My Girlfriend

"**My Girlfriend**" is the second track that appears on the band's eponymous album, *Relient K*, released in 2000. The song is two minutes and fourty-seven seconds in length and features lyrics that tell a goofy story of a girl being corrupted by Marilyn Manson.

## Lyrics

Walk through the streets of PA and you may see her

Go up to her and say you're a believer

Disgusting trash on MTV it makes her smile

That guy from Satan's embassy put him on trial

Because, Marilyn Manson (Marilyn Manson)

Ate my girlfriend (He ate my girlfriend)

Satan consumed her mind

And he may do it again

Marilyn Manson (Marilyn Manson)

Ate my girlfriend (He ate my girlfriend)

She once believed in the truth

Now she believes in sin

She denies God when she has the chance to live for Him

The thought of it makes me cringe, her future looks dim

She'd rather gaze in Satan's eyes than on a steeple

I'm really starting to despise beautiful people

Because, Marilyn Manson (Marilyn Manson)

Ate my girlfriend (He ate my girlfriend)

Satan consumed her mind

And he may do it again

Marilyn Manson (Marilyn Manson)

Ate my girlfriend (He ate my girlfriend)

She once believed in the truth

Now she believes in sin

Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend

Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend

Marilyn Manson, he's not cool

Marilyn Manson, went to Matt Hoopes' school

Marilyn Manson, he's not nice

Marilyn Manson, shows are overpriced

Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson, yeah

Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend

## Allusions

### Pop culture references

* The lyrics most notably make reference to the pop culture musician Marilyn Manson.
	+ There are several criticism explicitly stated, namely that his shows are overpriced, and the he is not "cool" nor "nice".
	+ The song also implies criticism against Manson's anti-Christian beliefs, and the corruption that can result from such views.
* MTV is also mentioned in the lyrics, described as having "disgusting trash" on it.

### Relevant scripture passages

* "Ate my girlfriend, Satan consumed her mind."
	+ "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." - I Peter 5:8
* "She denies God when she has the chance to live for Him."
	+ "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will." - Romans 12:2
	+ "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever." - I John 2:15-17

## Trivia

* This song first appeared on Relient K's demo album, *All Work & No Play* with the similar title, "Marilyn Manson Ate My Girlfriend".
* This was also one of the four tracks that appeared on the band's previously-released deput EP, *2000 A.D.D.*
* The song was apparently inspired by an actual girl whom Matt Thiessen knew as a fellow believer until she began listening to Marilyn Manson.
	+ Thiessen stressed that listening to the music is not inherently problematic, but the girl began to adhere to the anti-Christian culture and ideologies associated with the fanbase.
* The lyrics also mention that "Marilyn Manson went to Matt Hoopes' school," which is indeed true, as Manson is actually from Canton, Ohio as well.