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.
Wiri oh, wiri eh, wiri, oh, wiri
Farafi n’lou n’goayé wiri
Massouba ko bénan nékan
Farafi n’lou n’goayé wiri, oh
N’goayé wiri
N’man degue do’n m’bo gbê
N’man degue do’n m’bo gbê
Ni passi passi m’bo
Politiqui magni
Politiqui kolombari
N’go angné farati
Politiqui kolombari
N’sé Tala n’boro bôh ala
Nété politiqué, nété police politiqué
Politiqui magni
Politiqui kolombari
N’go angné sabati
Politiqui kolombari
Obifê bi, otifê sini
Obi tano bi, obi djanva sini
Vive le président
A bas le président
Vive le général
A bas le général
Obê yé bôla môgôh kélé néda
Obê yé bôla tche kélé néda
Politiqui mangni
Politiqui kolombari
Angné farati
Politqui kolombari
Obê têguêrêfôh ki layére sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Obê têguêrêfôh ki layére sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Obê têguêrêfôh ka téguéréfôh
Ka téguéréfôh ki layêrê sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Wiri, oh, wiri eh, wiri eh
N’goayé pan kawiri, ayé pan, pan kawiri
Wiri oh, wiri eh, wiri eh
Wiri oh, wiri eh, wiri oh, wiri
Farafi n’lou n’goayé wiri
Massouba ko bénan nékan
Farafi n’lou n’goayé wiri oh
N’goayé pan kawiri
N’man degue do’n m’bo gbê
N’man degue do’n m’bo gbê ni passi passi m’bo
Politiqui magni
Politiqui kolombari
N’go angné farati
Politiqui kolombari
Obifê bi, otifê sini
Obi tano bi, obi djanva sini
Vive le président
A bas le président
Vive le général
A bas le général
Obê yé bôla môgôh kélé néda
Obê yé bôla tche kélé néda
Politiqui mangni
Politiqui kolombari
Angné farati
Politqui kolombari
Obê têguêrêfôh ki layére sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Obê têguêrêfôh ki layére sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Obê têguêrêfôh ka téguéréfôh
Ka téguéréfôh ki layêrê sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Wiri oh, wiri eh, wiri eh
N’goayé pan kawiri
N’goayé pan kawiri
Ayé pan, pan, pan kawiri
Farafi n’lou n’goayé wiri
Massouba ko bénan nékan
Farafi n’lou n’goayé wiri, oh
N’goayé wiri
N’man degue do’n m’bo gbê
N’man degue do’n m’bo gbê
Ni passi passi m’bo
Politiqui magni
Politiqui kolombari
N’go angné farati
Politiqui kolombari
N’sé Tala n’boro bôh ala
Nété politiqué, nété police politiqué
Politiqui magni
Politiqui kolombari
N’go angné sabati
Politiqui kolombari
Obifê bi, otifê sini
Obi tano bi, obi djanva sini
Vive le président
A bas le président
Vive le général
A bas le général
Obê yé bôla môgôh kélé néda
Obê yé bôla tche kélé néda
Politiqui mangni
Politiqui kolombari
Angné farati
Politqui kolombari
Obê têguêrêfôh ki layére sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Obê têguêrêfôh ki layére sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Obê têguêrêfôh ka téguéréfôh
Ka téguéréfôh ki layêrê sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Wiri, oh, wiri eh, wiri eh
N’goayé pan kawiri, ayé pan, pan kawiri
Wiri oh, wiri eh, wiri eh
Wiri oh, wiri eh, wiri oh, wiri
Farafi n’lou n’goayé wiri
Massouba ko bénan nékan
Farafi n’lou n’goayé wiri oh
N’goayé pan kawiri
N’man degue do’n m’bo gbê
N’man degue do’n m’bo gbê ni passi passi m’bo
Politiqui magni
Politiqui kolombari
N’go angné farati
Politiqui kolombari
Obifê bi, otifê sini
Obi tano bi, obi djanva sini
Vive le président
A bas le président
Vive le général
A bas le général
Obê yé bôla môgôh kélé néda
Obê yé bôla tche kélé néda
Politiqui mangni
Politiqui kolombari
Angné farati
Politqui kolombari
Obê têguêrêfôh ki layére sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Obê têguêrêfôh ki layére sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Obê têguêrêfôh ka téguéréfôh
Ka téguéréfôh ki layêrê sanfê
Ka têguêrêfôh ki ladjigui
Wiri oh, wiri eh, wiri eh
N’goayé pan kawiri
N’goayé pan kawiri
Ayé pan, pan, pan kawiri
Lyrics submitted by musicalcure
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