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 don't even know
You don't even know
(creepy laughter)
Yeah Yeah
You don't even know (echoes)
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
You got to rock n roll when you enter through the door
Its time to lose controll so let your body know
Let the beat hit your soul while your feet can work the floor
Make the people say woa that fool puts on a show
So whatcha gonna do with it
(you got to do it)
Do what'cha gonna do with it
(you got to do it)
Tell me somethin, how ya gonna move with it?
(you gotta move with it)
Showin everybody how you move with it
(move with it)
So whatcha gonna do with it
(you got to do it)
Do what'cha gonna do with it
(you got to do it)
Tell me somethin, how ya gonna move with it?
(you gotta move with it)
Showin everybody how you move with it
(move with it)
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
When I move from ???
???
I don't move slow
Please know that its all my fault
When I rock your socks off
Pull up in my limousine
Make all the young people scream
Paparazzi think I'm foxy
When I'm ???
I cause a big scene
Whatcha whatcha gunna do with it
Make sure your body's in tune with it
Stay fly with your ???
Just rock to the beats of Family Force 5
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Now lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Now lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
(whispering)
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Now lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Now lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Oh no you didn't
Yeah
It's a party up in here
So whatcha gunna do
Rock, rock n roll
Makes you want to lose control
You got to move your body
To start up the show
Get your ??? together
It's time to break the rules
It's a new agenda
Get on the floor now move
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Just move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
You don't even know
(creepy laughter)
Yeah Yeah
You don't even know (echoes)
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
You got to rock n roll when you enter through the door
Its time to lose controll so let your body know
Let the beat hit your soul while your feet can work the floor
Make the people say woa that fool puts on a show
So whatcha gonna do with it
(you got to do it)
Do what'cha gonna do with it
(you got to do it)
Tell me somethin, how ya gonna move with it?
(you gotta move with it)
Showin everybody how you move with it
(move with it)
So whatcha gonna do with it
(you got to do it)
Do what'cha gonna do with it
(you got to do it)
Tell me somethin, how ya gonna move with it?
(you gotta move with it)
Showin everybody how you move with it
(move with it)
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
When I move from ???
???
I don't move slow
Please know that its all my fault
When I rock your socks off
Pull up in my limousine
Make all the young people scream
Paparazzi think I'm foxy
When I'm ???
I cause a big scene
Whatcha whatcha gunna do with it
Make sure your body's in tune with it
Stay fly with your ???
Just rock to the beats of Family Force 5
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Now lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Now lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
(whispering)
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Now lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Now lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Oh no you didn't
Yeah
It's a party up in here
So whatcha gunna do
Rock, rock n roll
Makes you want to lose control
You got to move your body
To start up the show
Get your ??? together
It's time to break the rules
It's a new agenda
Get on the floor now move
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Just move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Hey kids rock n roll
Shake yo body
Lose control
Lets move it (move it)
Lose it (lose it)
Whatcha Whatcha gunna do with it
Lyrics submitted by jasonwadeofcourse
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this is the lyrics part that's kinda sketchy but i got it loud and clear:
When I move I'm an outlaw So watch out y'all I don't move slow Please know that its all my fault When I rock your socks off
and
Whatcha whatcha gunna do with it Make sure your body's in tune with it Stay fly with your black hair dye Just rock to the beats of Family Force 5
and
Rock, rock n roll Makes you want to lose control You got to move your body you're the star of the show Get your friends together It's time to break the rules It's a new agenda Get on the floor now move