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.
oh, fuck it
i'm gonna have a party
i had the blankest year
i saw life turn into a tv show
it was totally weird
the person i knew
i didn't really know
time don't move
we're the only ones who do
bending a reason
coz it's all we hold on to
i had the blankest year
i saw life turn into a tv show
it was totally weird
the person i knew
i didn't really know
and now it's lonely
thank god the band's doing well
but you don't own me
i'd like to return this spell
cos' it's not my size
your lies are so much bigger
than my lies
and your ties are made of things
that shouldn't make ties
oh, fuck it
i'm gonna have a party
i'm gonna have a party
i had the blankest year
i saw life turn into a tv show
it was totally weird
the person i knew
i didn't really know
time don't move
we're the only ones who do
bending a reason
coz it's all we hold on to
i had the blankest year
i saw life turn into a tv show
it was totally weird
the person i knew
i didn't really know
and now it's lonely
thank god the band's doing well
but you don't own me
i'd like to return this spell
cos' it's not my size
your lies are so much bigger
than my lies
and your ties are made of things
that shouldn't make ties
oh, fuck it
i'm gonna have a party
Lyrics submitted by RomanCandle
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I LOVE this song! It's on a car advert. I saw it on German MTV when I was on holiday. =D OH FUCK IT. I'M GONNA HAVE A PARTY