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.
Craig Leg broke his fuckin leg like a man
Drank a 40 ounce and he felt no pain
Gordy drank so much he forgot where his car was
So he drank some more and forgot where the bar was
When Big Jay fights he goes outta his mind
He likes to fight 4 or 5 guys at a time
We're bad boys and we're back in town
with D-Hodge at the wheel and Tim with the sound
We're bastards! Kings of rock & roll
Me Scotty, Craig, Jay, Gordy fucken roll into town after town with a trailer in tow
Scotty plays his drums till his hands fuckin bleed
Find him backstage with a bag full of weed
Rock and Roll isn't played by nicce boys
Bastards play street punk rock and roll
We're bad boys, yea and we're back in town
with D-Hodge at the wheel and Tim A. witht he sound
We're bastards! Kings of rock & roll
Drank a 40 ounce and he felt no pain
Gordy drank so much he forgot where his car was
So he drank some more and forgot where the bar was
When Big Jay fights he goes outta his mind
He likes to fight 4 or 5 guys at a time
We're bad boys and we're back in town
with D-Hodge at the wheel and Tim with the sound
We're bastards! Kings of rock & roll
Me Scotty, Craig, Jay, Gordy fucken roll into town after town with a trailer in tow
Scotty plays his drums till his hands fuckin bleed
Find him backstage with a bag full of weed
Rock and Roll isn't played by nicce boys
Bastards play street punk rock and roll
We're bad boys, yea and we're back in town
with D-Hodge at the wheel and Tim A. witht he sound
We're bastards! Kings of rock & roll
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most likely, i dont know, i think he already has his own crew, the Skunx. but for his logo, its probably the viking guitar