Marilyn Manson: Personal Jesus Meaning

Personal Jesus Lyrics

Reach out and touch faith

Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who cares
Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who's there

Feeling unknown
And you're all alone
Flesh and bone
By the...

1. Awesomedude

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   Aug 1st 2010 !⃝

   Depeche Mode Wrote It
2. theblindedtruth

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   May 3rd 2009 !⃝

   OK this ones incredibly easy to understand.its about how he's better then the supposedly existing god (or Jesus whatever). basically saying you can see him he's very real and he's the perfect god. :/

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3. Big_Bob

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   Apr 28th 2009 !⃝

   Oh this? It's about Manson's return to the faith. He'll be singing it at the next Billy Graham crusade. OH yeah, drugs and government as well.
4. anonymous

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   Apr 12th 2009 !⃝

   lol At the arguments going on between people.
   
   To find a proper interpretation for it, look up interviews with Depeche Mode.
5. anonymous

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   Feb 15th 2009 !⃝

   About being your own god, your own savior. believing in yourself. Weather or not Manson wrote(which I know he didnt) the lyrics are the same and the meaning is the same, Do your research Manson is not a satanist. He's just fucking crazy haha.
   
   But the song is pretty a self-loving song, so you can survive on your own and take your own hand in your own faith.
6. Deandre123

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   Feb 8th 2009 !⃝

   Well actually who cares who did this so song, but talk about wat it means, you interpretation, not the report they have on this song. I say that you all should open a little of your hearts and stop being so hard head. This song is about God, he is the only that hears prayers, or your going to tell me someone is going to hear you pray and that person is going to help you out of no where or wat. what if you pray in your mind who is going to hear you? think hello. also feeling unknown and you're all alone, means that when you feel lonely and empty and don't know wat to do. flesh and bone by the telephone is talking about you, you are flesh and bone and when you don't know who is call when you down.
   
   So it goes on and on.... but just listen carefully to the song and also read the lyrics, open your mind and think about it! M.M is just making fun of this song or maybe he wants you to believe in him that he could do everything in fact is not even true, like they say we are all sinful, but who has the heart of righteousness!

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7. anonymous

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   Dec 20th 2008 !⃝

   It's about call girls.
   
   Well it's actually got a double meaning. On the one hand it's about the corruption of religion through our need for something physical - whether that be going to confession or calling up the tele-evangelists.
   
   On the other hand there are continued but subtle sexual references. "Flesh and bone", "reach out and *touch* faith", "...someone to hear your prayers, someone who cares" belittles the seemingly unsatisfying religious faith in favour of having someone real to share desires and feelings with. This someone "cares", almost accerting the Church-leader or God does not care.
   
   The idea of a call-girl may be emphasised by "Flesh and bone by the telephone", where at a stretch "telephone" could be used to imply "call". The heavy breating about two thirds into the song is obvious.
   
   And finally, if you watch the Depeche Mode video the call girl theme is clear.
8. anonymous

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   Oct 20th 2008 !⃝

   I can't believe some of you fucking retards thought Personal Jesus was by Johnny Cash, Depeche Mode released it a full 13 Years earlier! It was written by Martin Gore, who by the way, is a fucking legend.
   Oh and @ that guy talking about Jamelia, MM didn't write Tainted Love either that was soft cell, Jamelia just happens to favor 80s samples in her tracks. Gosh, take your head out of Manson's arse for a second and you might get a chance to see through all that bull shit you guys are talking.
   Haaaaaa.
9. anonymous

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   Jun 18th 2008 !⃝

   Actually, the reason Marilyn Manson put up this song on his album is because of the 2004 presidential election. "Your own Personal Jesus" stands for the candidate one saw as his/her Saviour. He even stated this fact in one of his interviews.
10. anonymous

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    Mar 6th 2007 !⃝

    No doubt this song rocks my socks but did yuo know there is a newer version of the song although the message is much much different the music from personal jesus is the same. The song is Beware the Dog by Jamelia she is singing about how man are dogs which to me is a buch of bull shit but hey you can't change feminests.Just thought you might want to no by the way she also seams to be out for anything that M.m has done cause she redid tainted love as well not sure on the lyrics but I knew this cause I was browsing stations one day and thought I herd tainted love but found her so just so yall know.
11. Baphomet_of_Mendes

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    Jan 29th 2007 !⃝

    The gentleman that said it's about worshiping people instead of a false god sounds like he has the makings to be a satanist, but you should believe in yourself not other people.
12. Baphomet_of_Mendes

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    Jan 29th 2007 !⃝

    I can tell you for a fact Depeche Mode used it before Mr Cash, peedleeedle is spot on when he says the song is blasphemous, "I will deliver you know I'm a forgiver / Reach out touch faith" it is a mockery of the way christians take comfort in their faith even when they are sinful.
    
    I must point out Depeche mode could have had a different intent, but seeing as Depeche mode isn't the band in question, this is our interpretation.
    
    We actually covered it on tour before Lest we forget was released.
    
    Im pleased you like the song.
13. anonymous

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    Aug 15th 2006 !⃝

    I believe it's about Priscilla Presley's relationship with Elvis.
14. hopelesserik

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    Aug 9th 2006 !⃝

    This song was written by eighties electronic band depeche mode after one of the songwriters read a book about elvis, and johnny cash covered it on his 2002 album full of covers like nin's "hurt" and then manson covered it for his 2004 "lest we forget" album.
    
    The song is about relying on music as a form of escapism and looking up to the people that sing or write the music because they understand what you're going through.
15. black

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    Jul 25th 2006 !⃝

    Lmfao.. This is so funny.. Lol.. Both of you shut up and if you wanna bitch bout whose right or not go to mansons fan site http://www.Marilyn-manson.Net/ then go piss around with people on there istead of picking fights with people on here.. What ever happend to sharing your thoughts bout the song instead of typig back n forth to eachother like little cock suckers

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