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.
Stick em up baby reach for the sky
Here's somethin' you might like to try
I know a place that's far from here
where the squares they won't come near
How far?
How far?
How far baby?
How far can too far go?
You'll be the queen of the tractor pull
In you training gear you'll break all the rules
I like it tough and I don't talk my kicks
If I had a hammer I'd show you some tricks
How far?
How far?
How far baby?
How far can too far go?
Giddyup baby . . . ooh la la
Giddyup baby . . . sha la la la la
I know a place that's far from here
where the squares they won't come near
A smell of honey . . . a swallow of brine
Let's whoop it up have a real bad time
How far?
How far?
How far baby?
How far can too far go?
Here's somethin' you might like to try
I know a place that's far from here
where the squares they won't come near
How far?
How far?
How far baby?
How far can too far go?
You'll be the queen of the tractor pull
In you training gear you'll break all the rules
I like it tough and I don't talk my kicks
If I had a hammer I'd show you some tricks
How far?
How far?
How far baby?
How far can too far go?
Giddyup baby . . . ooh la la
Giddyup baby . . . sha la la la la
I know a place that's far from here
where the squares they won't come near
A smell of honey . . . a swallow of brine
Let's whoop it up have a real bad time
How far?
How far?
How far baby?
How far can too far go?
Lyrics submitted by x_melancholy_x
How Far Can Too Far Go? Lyrics as written by Lux Interior Ivy Rorschach
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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It's nice to know that there's another Cramps aficionado out there. This is a great song and provides me and my crampy friends with a tune to dance the funky grandpa to.