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.
Let me tell you this story about this ambidextrous talk show host
That I used to live with who once told me that the sky was green.
I didn't believe him so I hit back with a short sharp shot, disco me to oblivion baby.
He uh, couldn't appreciate my sense of humour and that's when we started to grow apart.
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
Wretched
Ohhh
My soul
No pain
No gain
Well things didn't improve for our relationship when I was seduced by his wife
And then I fell in love with his daughter.
And I can't help who I fall in love with, ok?
Then one day I accidently castrated his prized poodle with an electric can opener. Yaaoucha!
He kicked me out of the house and he burnt all my pictures of his sweet Jimmy Dean.
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
If it don't hurt
It don't work
No
I was alone but that was only the beginning
Said I was alone but that was only the beginning
Yeah I was alone but that was only the beginning
I was alone but that was only the beginning
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
Say 2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
That I used to live with who once told me that the sky was green.
I didn't believe him so I hit back with a short sharp shot, disco me to oblivion baby.
He uh, couldn't appreciate my sense of humour and that's when we started to grow apart.
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
Wretched
Ohhh
My soul
No pain
No gain
Well things didn't improve for our relationship when I was seduced by his wife
And then I fell in love with his daughter.
And I can't help who I fall in love with, ok?
Then one day I accidently castrated his prized poodle with an electric can opener. Yaaoucha!
He kicked me out of the house and he burnt all my pictures of his sweet Jimmy Dean.
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
If it don't hurt
It don't work
No
I was alone but that was only the beginning
Said I was alone but that was only the beginning
Yeah I was alone but that was only the beginning
I was alone but that was only the beginning
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Homemaker
Heartbreaker
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
Say 2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
2 4 6 8
Who do we appreciate?
Strange
Feelin
Pain
Feelin
It's wretched
Ohhh
My soul
Lyrics submitted by cobiatic
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