"Prelude (The Family Trip)", lagu yang dibawakan oleh Marilyn Manson, adalah sebuah eksplorasi yang mencekam dan atmosferik tentang ketidakpastian dan bahaya yang tidak diketahui. Dengan lirik yang suram dan metaforis, lagu ini menggambarkan perjalanan yang misterius dan menggelisahkan, di mana para pendayung terus mendayung tanpa henti, tak menunjukkan tanda-tanda melambat. Perjalanan ini dipenuhi dengan bayangan kematian dan kehampaan yang menindas, menimbulkan rasa takut dan kecemasan yang semakin meningkat.
Prelude (The Family Trip) Lyrics
Marilyn Manson
There's no earthly way of knowing
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're going
Or which way the wind is blowing
Is it raining? Is it snowing?
Is a hurricane a-blowing?
Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing
Oh, the fires of hell are glowing
Is the grisly reaper mowing?
Yes! The danger must be growing (Faster! Faster!)
For the rowers keep in rowing (Faster! Faster!)
And they're certainly not showing (Faster! Faster!)
Any signs that they are slowing (Faster! Faster!)
Stop the boat.
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're going
Or which way the wind is blowing
Is it raining? Is it snowing?
Is a hurricane a-blowing?
Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing
Oh, the fires of hell are glowing
Is the grisly reaper mowing?
Yes! The danger must be growing (Faster! Faster!)
For the rowers keep in rowing (Faster! Faster!)
And they're certainly not showing (Faster! Faster!)
Any signs that they are slowing (Faster! Faster!)
Stop the boat.
