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.
Jessica
Jessica
Oh Jessica
Oh Jessica
It's the way she is
She walks in and the fighting begins
If you value your heart
Doesn't matter to her
You'll stay away from Jessica
You're a fool
And the games that she plays
If you go with her tonight
She'll make everything seem so right
Chorus:
She'll only tell you lies and lead you o-on
Jessica, she'll never be the one you waited for
You've never met a girl like this before
Oh Jessica
You'll never find a place where you belong
Oh Jessica
Take it from me
What a woman can do
A woman knows
It's the start and the end
To a man's lonely heart
If you don't stay away from Jessica
And the games that she plays
You're a fool
If you go with her tonight
She'll make everything seem so right
(Repeat chorus
Jessica
Oh Jessica
Oh Jessica
It's the way she is
She walks in and the fighting begins
If you value your heart
Doesn't matter to her
You'll stay away from Jessica
You're a fool
And the games that she plays
If you go with her tonight
She'll make everything seem so right
Chorus:
She'll only tell you lies and lead you o-on
Jessica, she'll never be the one you waited for
You've never met a girl like this before
Oh Jessica
You'll never find a place where you belong
Oh Jessica
Take it from me
What a woman can do
A woman knows
It's the start and the end
To a man's lonely heart
If you don't stay away from Jessica
And the games that she plays
You're a fool
If you go with her tonight
She'll make everything seem so right
(Repeat chorus
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lmao, my ex's name is jessica