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.
J'aime beaucoup c'que tu fais
J'aime ton style, j'aime ton jeu
Mais je sais que tu peux faire mieux
Car chaque jour, chaque nuit
I play the bass - tu joues de la basse
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - tu joues du synthé
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
I play the bass - aussi des bongos
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - un peu de banjo
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
Succès fou dans la cage aux requins
Entre nous pourquoi pas
Même si ça ne sert à rien
On sait tous où finissent tes refrains
Dis moi où, dis moi où ?
Dans la bouche des crétins.
I play the bass - tu joues des congas
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - un peu de sitar
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
I play the bass - de l'harmonica
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - aussi du saxo
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
Succès fou dans la cage aux requins
Entre nous pourquoi pas
Même si ça ne sert à rien
On sait tous où finissent tes refrains
Dis moi où, dis moi où ?
Dans la bouche des crétins.
C'est bien comme ça
Ça chauffe de haut en bas
C'est bien comme ça
Tout le monde connais les pas
C'est bien comme ça
Joue le encore une fois
C'est bien comme ça
1,2,3,4
I play the bass - tu joues de la basse
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - tu joues du synthé
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
I play the bass - aussi des bongos
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - un peu de banjo
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
J'aime ton style, j'aime ton jeu
Mais je sais que tu peux faire mieux
Car chaque jour, chaque nuit
I play the bass - tu joues de la basse
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - tu joues du synthé
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
I play the bass - aussi des bongos
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - un peu de banjo
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
Succès fou dans la cage aux requins
Entre nous pourquoi pas
Même si ça ne sert à rien
On sait tous où finissent tes refrains
Dis moi où, dis moi où ?
Dans la bouche des crétins.
I play the bass - tu joues des congas
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - un peu de sitar
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
I play the bass - de l'harmonica
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - aussi du saxo
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
Succès fou dans la cage aux requins
Entre nous pourquoi pas
Même si ça ne sert à rien
On sait tous où finissent tes refrains
Dis moi où, dis moi où ?
Dans la bouche des crétins.
C'est bien comme ça
Ça chauffe de haut en bas
C'est bien comme ça
Tout le monde connais les pas
C'est bien comme ça
Joue le encore une fois
C'est bien comme ça
1,2,3,4
I play the bass - tu joues de la basse
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - tu joues du synthé
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
I play the bass - aussi des bongos
I play the piano - who's gonna sing ?
I play the synth - un peu de banjo
I play the rhodes - who's gonna sing ?
Lyrics submitted by ibabandits
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Such a fun song...I think that the song is in the commericials for the new i-pod shuffle. Does anyone have any translations...I'm a bit too lazy to do them myself.
OK, here are the translation. Bear with me, I'm not French, I'm Australian.
I like much that you make I like your style, I like your play But I know that you can do better Because each day, each night I play the bass
It doesn't really make much sense to me, but I got some help from an online translator on what I couldn't figure out, so it might not be 100% accurate.
i think it's more i like very much what you do/make i like your style i like your game but i know that you can do better because each day, each night
i play the bass - you play the bass i play the piano - who's gonna sing? i play the synth - you play the synth I play the Rhodos - who's gonna sing? I play the bass - also the bongos I play the piano - who's gonna sing? I play the synth - a little banjo I play the Rhodos - who's gonna sing? Insane success in the cage with the sharks Between us why not Even if this is of use for nothing One knows where all your refrains finish Tell me where, tell me where? In the mouth of the cretins. I play the bass - you play the congas I play the piano - who's gonna sing? I play the synth - a little sitar I play the Rhodos - who's gonna sing? I play the bass - the harmonica I play the piano - who's gonna sing? I play the synth - also some sax I play the Rhodos - who's gonna sing? Insane success in the cage with the sharks Between us why not Even if this is of use for nothing One knows where all your refrains finish Tell me where, tell me where? In the mouth of the cretins. It is really just like that That heats from top to bottom It is really just like that Everyone knows the steps It is really just like that Play once again It is really just like that 1,2,3,4 I play the bass - you play the bass I play the piano - who's gonna sing? I play the synth - you play the synth I play the Rhodos - who's gonna sing? I play the bass - also the bongos I play the piano - who's gonna sing? I play the synth - a little banjo I play the Rhodos - who's gonna sing?
i like this song a lot.