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.
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
With Danny and Lisa
They take me away from (take me away from)
The strangest places (the strangest places)
Sweet Danny and Lisa (sweet Danny and Lisa)
They take me away from
They take me away from
The strangest places
Sweet Danny and Lisa
They take me away from
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
With Danny and Lisa
They take me away from (take me away from)
The strangest places (the strangest places)
Sweet Danny and Lisa (sweet Danny and Lisa)
They take me away from
They take me away from
The strangest places
Sweet Danny and Lisa
They take me away from
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
With Danny and Lisa
They take me away from
The strangest places
Sweet Danny and Lisa
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
With Danny and Lisa
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
With Danny and Lisa
They take me away from (take me away from)
The strangest places (the strangest places)
Sweet Danny and Lisa (sweet Danny and Lisa)
They take me away from
They take me away from
The strangest places
Sweet Danny and Lisa
They take me away from
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
With Danny and Lisa
They take me away from (take me away from)
The strangest places (the strangest places)
Sweet Danny and Lisa (sweet Danny and Lisa)
They take me away from
They take me away from
The strangest places
Sweet Danny and Lisa
They take me away from
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
With Danny and Lisa
They take me away from
The strangest places
Sweet Danny and Lisa
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the radio
Hey man, look at me rockin' out
I'm on the video
With Danny and Lisa
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Second favorite song. It's really nice sounding. I like the whole album and the sound of it. This is one of the songs that has a rather reminiscent feel (it reminded me a bit at the beginning of some of the calmer Toxicity songs) and then goes on to a rather funny rant about being on the radio.
It does seem to be a song particularly about the trend in pretty dumb radio songs that inevitably are chosen to make videos just to boost the popularity of one song.
It would be nice if they made a video for this song ;)