Stigmata

Stigmata is the opening track to the album The Land Of Rape And Honey by Ministry. 
== Overview ==
Stigmata is a staple in the industrial rock genre. Its catchy main riff is not played on live guitars and is instead sampled and pitch shifted. The song was written last minute when Al Jourgensen realized he needed another song to complete the album. Jourgensen has stated that despite the song's popularity, he hates it for its simplistic songwriting and for sampling its guitars. Jourgensen, Al & Wiederhorn, Jon (July 9, 2013). Ministry: The Lost Gospels According To Al Jourgensen. Boston, MA: Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306822186 – via the Internet Archive. 
== Single ==
=== Track listing ===
# "Stigmata" (Remix)	 (6:57)
# "Tonight We Murder"	(6:02)
=== Personnel ===
==== Ministry ====
Alain Jourgensen - vocals ("Stigmata"), guitar, programming, production, engineer
Paul Barker - bass, programming, production, engineer
==== Additional personnel ====
William Rieflin - drums (2), programming
Frank Nardiello - vocals (2), cover painting
Brian Shanley - cover design
== Legacy ==
===== Films =====
The track would go on to be featured in the 1990 science fiction horror film Hardware and the 1995 Hong Kong action comedy film Rumble in the Bronx. The 2017 action film Atomic Blonde (taking place in 1989) features a cover of the song by Marilyn Manson. 
===== Video Games =====
The single remix was featured in the 2006 video game Tony Hawk's Project 8. The song was also featured as an unlockable track in the 2009 game Brütal Legend and became available for download in the Rock Band series of games in 2010.
==Lyrics==
Stronger than reason
Stronger than lies
The only truth I know
Is the look in your eyes
The look in your eyes
Just like a car crash
Just like a knife
My favorite weapon
Is the look in your eyes
You've run out of lies
You've run out of lies
You've run out of lies
You've run out of lies
You've run out of lies
You've run out of lies
You've run out of lies
There's a ton locked in your empty eyes
Get out of my life
I'm chewing on glass
And eating my fingers
I'm not the one
Who's run out of lies
Lies
You've run out of lies
You've run out of lies
You've run out of lies
You've run out of lies
You've run out of time
Cutting my face
And walking on splinters
I lost my soul
To the look in your eyes
Your eyes
You ran out of lies
You ran out of lies
You ran out of lies
You ran out of time
Stigmata
Oh, you have empty eyes, yes
Oh, you have empty eyes, yes
Oh, you have empty eyes, yes
Oh, you have empty eyes, yes
Oh, you have empty eyes, yes
Oh, you have empty eyes, yes
Oh, you have empty eyes
They tell me nothing, nothing but lies, yes
Yes
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