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.
Yeah! Word up!
(yeah word up dog)
Somebody's in the house,
(in the house)
Colicab in the house!
I bust silly, crazy, cool,
On the microphone,
Can't stop the tone,
When I'm in the zone,
I'll be slicker and quicker,
Then a wet street,
I bust muthafucka's up,
That try to bust of me,
You word up!
I can't be stopped,
Every word I say,
Has got letters in it,
You better be afraid,
Of my unstoppable money,
I got all the bitches,
Cause I'm so funny,
The snake says "hey",
A snake says "ho",
Cause the hoes know the power of the,
Bass control,
End control?
Can't be stopped!
Cause a bass in your face,
Is like da snake,
Give me the bass,
Like a bass in your face,
Like a can of mace,
Ride the snake,
Give me the bass,
Like a bass in your face,
Like a can of mace,
Ride the snake,
Bring me the bass,
The bass in your face,
Can of mace, snake,
Bring me the bass,
Like the bass in your face,
Can of mace,
Ride the snake,
Bring me the bass,
Ridin' the snake,
Yeah! bring me the bass,
Ride the snake! (x5)
Base in your face! (x3)
The snake is in the house!
(yeah word up dog)
Somebody's in the house,
(in the house)
Colicab in the house!
I bust silly, crazy, cool,
On the microphone,
Can't stop the tone,
When I'm in the zone,
I'll be slicker and quicker,
Then a wet street,
I bust muthafucka's up,
That try to bust of me,
You word up!
I can't be stopped,
Every word I say,
Has got letters in it,
You better be afraid,
Of my unstoppable money,
I got all the bitches,
Cause I'm so funny,
The snake says "hey",
A snake says "ho",
Cause the hoes know the power of the,
Bass control,
End control?
Can't be stopped!
Cause a bass in your face,
Is like da snake,
Give me the bass,
Like a bass in your face,
Like a can of mace,
Ride the snake,
Give me the bass,
Like a bass in your face,
Like a can of mace,
Ride the snake,
Bring me the bass,
The bass in your face,
Can of mace, snake,
Bring me the bass,
Like the bass in your face,
Can of mace,
Ride the snake,
Bring me the bass,
Ridin' the snake,
Yeah! bring me the bass,
Ride the snake! (x5)
Base in your face! (x3)
The snake is in the house!
Lyrics submitted by EmbryoSystem
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awww, he left out the rest
this is one of the funniest rap songs since bran's Freestyle