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.
Wake up!
Miss Toadstool, it is I your one and only King, Bowser Koopa
I'm a turtle as you've seen, a little slow and a little green,
But I'm the whole, I'd say, Super Duper
Princess Toadstool, I know you're frightened, mm mm
If you knew just why you're here, your fear would just be heightened
So lets just say,
Ignorance is bliss
Oh, well, I hate to be a bummer, but I've brought you here you bring me plumbers,
You know those brothers, oh, what are their names?
Oh yes, Mario and Luigi, just the sound of them makes me quesy,
I'd love to tak that monkey wrench, I'd play my own game.
Princess Toadstool, you're so misguided,
I've never been fond of bookworms, but then again,
This one does make good Mario bait
I can't wait
Ignorance is bliss!
With my magic book I will shower those Crumbsy Lizards with my power
Until Dinosaur Land is nothing but fossil fuel!
My only problem with these spells is that I know not what they tell
So every hex leaves me perplexed and all I want are those plumbing fools!
Princess Toadstool, you're not so clever,
All your words are alphabet soup,
I'll say it again!
Ignorance is bliss!
Haven't you heard a pictures worth a thousand words?
You call yourself a princess, but you're a brainiac in a dress,
I can't believe you waste time with these books!
You remind me of my kid sister, she read so much she got a blister,
A big one, I mean big, on her brain, what a snook!
I'd like to get my hands on...
Just one time with a monkey wrench...
I'd fix their plumbing...
Princess Toadstool, I know you're freightened, (You're so misguided)
If you knew just why you're here, your fear would just be heightened
Princess Toadstool, you're not so clever, (A picture says it better)
All your words are alphabet soup,
A picture tells it better
For the last time...
On second thought, I think I've made my point...
Miss Toadstool, it is I your one and only King, Bowser Koopa
I'm a turtle as you've seen, a little slow and a little green,
But I'm the whole, I'd say, Super Duper
Princess Toadstool, I know you're frightened, mm mm
If you knew just why you're here, your fear would just be heightened
So lets just say,
Ignorance is bliss
Oh, well, I hate to be a bummer, but I've brought you here you bring me plumbers,
You know those brothers, oh, what are their names?
Oh yes, Mario and Luigi, just the sound of them makes me quesy,
I'd love to tak that monkey wrench, I'd play my own game.
Princess Toadstool, you're so misguided,
I've never been fond of bookworms, but then again,
This one does make good Mario bait
I can't wait
Ignorance is bliss!
With my magic book I will shower those Crumbsy Lizards with my power
Until Dinosaur Land is nothing but fossil fuel!
My only problem with these spells is that I know not what they tell
So every hex leaves me perplexed and all I want are those plumbing fools!
Princess Toadstool, you're not so clever,
All your words are alphabet soup,
I'll say it again!
Ignorance is bliss!
Haven't you heard a pictures worth a thousand words?
You call yourself a princess, but you're a brainiac in a dress,
I can't believe you waste time with these books!
You remind me of my kid sister, she read so much she got a blister,
A big one, I mean big, on her brain, what a snook!
I'd like to get my hands on...
Just one time with a monkey wrench...
I'd fix their plumbing...
Princess Toadstool, I know you're freightened, (You're so misguided)
If you knew just why you're here, your fear would just be heightened
Princess Toadstool, you're not so clever, (A picture says it better)
All your words are alphabet soup,
A picture tells it better
For the last time...
On second thought, I think I've made my point...
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