Kapela Ministry vznikla v roce 1981 v Chicagu. Založil ji Al Jourghensen . Syntetický pop kapely se koncem 80.let mění na tehdy neznámý industrial metal. Velkou měrou se o to přičinil Paul Barker, který přišel do Ministry z kapely Blackouts...
Píseň: Useless
Tell me what I want what I need for all my [sweating(?)] Show me what I get what I earned and why Keep me all yours, braindead and useless Take my cues when the crippled many Must sit with you, corrupt, without pity The slogan [ream on(?)] greed, lust and power Feeble, missighted, without honor The failing marriage slowly grinding into nothing A bleeding union only left with trying offspring Suffer, this simple nagging wound This childish riddle, this dumb cartoon Keep me all yours, braindead and useless Keep me all yours, braindead and useless These fucking [dense(?)], form English hands Reaching for my throat, to coddle, and throttle, remove all hope Try your best to choke the very meaning from my life A callous whore, a cheating wife Keep me all yours, braindead and useless (Useless, fucking useless) Keep me all yours, braindead and useless (Useless, fucking useless)