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.
Hey you know my friend Lisa
She's down from LA
We've been places like this
They're always the same
We'll loosen the rope just enough to Make you pay-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Say my memory is hazy
We're moving away
To rent a display home
Avoid all the grey
Two bees in a swarm
The honey's stuck us by the hair-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Hold music, hold music
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
When we're sleeping in daily
There's ice on the road
I bought us a dragon
To lighten the load
He's keeping us warm
The blood keep flowing to your head-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Hey I've never been stately
I'm legless at sea
My spirit has felt you since 1903
I'm trying to be normal
But there's evil in my head-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Hold music, hold music
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
You're so dangerous
Everybody's gonna hide out back
It doesn't matter that you're serious
Move along sad face your cover's blown
C'mon there you are
And we're outta space and you're out of space
I said change the beat fast
Or your enemies will see you naked
Hold music hold music hold
Hold music hold music hold
Hold music hold music hold
When we were out drinking
I found you a home
Four million in prizes
You left me alone
When we were forlorn
I found some poison in your bed-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Though you may mistake me
I'll never be free
I'm stuck in the crossfire
Between you and he
Tattoos on his arms
He got a needle for a head-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Hold music, hold music
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
She's down from LA
We've been places like this
They're always the same
We'll loosen the rope just enough to Make you pay-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Say my memory is hazy
We're moving away
To rent a display home
Avoid all the grey
Two bees in a swarm
The honey's stuck us by the hair-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Hold music, hold music
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
When we're sleeping in daily
There's ice on the road
I bought us a dragon
To lighten the load
He's keeping us warm
The blood keep flowing to your head-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Hey I've never been stately
I'm legless at sea
My spirit has felt you since 1903
I'm trying to be normal
But there's evil in my head-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Hold music, hold music
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
You're so dangerous
Everybody's gonna hide out back
It doesn't matter that you're serious
Move along sad face your cover's blown
C'mon there you are
And we're outta space and you're out of space
I said change the beat fast
Or your enemies will see you naked
Hold music hold music hold
Hold music hold music hold
Hold music hold music hold
When we were out drinking
I found you a home
Four million in prizes
You left me alone
When we were forlorn
I found some poison in your bed-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Though you may mistake me
I'll never be free
I'm stuck in the crossfire
Between you and he
Tattoos on his arms
He got a needle for a head-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-hey-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
Hold music, hold music
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
Give it to me baby don't you dare lose it, dare lose it
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
Give it to me baby give it to me
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this is so great, i can see the long distance thing kind of in the song other than that i love dancing to this!