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.
Jump, bounce, down, up
Jump, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Bounce, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Down, pogo, pogo, pogo
Up, pogo, pogo, pogo
Jump, pogo, bounce, pogo, up, pogo, down, pogo
I went out on a date
With a girl, a bit late
She had so many friends
(Gliding through many hands)
I brought my Pogo Stick
Just to show her a trick
She had so many friends
(Gliding through many hands)
Jump, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Bounce, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Down, pogo, pogo, pogo
Up, pogo, pogo, pogo
Jump, pogo, bounce, pogo, up, pogo, down, pogo
Unannounced Twister games
All players with no names
They lined up double quick
But just one Pogo Stick
Everyone gets to play
Runaway, expose
It was so exotic
But just one Pogo Stick
Jump, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Bounce, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Down, pogo, pogo, pogo
Up, pogo, pogo, pogo
Jump, pogo, bounce, pogo, up, pogo, down, pogo
Oh, I like to spread you out
Touching whoever's behind
Jump, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Bounce, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Down, pogo, pogo, pogo
Up, pogo, pogo, pogo
Jump, pogo, bounce, pogo, up, pogo, down, pogo
Jump, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Bounce, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Down, pogo, pogo, pogo
Up, pogo, pogo, pogo
Jump, pogo, bounce, pogo, up, pogo, down, pogo
I went out on a date
With a girl, a bit late
She had so many friends
(Gliding through many hands)
I brought my Pogo Stick
Just to show her a trick
She had so many friends
(Gliding through many hands)
Jump, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Bounce, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Down, pogo, pogo, pogo
Up, pogo, pogo, pogo
Jump, pogo, bounce, pogo, up, pogo, down, pogo
Unannounced Twister games
All players with no names
They lined up double quick
But just one Pogo Stick
Everyone gets to play
Runaway, expose
It was so exotic
But just one Pogo Stick
Jump, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Bounce, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Down, pogo, pogo, pogo
Up, pogo, pogo, pogo
Jump, pogo, bounce, pogo, up, pogo, down, pogo
Oh, I like to spread you out
Touching whoever's behind
Jump, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Bounce, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo, pogo
Down, pogo, pogo, pogo
Up, pogo, pogo, pogo
Jump, pogo, bounce, pogo, up, pogo, down, pogo
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well i may be several years late in saying this, and its probs already been said (but i cant be assed to read through it all) but everybody who has posted a suggestion on this song is right! its not what it actully means, its what it means to you! so there is no right or wrong! lol!