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.
You've gotta understand
You've gotta understand
It's just a fact that you must attack
You gotta get it while you can
Well, everyone's gonna be a big star
Everyone's gonna drive a fast car
Everyone's gonna be in charge
'Cause everybody's business is everybody's business
Yeah, we hope you'll understand
Yeah, we've got a master plan
Yeah, we're an american band for you
'Cause when you're hypnotized
'Cause when you're hypnotized
They'll spin you gold and paint you black
With the blood of your surprise
Well, everyone's gonna be a big star
Everyone's gonna drive a fast car
Everyone's gonna be in charge
'Cause everybody's business is everybody's business
Yeah, we'll help you party down
Yeah, we're coming to your town
Yeah, we're are an american band for you
Yeah, nobody understands
Yeah, that we've made our plans
Yeah, we're tearin' it down for you
For you
Everyone's gonna be a big star
Everyone's gonna drive a fast car
Everyone's gonna be in charge
'Cause everybody's everything is nobody's nothing
Everyone's gonna get a big gun
Everyone's gonna shoot someone
Everyone's gonna ruin our fun
'Cause everybody's business is everybody's business
You've gotta understand
You've gotta understand
It's just a fact that you must attack
You gotta get it while you can
Well, everybody's business is everybody's business
Everybody's business is everybody's business
Everybody's business is everybody's business
Everybody's business is everybody's business
You've gotta understand
It's just a fact that you must attack
You gotta get it while you can
Well, everyone's gonna be a big star
Everyone's gonna drive a fast car
Everyone's gonna be in charge
'Cause everybody's business is everybody's business
Yeah, we hope you'll understand
Yeah, we've got a master plan
Yeah, we're an american band for you
'Cause when you're hypnotized
'Cause when you're hypnotized
They'll spin you gold and paint you black
With the blood of your surprise
Well, everyone's gonna be a big star
Everyone's gonna drive a fast car
Everyone's gonna be in charge
'Cause everybody's business is everybody's business
Yeah, we'll help you party down
Yeah, we're coming to your town
Yeah, we're are an american band for you
Yeah, nobody understands
Yeah, that we've made our plans
Yeah, we're tearin' it down for you
For you
Everyone's gonna be a big star
Everyone's gonna drive a fast car
Everyone's gonna be in charge
'Cause everybody's everything is nobody's nothing
Everyone's gonna get a big gun
Everyone's gonna shoot someone
Everyone's gonna ruin our fun
'Cause everybody's business is everybody's business
You've gotta understand
You've gotta understand
It's just a fact that you must attack
You gotta get it while you can
Well, everybody's business is everybody's business
Everybody's business is everybody's business
Everybody's business is everybody's business
Everybody's business is everybody's business
Lyrics submitted by DreamsOfGlass
Cash Car Star [Matt Walker Reimagined/2014] Lyrics as written by William Patrick Corgan
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I sort of see the song as a criticism of Hollywood, California, and modern culture in general. Especially in the line "everybody's business is everybody's business." It's a feck'n glorious criticism at that.