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 baby whatcha doin this evenin'
Can you meet me down at the railroad tracks
I got Tom Petty playin' in my Silvarado
And I iced down a six pack
Hey Daisy don't you worry bout your momma
Like 007 we can keep it covert
Undercover on the ground by the water
Gonna get a little peace on earth
Baby whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby pickin' wildflowers
Hey baby mother nature is waiting and
Love's bloomin' like a cherry tree that's
I'll buzz around maybe do some pollinate
Yeah, dive in like honeybees
Baby whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby
Pickin' wildflowers
Take a trail ride if you know what I mean
Hey baby won't you come with me
Whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
Spend a little time pickin' wildflowers
Whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby you and me baby
A pickin' wildflowers
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Pickin' wildflowers, pickin' wildflowers
Can you meet me down at the railroad tracks
I got Tom Petty playin' in my Silvarado
And I iced down a six pack
Hey Daisy don't you worry bout your momma
Like 007 we can keep it covert
Undercover on the ground by the water
Gonna get a little peace on earth
Baby whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby pickin' wildflowers
Hey baby mother nature is waiting and
Love's bloomin' like a cherry tree that's
I'll buzz around maybe do some pollinate
Yeah, dive in like honeybees
Baby whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby
Pickin' wildflowers
Take a trail ride if you know what I mean
Hey baby won't you come with me
Whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
Spend a little time pickin' wildflowers
Whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby you and me baby
A pickin' wildflowers
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Pickin' wildflowers, pickin' wildflowers
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Sarcasm?
I like this song. Good music, decent vocals.
No, but you rarely find a song this funny away from country. I love it :)
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HELL YA!!!! i love this song, it ROCKS. Who doesn't want to go "pickin wildflowers". I hope everyone knows what that means.
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