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.
Come my lady
Come come my lady, you're my butterfly
Sugar baby (X2)
Such a sexy, sexy pretty little thing
Fierce nipple pierce you got me sprung with your tongue ring and I ain´t gonna lie cause your loving gets me high
So to keep you by my side there's nothing that I won't try
Butterflies in her eyes and looks to kill
Time is passing
I'm asking could this be real
Cause I can't sleep I can't hold still
The only thing I really know is she got sex appeal
I can feel too much is never enough
you're always there to lift me up
When these times get rough I was lost
Now I'm found
Ever since you've been around
you're the women that I want
So yo, I'm putting it down.
CHORUS
I don't deserve you unless it?s some kind of hidden message to show me life is precious
Then I guess it?s true
To tell truth, I really never knew
Till I met you I was lost and confused
Twisted and used up
Knew a better life existed but thought that I missed it
My lifestyle's wild I was living like a wild child
Trapped on a short leash paroled the police files
And yo. what's happening now?
I see the sun breaking shining through dark clouds and a vision of you standing out in a crowd.
[CHORUS]
Hey sugar momma, come and dance with me
The smartest thing you ever did was take a chance with me
So, what ever tickles your fancy
Girl it's you like Sid and Nancy
So sexy... almost evil
Talkin about butterflies in my head
I used to think happy endings were only in the books I read
But you made me feel alive when I was almost dead
You filled that empty space with the love I used to chase
And as far as I can see it don't get better than this
So butterfly, here is a song and it?s sealed with a kiss and a thank you miss.
[CHORUS]
Come come my lady, you're my butterfly
Sugar baby (X2)
Such a sexy, sexy pretty little thing
Fierce nipple pierce you got me sprung with your tongue ring and I ain´t gonna lie cause your loving gets me high
So to keep you by my side there's nothing that I won't try
Butterflies in her eyes and looks to kill
Time is passing
I'm asking could this be real
Cause I can't sleep I can't hold still
The only thing I really know is she got sex appeal
I can feel too much is never enough
you're always there to lift me up
When these times get rough I was lost
Now I'm found
Ever since you've been around
you're the women that I want
So yo, I'm putting it down.
CHORUS
I don't deserve you unless it?s some kind of hidden message to show me life is precious
Then I guess it?s true
To tell truth, I really never knew
Till I met you I was lost and confused
Twisted and used up
Knew a better life existed but thought that I missed it
My lifestyle's wild I was living like a wild child
Trapped on a short leash paroled the police files
And yo. what's happening now?
I see the sun breaking shining through dark clouds and a vision of you standing out in a crowd.
[CHORUS]
Hey sugar momma, come and dance with me
The smartest thing you ever did was take a chance with me
So, what ever tickles your fancy
Girl it's you like Sid and Nancy
So sexy... almost evil
Talkin about butterflies in my head
I used to think happy endings were only in the books I read
But you made me feel alive when I was almost dead
You filled that empty space with the love I used to chase
And as far as I can see it don't get better than this
So butterfly, here is a song and it?s sealed with a kiss and a thank you miss.
[CHORUS]
Lyrics submitted by docile_kipper
Butterfly Lyrics as written by Nicole Mullen Craig Young
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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