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 baby baby
Oh baby baby
Oh baby baby
How was I supposed to know
that somethin' wasn't right here
oh baby baby
I shouldn't have let you go
And now you're out of sight, yeah
Show me
how you want it to be
tell me baby
'cause I need to know now
oh, because
My loneliness
Is killing me (and I)
I must confess
I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
give me a sign
hit me baby one more time
Oh baby baby
the reason I breathe is you
boy you've got me blinded
Oh pretty baby
there's nothin' that I wouldn't do
It's not the way I planned it
Show me
how you want it to be
tell me baby
'cause I need to know now
oh, because
My loneliness
Is killing me (and I)
I must confess
I still believe (still believe)
when I'm not with you I lose my mind
give me a sign
hit me baby one more time
Oh baby baby
Oh baby baby
Oh baby baby
how was I supposed to know
oh pretty baby
I shouldn't have let you go
I must confess
that my loneliness
Is killing me now
Don't you know I still believe
that you will be here
and give me a sign
hit me baby one more time.
My loneliness
Is killing me (and I)
I must confess
I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
give me a sign
hit me baby one more time
I must confess
(my loneliness)
that my loneliness
(Is killing me)
Is killing me now
(I must confess)
Don't you know I still believe
(I still believe)
that you will be here
and give me a sign---
hit me baby one more time.
Oh baby baby
Oh baby baby
How was I supposed to know
that somethin' wasn't right here
oh baby baby
I shouldn't have let you go
And now you're out of sight, yeah
Show me
how you want it to be
tell me baby
'cause I need to know now
oh, because
My loneliness
Is killing me (and I)
I must confess
I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
give me a sign
hit me baby one more time
Oh baby baby
the reason I breathe is you
boy you've got me blinded
Oh pretty baby
there's nothin' that I wouldn't do
It's not the way I planned it
Show me
how you want it to be
tell me baby
'cause I need to know now
oh, because
My loneliness
Is killing me (and I)
I must confess
I still believe (still believe)
when I'm not with you I lose my mind
give me a sign
hit me baby one more time
Oh baby baby
Oh baby baby
Oh baby baby
how was I supposed to know
oh pretty baby
I shouldn't have let you go
I must confess
that my loneliness
Is killing me now
Don't you know I still believe
that you will be here
and give me a sign
hit me baby one more time.
My loneliness
Is killing me (and I)
I must confess
I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
give me a sign
hit me baby one more time
I must confess
(my loneliness)
that my loneliness
(Is killing me)
Is killing me now
(I must confess)
Don't you know I still believe
(I still believe)
that you will be here
and give me a sign---
hit me baby one more time.
Lyrics submitted by marquicerise
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must we go into what the lyrics mean? who cares? bahaha hwo funny is it!! even with the dresden dolls singing it, its still always going to be a britney spears song. that scares me but makes me laugh at the same time. and brian doing the high 'need to know' spontaneously on the automaticjoy version is a pisser man i love them