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.
Hope little girl
Come blow me away
I don't care much
I win anyway
Just a dog
I'm goddamn rich
An exploding man
When I talk in the night
There's oil in my hands
Just a dog
Fall dogs are cruel and smart
Smart time breaks your heart
Fall dog bombs the moon
Devil in your marketplace
A devil in your bleeding face
Fall dog bombs the moon
What a dog
There's always a moron
Someone to hate
A corporate tie
A wig and a date
Just a dog
These blackest of years
That have no sound
No shape, no depth
No underground
Just a dog
Fall dog is cruel and smart
Smart time breaks your heart
Fall dog bombs the moon
A devil in your marketplace
A devil in your bleeding face
Fall dog bombs the moon
What a dog
Thank you
Thanks very much
Come blow me away
I don't care much
I win anyway
Just a dog
I'm goddamn rich
An exploding man
When I talk in the night
There's oil in my hands
Just a dog
Fall dogs are cruel and smart
Smart time breaks your heart
Fall dog bombs the moon
Devil in your marketplace
A devil in your bleeding face
Fall dog bombs the moon
What a dog
There's always a moron
Someone to hate
A corporate tie
A wig and a date
Just a dog
These blackest of years
That have no sound
No shape, no depth
No underground
Just a dog
Fall dog is cruel and smart
Smart time breaks your heart
Fall dog bombs the moon
A devil in your marketplace
A devil in your bleeding face
Fall dog bombs the moon
What a dog
Thank you
Thanks very much
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one of his best from the latest, the sad tone in it and the quietness in his bitter voice makes it a very beautiful song.
shows just how an anger-inspired Bowie does some fine dam songs too