The Abraham Lincoln town cars arrive
To dispose of our king and queen
They orchestrated dramatic new scenes
For celebritarian needs

When one world ends
Something else begins
But without a scream
Just a whisper because we just
Start it over again

Do you love your guns?
Your God and your government?
Let me hear you
(Hey)
Do you love your guns?
Do you love your God and your government?
Let me hear you, goddamn it
(Hey)
Do you love your guns?
And your God and your government?
Let me hear you
(Hey)
Your mother and your father and your baby?
Goddamn it, let me hear you
(Hey)
Do you love your guns?
I want your mothers and your fathers
To hear you say it
(Hey)
Every single one of you motherfuckers
Let me hear it from you
(Hey)
Do you love your guns?
And your God and your government?
(Hey)
I want to hear it from everyone
I want to hear you say you want a gun
Let me hear it
(Hey)


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    great song. MM never ceases to impress me. but there's a whole chunk of the song missing, the ending spoken part

    Do you love your guns? Your god and your government? Let me hear you Hey Do you love your guns? Do you love your god and your government? Let me hear you goddamn it Hey Do you love your guns? And your god and your government? Let me hear you Hey Your mother? And your father? And your baby? Goddamn it let me hear you Hey Do you love your guns? I want your mothers and your fathers To hear you say it Hey Every single one of you motherfuckers Let me hear it from you Hey Do you love your guns? And your god and your government? Hey I wanna hear it from everyone I wanna hear you say you want a gun Let me hear it Hey

    TUNDRA35on August 31, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    I think "The Fall of Adam" refers to the end of the world. I think Manson is using "Adam" and "Abraham Lincon" to represent the world as a whole, and how Adam, from the bible, was banned from paradise, and how Lincon was assasinated, both people came to an end, as will the world.

    Also the second verse - "When one world ends something else begins, but without a scream. Just a whisper because we just start it over again" probably refers to the end of the world, and how something new will evolve from the nothingness, as it did in the beginning, and what will come is chaos or "King Kill 33"

    Oddity62on August 07, 2002   Link
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    I like this song and King Kill 33 the best of the cd. It's great to hear how they combine as into one song. I can't listnen to one instead of both...":)

    samaraon September 18, 2002   Link
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    The Fall of Adam represents Adam in Eden. He sought something he wasn't supposed to have, and he fell for it. Adam is an example of Man. Man has sought things out of it's grasp, and we will fall because of it.

    SDarknesson April 02, 2003   Link
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    Also-- 33 degrees latitude is the location where JFK, the second christ, was killed. it has significant meaning in several other areas, too, but I can't remember them off the top of my head.

    SDarknesson April 02, 2003   Link
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    There were other lines to this song, I cannot remember them, but I think how it shows that Adam finally gave in to socitey and started handing out guns. I think this ties in with Kill King 33 as in Kill King, he is talking about destroying himself. The line that really points this out is, "I have finally taken control" I think it means he is giving up his rebellion and will kill himself.

    dane9000on May 14, 2004   Link
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    General Comment

    inspiring song, correctly followed by King Kill o33. Armageddon will introduce fear and then chaos, the stages every one goes through!

    MarilynMansonon December 05, 2004   Link
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    General Comment

    well, all I have to say is that I love the sort of (how I describe it) Riot effect after the song part of it...you know, when he is yelling...kind of like starting a riot!

    precioussson March 16, 2005   Link
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    The first paragraph reminds me of how people are making money off of others peoples misery and death (can you say 911 and the movie) the only thing they do is make people that died be over glorified by using well know actors and actrises but I think they should make their own movies and not copy some one elses life. How ever I belive that the abraham lincoln town cars only remind you of how poeple have glorafied his death when you should be thinking kennedy since he was the one riding the Abraham lincoln town car on the day of his assasination But it kind of sounds like he is surprised that they havent made a movie about his death (at least as far as I know)

    ZYTV THE [s]AINTon July 31, 2006   Link
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    This is all part of the Holy Wood story. Adam is the protagonist. coma white is this girl who has a major role and there's also a "President Dead" and a "Valentine" (presidents main man). check out mansonusa.com

    TheArchDandyon August 06, 2006   Link

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