bale.
The official video (not posted here) contains scenes with nudity and graphic domestic violence.
Running to the Edge of the World[]
Running To The Edge Of The World
Lyrics[]
Remember when I took you up
To the top of the hill?
We had our knives drawn
They were as sharp as we were in love
If God crossed us, we'd take all his drugs
Burn his money and his house down
And wait for the fire to spread
Sometimes hate is not enough
To turn this all to ashes
Together as one and against all others
Break all of their wings and make sure it crashes
We're running to the edge of the world
We're running, running away
We're running to the edge of the world
I don't know if the world will end, today
I had no choice to erase the debt of our families
Let you say goodbye with lips like dynamite
Everyone turned their backs 'cause they knew
When we held on tight to each other
We were something fatal that fell into the wrong hands
Sometimes hate is not enough
To turn this all to ashes
Together as one against all others
Break all of their wings and make sure it crashes
We're running to the edge of the world
We're running, running away
We're running to the edge of the world
I don't know if the world will end, today
We don't seek death, we seek destruction
Death, we seek destruction
We don't seek death, we seek destruction
Death, we seek destruction
We're running to the edge of the world
We're running, running away
We're running to the edge of the world
I don't know if the world will end, today
We're running to the edge of the world
We're running, running away
We're running to the edge of the world
I don't know if the world will end, today
See a new beginning rise behind the sun
We could never catch up to them, as fast as we run
See a new beginning rise behind the sun
We could never catch up to them, as fast as we run
See a new beginning rise behind the sun
We could never catch up to them, as fast as we run
See a new beginning rise behind the sun
We could never catch up to them, as fast as we run