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.
Whoa
Scotty doesn't know that Fiona and me
Do it in my van every Sunday
She tells him she's in church but
She doesn't go
Still she's on her knees and
Scotty doesn't know
Oh, Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
(So don't tell Scotty!)
Fiona says she's out shoppin'
But she's under me
And I'm not stoppin' 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
Scotty doesn't know
(Don't tell Scotty!)
I can't believe he's so trustin'
While I'm right behind you thrustin' (ooh)
Fiona's got him on the phone
And she's tryin' not to moan
It's a three way call
And he knows nothin', nothin'
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Don't tell Scotty 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
We'll put on a show
Everyone'll go
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
The parking lot, why not
It's so cool when you're on top
His front lawn, in the snow
Laughin' so hard 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
I did her on his birthday
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Don't tell scotty
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty will know
Scotty has to know
Scotty's gotta know
I'm gonna tell Scotty
Gonna tell him myself
Scotty has to know
Scotty has to know
Scotty has to
Scotty has to
Scotty has to go
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know (don't Tell Scotty!)
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know (don't Tell Scotty, Scotty doesn't know)
Scotty doesn't
Scotty doesn't
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty's gotta go
(That is so bad, so bad)
Scotty doesn't know that Fiona and me
Do it in my van every Sunday
She tells him she's in church but
She doesn't go
Still she's on her knees and
Scotty doesn't know
Oh, Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
(So don't tell Scotty!)
Fiona says she's out shoppin'
But she's under me
And I'm not stoppin' 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
Scotty doesn't know
(Don't tell Scotty!)
I can't believe he's so trustin'
While I'm right behind you thrustin' (ooh)
Fiona's got him on the phone
And she's tryin' not to moan
It's a three way call
And he knows nothin', nothin'
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Don't tell Scotty 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
We'll put on a show
Everyone'll go
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
The parking lot, why not
It's so cool when you're on top
His front lawn, in the snow
Laughin' so hard 'cause
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
I did her on his birthday
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Don't tell scotty
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty will know
Scotty has to know
Scotty's gotta know
I'm gonna tell Scotty
Gonna tell him myself
Scotty has to know
Scotty has to know
Scotty has to
Scotty has to
Scotty has to go
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know (don't Tell Scotty!)
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know (don't Tell Scotty, Scotty doesn't know)
Scotty doesn't
Scotty doesn't
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty's gotta go
(That is so bad, so bad)
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Scotty Doesn't Know Lyrics as written by Christopher Graham Baird Bruce Fulford
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sentric Music
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this song is hilarious, its weird that no one ever heard of lustra again. they coulda been pretty good. they kinda sound like lit. funny funny song