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.
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know, I know
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know it's true
I'm a bastard if it's true
If the thing she did to me
Is what I did to you
I'm a bastard if it's true
And I guess it's true
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know, I know
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know it's true
You need to know I finally understand
And I gotta get in touch with you now
But I can't
I just want to tell you I'm sorry
I'm a bastard if it's true
If the thing she did to me
Was what I did to you
I'm a bastard if it's true
And I guess it's true
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know, I know
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know it's true
You need to know I finally understand
And I gotta get in touch with you now
But I can't
I wish I could have made you happy
But I'm a bastard
I'm not saying that I wanted you to stay
But tonight I feel like driving my car to LA
Just so you can see me crying
Cause I'm a bastard if it's true
Yeah and I guess it's true
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know it's true
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know, I know
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know it's true
(Simon) - I know, I know
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know it's true
I'm a bastard if it's true
If the thing she did to me
Is what I did to you
I'm a bastard if it's true
And I guess it's true
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know, I know
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know it's true
You need to know I finally understand
And I gotta get in touch with you now
But I can't
I just want to tell you I'm sorry
I'm a bastard if it's true
If the thing she did to me
Was what I did to you
I'm a bastard if it's true
And I guess it's true
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know, I know
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know it's true
You need to know I finally understand
And I gotta get in touch with you now
But I can't
I wish I could have made you happy
But I'm a bastard
I'm not saying that I wanted you to stay
But tonight I feel like driving my car to LA
Just so you can see me crying
Cause I'm a bastard if it's true
Yeah and I guess it's true
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know it's true
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know, I know
(Tamara) - Sucks To Be You
(Simon) - I know it's true
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Sucks to Be You Lyrics as written by Levine Goodman
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