Song Profile
"When I Grow Up" was written and recorded at Smart Studios during the 1997 sessions for Version 2.0. Bass on "When I Grow Up" was performed by Daniel Shulman.
Lyrically, Manson described "When I Grow Up" as being about "that delirious state of wishing and hoping and dreaming for things, not giving up. There's a great quote by Flaubert where he says, 'Sometimes the forces of the world hold us back for a while, but not for ever' ... "
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