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.
I'm a preacher, sweating in the pew
For the salvation I'm bringing you
I'm a salesman, I'm selling you hooks and plans
And myself making demands
When I'm home alone, I just dance by myself
And you pull my head so close, volume goes with the truth
Signing off, "I'm alright in bed, but I'm better with a pen"
The kid was alright, but it went to his head
I-i am God's gift, but why would he bless me with
Such wit without a conscience equipped
I'm addicted to the way I feel when I think of you, whoa
There's too much green to feel blue
When I'm home alone, I just can't stop myself
And you pull my head so close, volume goes with the truth
Signing off, "I'm alright in bed, but I'm better with a pen"
The kid was alright, but it went to his head
When I'm home alone, I just can't stop myself
And you pull my head so close, volume goes with the truth
Signing off, "I'm alright in bed, but I'm better with a pen
I'm alright in bed, but I'm better with a pen
I'm alright in bed, but I'm better with a pen
The kid was alright, but it went to his head, yeah yeah yeah
Whoa oh oh oh
For the salvation I'm bringing you
I'm a salesman, I'm selling you hooks and plans
And myself making demands
When I'm home alone, I just dance by myself
And you pull my head so close, volume goes with the truth
Signing off, "I'm alright in bed, but I'm better with a pen"
The kid was alright, but it went to his head
I-i am God's gift, but why would he bless me with
Such wit without a conscience equipped
I'm addicted to the way I feel when I think of you, whoa
There's too much green to feel blue
When I'm home alone, I just can't stop myself
And you pull my head so close, volume goes with the truth
Signing off, "I'm alright in bed, but I'm better with a pen"
The kid was alright, but it went to his head
When I'm home alone, I just can't stop myself
And you pull my head so close, volume goes with the truth
Signing off, "I'm alright in bed, but I'm better with a pen
I'm alright in bed, but I'm better with a pen
I'm alright in bed, but I'm better with a pen
The kid was alright, but it went to his head, yeah yeah yeah
Whoa oh oh oh
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Okay, Fall Out Boy fans. Chill out. They have a good sound, but most of the time nowadays, their lyrics just talk about how stupid their fanbase is, and how musicians nowadays are fake and do it all for the wrong reasons.
For example, "I am preacher gift, sweating in the pews For the salvation, I'm bringing you." is basically mocking how people idolize Fall Out Boy. They ARE just a band, after all.
"When I think of you There's too much green to feel blue"... come on guys, what the hell do you think that means? Obviously, the "blue" comes from how disappointed they are with their new fans who didn't support them until their mainstream days, and how the new fans are just a mockery of the old ones. Then again, they're getting paid so much "green" that frankly, they don't care all that much anymore.
So for you new fans who don't quite understand Fall Out Boy, and I'm not saying I do, I'm not them, but I'm pretty sure I know what they're talking about... quit thinking about how great Pete Wentz or Joe Trohman would be in bed, because you don't know, their probably just "alright". You don't know them. Just listen to their music. Because that's what it was all about in the first place. He's "better with a pen" anyway.
k,this bothers me.. WHY DO THE OLD FOB FANS HATE THE NEW ONES?<br /> <br /> first of all, the old fans didnt CREATE fall out boy, they don't get some sort of metal or award for liking fall out boy first... seriously.\<br /> <br /> and like i was 10 when fall out boy first came out, i wasn't into seraching cool bands, so how is it my fault i didnt start to the like until i heard them on the radio.. and why the hell does it matter<br /> <br /> we all like the same band, this stupid feud between the old fans and the new fans is going wayy to far.. <br /> if you like fall out boy, you're a fan.. and they love their fans.. they aren't disappointed in their fans.. what kind of person would not like their fans cause they started to like them? <br /> <br /> my god some people.. <br /> <br />