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.
The boys who kiss and bite,
They are the brilliant ones who speak and write with silver luck.
They sing in clever tongues,
Oh how my knees go weak to be the one.
She kicks and bucks.
Always quick to follow.
The boys are too refined.
Won't matter tomorrow.
Oh, to be in his mind.
And if the timing is right to sneak off into the night,
I'll let myself be taken just for the thrill.
And if I'm given the chance to be a doll in his hands,
I will be sure we shake the mountains while we dance.
To daddy singing sweet, a lullaby to all his credit speak, his golden light.
To the edge with a car, he sent it off a cliff just for the spark,
to hell with why.
Always quick to follow.
The boys are too refined.
Won't matter tomorrow.
Oh, to be in his mind.
And if the timing is right to sneak off into the night,
I'll let myself be taken just for the thrill.
And if I'm given the chance to be a doll in his hands,
I will be sure we shake the mountains while we dance.
And if the timing is right to sneak off into the night,
I'll let myself be taken just for the thrill.
And if I'm given the chance to be a doll in his hands,
I will be sure we shake the mountains while we....
And if the timing is right to sneak off into the night,
I'll let myself be taken just for the thrill.
And if I'm given the chance to be a doll in his hands,
I will be sure we shake the mountains while we dance.
They are the brilliant ones who speak and write with silver luck.
They sing in clever tongues,
Oh how my knees go weak to be the one.
She kicks and bucks.
Always quick to follow.
The boys are too refined.
Won't matter tomorrow.
Oh, to be in his mind.
And if the timing is right to sneak off into the night,
I'll let myself be taken just for the thrill.
And if I'm given the chance to be a doll in his hands,
I will be sure we shake the mountains while we dance.
To daddy singing sweet, a lullaby to all his credit speak, his golden light.
To the edge with a car, he sent it off a cliff just for the spark,
to hell with why.
Always quick to follow.
The boys are too refined.
Won't matter tomorrow.
Oh, to be in his mind.
And if the timing is right to sneak off into the night,
I'll let myself be taken just for the thrill.
And if I'm given the chance to be a doll in his hands,
I will be sure we shake the mountains while we dance.
And if the timing is right to sneak off into the night,
I'll let myself be taken just for the thrill.
And if I'm given the chance to be a doll in his hands,
I will be sure we shake the mountains while we....
And if the timing is right to sneak off into the night,
I'll let myself be taken just for the thrill.
And if I'm given the chance to be a doll in his hands,
I will be sure we shake the mountains while we dance.
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The Boys Are Too Refined Lyrics as written by Scott Cutler Greta Morgan Salpeter
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Best song on the new album! All of their sounds keep their typical quirky style, but this song to me comes closest to their past work with a great difference too. Piano is lovely in this songs.
As for the meaning, pretty straight forward... besides the "to daddy singing sweet - a lullaby to his credit speak" stanza.. that throws me off a bit, but I have my theories...just doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the song.