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.
Easy living,
Killed the young dudes,
In the high boots
Teenage,
In the pace age,
That's when love burns,
Now it's your turn.
Fascination
Fascination
It's just the way we feel.
Fascination
Fascination
It's just the way we feel. (yeah)
We love this exaltation (woh oh, o-o-oh)
We want the new temptations (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
It's like a revelation (woh oh, o-o-oh)
We live on fascination.
Passion,
Is our passion,
In the moonlight,
On a joyride
Easy living,
Killed the young dudes,
In the high boots. (oh yeah)
Fascination
Fascination
It's just the way we feel (come on).
We love this exaltation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We want the new temptations (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
It's like a revelation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We live on fascination.
Fashion is our passion
In the moonlight on a joy ride
He said , let them
Killed the young dudes,
In the high boots
Fascination
Fascination
It's just the way we feel (come on)
We love this exaltation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We want the new temptations (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
It's like a revelation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We live on fascination.
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
Fas-ci-na-tion!
We love this exaltation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We want the new temptations (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
It's like a revelation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We live on fascination (o-oh).
Say the word now (fa-sci-nation)
Say the word
Come on say the word now (fa-sci-nation)
Come on (fa-sci-nation)
Killed the young dudes,
In the high boots
Teenage,
In the pace age,
That's when love burns,
Now it's your turn.
Fascination
Fascination
It's just the way we feel.
Fascination
Fascination
It's just the way we feel. (yeah)
We love this exaltation (woh oh, o-o-oh)
We want the new temptations (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
It's like a revelation (woh oh, o-o-oh)
We live on fascination.
Passion,
Is our passion,
In the moonlight,
On a joyride
Easy living,
Killed the young dudes,
In the high boots. (oh yeah)
Fascination
Fascination
It's just the way we feel (come on).
We love this exaltation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We want the new temptations (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
It's like a revelation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We live on fascination.
Fashion is our passion
In the moonlight on a joy ride
He said , let them
Killed the young dudes,
In the high boots
Fascination
Fascination
It's just the way we feel (come on)
We love this exaltation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We want the new temptations (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
It's like a revelation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We live on fascination.
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
The word is on your lips - say the word
Fas-ci-na-tion!
We love this exaltation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We want the new temptations (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
It's like a revelation (woh oh, o-o-o-oh)
We live on fascination (o-oh).
Say the word now (fa-sci-nation)
Say the word
Come on say the word now (fa-sci-nation)
Come on (fa-sci-nation)
Lyrics submitted by ::. michael
Fascination Lyrics as written by Anders Bonlokke
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Agree with AmyM on this about being so happy, and about it being about teenagers - in face the line "passion, is our passion in the moonlight, on a joyride" makes me think of a section from the book "Perks of being a Wallflower"
OMG i can not actually express how much i agree with you, for both book and film of Perks (I know that it's Heroes in the film and some song i can't remember in the book but Fascination sums up the scene perfectly, especially when it's charlie riding in the back at the end and not sam)
Is no one else noticing that the lyrics submitted here are really wrong? =S
Is no one else noticing that the lyrics submitted here are really wrong?
Easy living killed the young dudes in the high boots Teenage in the pace age That's when love burns Now it's your turn
Fascination, fascination It's just the way we feel Fascination, fascination It's just the way we feel
We love this exaltation We want the new temptations It's like a revelation We live on fascination
Passion is our passion In the moonlight on a joyride Easy living Killed the young dudes in the high boots
Fascination, ascination It's just the way we feel Come on!
We love this exaltation We want the new temptations It's like a revelation We live on fascination
Fashion is our passion In the moonlight on a joy ride He said "Let them" Killed the young dudes in the high boots
Fascination, fascination It's just the way we feel Come on!
We love this exaltation We want the new temptations It's like a revelation We live on fascination
The word is on your lips, say the word (x11) Fascination!
We love this exaltation We want the new temptations It's like a revelation We live on fascination
Say the word now (fa-sci-nation) Say the word (fa-sci-nation) Come on say the word now (fa-sci-nation) Come on (fa-sci-nation)
yeah they're really inaccurate<br /> do you know how I can submit my own?
I love this song! SO good! Alphabeat are just so good.
This song is so uplifting.
I love Alphabeat so much! Their music is so happy!!! This is my favorite song everrr! Haha. Is anyone else totally in love with the drummer, Troels? <3 He is gorgeous! :D
LOVE this song, especially the FRANKMUSIK remix (their MySpace).
so so cool!
Love this song!! Its so happy and cheery.Bit of a long shot,but I thought it might be about teenagers and discovering love etc for the first time-"Its like a revaltation" Its like a new experience...and "Now its your turn" is about how its hurt people in the past and now its going to hurt you.I know the feeling well!
Love it, and frankmusik remix is good too :D
doesn't this song sound the very same as the theme to Duck Tales????