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.
You said, "I'll build you a bed of cactus where you could sleep when the night is too sharp."
I said, "I'll cover you with wax and light your hair like a wick when the night is too cold."
You don't think of me as often as I'd like you to,
But when you do it's of me looking for you on the ship.
The plane I'm waiting on has your face printed on the wings,
When it crashes I'll eat the paint off.
I'm going to spank your ass so hard you'll hate the wig master,
But I'll put two pillows on your dining room chair.
You're like a parrot, something that belongs to me and not to you.
Loneliness isn't being alone, it's when someone loves you and you don't have it in you to love them back.
Look at my hair, it's a dirty little mop crying for you to send it away.
All a guy needs is a chance to pull off my clothes and snicker, "try harder."
If you mail me a toy, I'll use it, but that's the most I have to offer.
"Do you want to see my panties?" is the last thing I'll ever say to you.
"I want to finger every teenager I see," is the last thing you'll say to me.
Don't make fun of my night out.
I said, "I'll cover you with wax and light your hair like a wick when the night is too cold."
You don't think of me as often as I'd like you to,
But when you do it's of me looking for you on the ship.
The plane I'm waiting on has your face printed on the wings,
When it crashes I'll eat the paint off.
I'm going to spank your ass so hard you'll hate the wig master,
But I'll put two pillows on your dining room chair.
You're like a parrot, something that belongs to me and not to you.
Loneliness isn't being alone, it's when someone loves you and you don't have it in you to love them back.
Look at my hair, it's a dirty little mop crying for you to send it away.
All a guy needs is a chance to pull off my clothes and snicker, "try harder."
If you mail me a toy, I'll use it, but that's the most I have to offer.
"Do you want to see my panties?" is the last thing I'll ever say to you.
"I want to finger every teenager I see," is the last thing you'll say to me.
Don't make fun of my night out.
Lyrics submitted by Clap Your Hands
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Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING
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I added this song, and I tried my best. The words I'm not sure of are:
And who knows what it means, but damn it's a cool song.