Tourniquet

"Tourniquet" is the second major-label single by the band Marilyn Manson, from the second studio album Antichrist Superstar. The image this song conveys is that of the main character in a world of sorrow and self-pity, prior to his transformation into the Little Horn. It was written by front man Marilyn Manson, co-founder Daisy Berkowitz and longtime bassist and guitarist Twiggy Ramirez. Like many other songs from Antichrist Superstar, the songs lyrics is based on dream Manson had. In the first few seconds of the song, backmasked vocals can be heard, which are: "This is my lowest point of vulnerability". Like many Marilyn Manson songs from the first three albums, some of the lyrics to this song were previously a poem Manson had written prior to the formation of the band. The title track was covered by the cello rock band Rasputina on their EP, The Lost & Found. The song was used as the theme music for professional wrestler Jeff Hardy during his stint with Ring Of Honor. The song is also featured as downloadable content for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock as part of the "February Mega Pack." (wiki) ------------------------------------------------------------------ by Stephen Thomas Erlewine One of the standout moments on Antichrist Superstar, "Tourniquet" was released as a British single in September 1997. Since this was the British market, Manson decided to target dance clubs, which were far more popular and influential in the U.K. than in the U.S. Devised by Sean Bevan and Brian Warner himself, "The Tourniquet Prosthetic Dance Mix" is a pretty good reworking of the single, but since it, in two different edits, is the only B-side on this first part of a two-part single, listening to the disc gets a little monotonous.