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.
Girl The Way You Do Me...
Yeah
Ohhh...
Girl The Way You Do Me
Girl My Head's On Fire
Since Our Very First Kiss
Dreamed Of Us Together
Never dreamed of this
Took me up to your room
To show me who you are
My cup is running over
(Maybe it's your... bra?)
Girl The Way You Do Me
Makes Me Say Waz Up (Waz Up)
When you're finished
I'm on the floor...
Feelin Down, Feelin Up
Girl The Way You Do Me
Drivin Me Insane
I've never felt this way before...
I'll tell you how I'm feelin
There's no way to begin
Like winnin' half a million
And then kissing through
Girl I know you're moody
You blow hot and cold
That's the way I Like It
You're What I Want (What I Want)
Girl The Way You Do Me
Makes Me Say Waz Up (Waz Up)
When you're finished
I'm on the floor...
Feelin Down, Feelin Up
Girl The Way You Do Me
Drivin Me Insane
I've never felt this way before...
Girl The Way You Do Me
Makes Me Say Waz Up (Waz Up)
When you're finished
I'm on the floor...
Feelin Down, Feelin Up
Girl The Way You Do Me
Drivin Me Insane
I've never felt this way before...
I'll Paris Blues and Gap You
Can't Wait To Unwrap You
You know I am feelin' you,
Are you feeling me?
If you didn't phone me
I see the sky turning black
I wish my mom would loan me
A Couple Of Prozac
But I won't let it get to me
I know you just forgot
Cause, girl you're always with me
Even (Even) When (When) You're Not
Girl The Way You Do Me
Makes Me Say Waz Up (Waz Up)
When you're finished
I'm on the floor...
Feelin Down, Feelin Up
Girl The Way You Do Me
Drivin Me Insane
I've never felt this way before...
Yeah
Ohhh...
Girl The Way You Do Me
Girl My Head's On Fire
Since Our Very First Kiss
Dreamed Of Us Together
Never dreamed of this
Took me up to your room
To show me who you are
My cup is running over
(Maybe it's your... bra?)
Girl The Way You Do Me
Makes Me Say Waz Up (Waz Up)
When you're finished
I'm on the floor...
Feelin Down, Feelin Up
Girl The Way You Do Me
Drivin Me Insane
I've never felt this way before...
I'll tell you how I'm feelin
There's no way to begin
Like winnin' half a million
And then kissing through
Girl I know you're moody
You blow hot and cold
That's the way I Like It
You're What I Want (What I Want)
Girl The Way You Do Me
Makes Me Say Waz Up (Waz Up)
When you're finished
I'm on the floor...
Feelin Down, Feelin Up
Girl The Way You Do Me
Drivin Me Insane
I've never felt this way before...
Girl The Way You Do Me
Makes Me Say Waz Up (Waz Up)
When you're finished
I'm on the floor...
Feelin Down, Feelin Up
Girl The Way You Do Me
Drivin Me Insane
I've never felt this way before...
I'll Paris Blues and Gap You
Can't Wait To Unwrap You
You know I am feelin' you,
Are you feeling me?
If you didn't phone me
I see the sky turning black
I wish my mom would loan me
A Couple Of Prozac
But I won't let it get to me
I know you just forgot
Cause, girl you're always with me
Even (Even) When (When) You're Not
Girl The Way You Do Me
Makes Me Say Waz Up (Waz Up)
When you're finished
I'm on the floor...
Feelin Down, Feelin Up
Girl The Way You Do Me
Drivin Me Insane
I've never felt this way before...
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i totally know how chad felt in his solo at the end of the song. i felt that way before. my mom even takes prozac.