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.
Well, you can hide a lot about yourself
but, honey, what are you gonna do?
And you can sleep in a coffin, but the past ain't through with you
'Cause we are all a bunch of liars, tell me, baby, who do you wanna be?
And we are all about to sell it, 'cause it's tragic with a capital T
Let it be, let it be, let it be
'Cause we all wanna party when the funeral ends
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
And we all get together when we bury our friends
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
It's been eight bitter years since I've been seeing your face
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
And you're walking away
And I will die in this place
Sometimes you scrape and sink so low
I'm shocked at what you're capable of
And if this is the coronation, I ain't feeling the love
'Cause we are all a bunch of animals that never paid attention in school
So, tell me all about your problems, I was killing before killing was cool
You're so cool, you're so cool, so cool
'Cause we all wanna party when the funeral ends
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
And we all get together when we bury our friends
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
It's been nine bitter years since I've been seeing your face
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
And you're walking away
And I will die in this place
You'll never take me alive, you'll never take me alive
Do what it takes to survive, 'cause I'm still here
You'll never get me alive, you'll never take me alive
Do what it takes to survive, and I'm still here
You'll never take me alive, you'll never get me alive
Do what it takes to survive, and I'm still here
You'll never get me
You'll never take me
You'll never get me alive
'Cause we all wanna party when the funeral ends
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
And we all get together when we bury our friends
It's been ten fucking years since I've been seeing your face 'round here
And you're walking away
And I will drown in the fear
but, honey, what are you gonna do?
And you can sleep in a coffin, but the past ain't through with you
'Cause we are all a bunch of liars, tell me, baby, who do you wanna be?
And we are all about to sell it, 'cause it's tragic with a capital T
Let it be, let it be, let it be
'Cause we all wanna party when the funeral ends
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
And we all get together when we bury our friends
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
It's been eight bitter years since I've been seeing your face
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
And you're walking away
And I will die in this place
Sometimes you scrape and sink so low
I'm shocked at what you're capable of
And if this is the coronation, I ain't feeling the love
'Cause we are all a bunch of animals that never paid attention in school
So, tell me all about your problems, I was killing before killing was cool
You're so cool, you're so cool, so cool
'Cause we all wanna party when the funeral ends
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
And we all get together when we bury our friends
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
It's been nine bitter years since I've been seeing your face
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
And you're walking away
And I will die in this place
You'll never take me alive, you'll never take me alive
Do what it takes to survive, 'cause I'm still here
You'll never get me alive, you'll never take me alive
Do what it takes to survive, and I'm still here
You'll never take me alive, you'll never get me alive
Do what it takes to survive, and I'm still here
You'll never get me
You'll never take me
You'll never get me alive
'Cause we all wanna party when the funeral ends
Ba ba ba, ba ba ba
And we all get together when we bury our friends
It's been ten fucking years since I've been seeing your face 'round here
And you're walking away
And I will drown in the fear
Lyrics submitted by A Red Hotel, edited by theLegendofjoe, SmashingDestiny
Kill All Your Friends Lyrics as written by Frank Iero Bob Bryar
Lyrics © Blow The Doors Off Chicago
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The Chorus Kinda Links With The Chapter Of The Umbrella Academy: We Only See Each Other At Weddings And Funerals. & 'But The Past Ain't Through With You' Is Another Chapter In The Umbrella Academy...So It Could All Link To That In Someway.
I Think It's Definitely Got Something To Do With No Seeing People Anymore & When You Do See Each Other It's Because Something Big Is Happening - Like A Funeral, & When You Get Together You Realise Everyone's Changed, Which Is What The Verses Are About...Ya Know?
'I Was Killing Before Killing Was Cool' I Love That Line =]
"I Was Killing Before Killing Was Cool" is probably a reference to the Al Columbia horror comic, "I Was Killing, when Killing Wasn't Cool" from the alt-comic anthology, Zero Zero.<br /> <br />