"The Dope Show" is about fame and popularity; they love you one minute and then they hate you just as fast.
This is part of Marilyn Manson's third album, Mechanical Animals. On the album, the number 15 has a deep significance: On the album cover, the "I" in "Mechanical" and "S" in "Animals" form the numbers "1" and "5." Track number 10 is titled "New Model No. 15." On the cover, Manson has six fingers on his left hand: 6=1+5. The lyrics to the song "I Don't Like The Drugs" include the line, "ready for our 15 minutes of shame." Mechanical Animals was released on September 15, 1998. Manson's birthday is January 5 (1-5). The number also appears many times inside the album cover.
Some of the clichéd dark aspects of fame are mentioned in the lyrics. "To swim you have to swallow" is an oral sex reference.
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