So this has been.my favorite song of OTEP's since it came out in 2004, and I always thought it was a song about a child's narrative of suffering in an abusive Christian home. But now that I am revisiting the lyrics, I am seeing something totally new.
This song could be gospel of John but from the perspective of Jesus.
Jesus was NOT having a good time up to and during the crucifixion. Everyone in the known world at the time looked to him with fear, admiration or disgust and he was constantly being asked questions. He spoke in "verses, prophesies and curses". He had made an enemy of the state, and believed the world was increasingly wicked and fallen from grace, or that he was in the "mouth of madness".
The spine of atlas is the structure that allows the titan to hold the world up. Jesus challenged the state and in doing so became a celebrated resistance figure. It also made him public enemy #1.
All of this happened simply because he was doing his thing, not because of any agenda he had or strategy.
And then he gets scourged (storm of thorns)
There are some plot holes here but I think it's an interesting interpretation.
Ah
Ya Jenni' llegó
Presente
Here we go
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Turn the music up, let's do it
C'mon people let's get loud
Let's get loud
Turn the music up to hear that sound
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Ain't nobody gotta tell ya
What you gotta do
If you want to live your life
Live it all the way and don't waste it
Every feelin' every beat
Can be so very sweet you gotta taste it
You gotta do it (you gotta do it), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it (you gotta prove it), you gotta mean what you say
(C'mon, you know what we're here for)
You gotta do it (do it), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it (prove it), you gotta mean what you say
Life's a party, make it hot
Dance don't ever stop whatever rhythm
Every minute, every day
Take them all the way you gotta live 'em ('cause I'm going to live my life)
You gotta do it (you gotta do it), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it (you gotta prove it), you gotta mean what you say
You gotta do it (do it), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it (prove it), you gotta mean what you say
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Turn the music up to hear that sound
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Ain't nobody gotta tell ya
What you gotta do, oh no
(Yeah, I like this groove)
(Make it hot)
(¡Ay, papi!)
Let's get down, let's get down
Let's get down, let's get down (it's just a party, baby, c'mon)
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Let's get loud (pump it up)
Ah, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, ah!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Life is meant to be big fun
You're not hurting anyone
Nobody loses
Let the music make you free
Be what you want to be
Make no excuses
You gotta do it (do what you want), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it (say what), you gotta mean what you say (you wanna say)
You gotta do it (go where you wanna go), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it, you gotta mean what you say (just do it, oh)
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Turn the music up to hear that sound
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Ain't nobody gotta tell ya
What you gotta do (¡eso!)
Así, así es que me gusta, ya tú sabe
¡Echale candela!
Let's get loud
Let's get loud
Let's get loud
Let's get loud
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Turn the music up to hear that sound
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Ain't nobody gotta tell ya
What you gotta do
(You didn't know I could do that, did ya?)
Ya Jenni' llegó
Presente
Here we go
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Turn the music up, let's do it
C'mon people let's get loud
Let's get loud
Turn the music up to hear that sound
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Ain't nobody gotta tell ya
What you gotta do
If you want to live your life
Live it all the way and don't waste it
Every feelin' every beat
Can be so very sweet you gotta taste it
You gotta do it (you gotta do it), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it (you gotta prove it), you gotta mean what you say
(C'mon, you know what we're here for)
You gotta do it (do it), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it (prove it), you gotta mean what you say
Life's a party, make it hot
Dance don't ever stop whatever rhythm
Every minute, every day
Take them all the way you gotta live 'em ('cause I'm going to live my life)
You gotta do it (you gotta do it), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it (you gotta prove it), you gotta mean what you say
You gotta do it (do it), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it (prove it), you gotta mean what you say
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Turn the music up to hear that sound
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Ain't nobody gotta tell ya
What you gotta do, oh no
(Yeah, I like this groove)
(Make it hot)
(¡Ay, papi!)
Let's get down, let's get down
Let's get down, let's get down (it's just a party, baby, c'mon)
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Let's get loud (pump it up)
Ah, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, ah!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Life is meant to be big fun
You're not hurting anyone
Nobody loses
Let the music make you free
Be what you want to be
Make no excuses
You gotta do it (do what you want), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it (say what), you gotta mean what you say (you wanna say)
You gotta do it (go where you wanna go), you gotta do it your way
You gotta prove it, you gotta mean what you say (just do it, oh)
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Turn the music up to hear that sound
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Ain't nobody gotta tell ya
What you gotta do (¡eso!)
Así, así es que me gusta, ya tú sabe
¡Echale candela!
Let's get loud
Let's get loud
Let's get loud
Let's get loud
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Turn the music up to hear that sound
Let's get loud, let's get loud
Ain't nobody gotta tell ya
What you gotta do
(You didn't know I could do that, did ya?)
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i totally agree