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.
i read my fortunes face down
& she�s the patron saint of selling out
spitting our secrets off chimney tops
i for one keep my mouth locked up
am i going crazy is she dancing with me
sleeping on the pavement
with her make-up on my teeth
threw trash out to passing cars
if i know you
you don�t know who you are
my minutes are picking up the pieces
tonights slipping through her fingertips
it�s too soon to make the moves
but never too soon to make the news
we�re a safe bet
but over stretched
spent torn buttons from empty pockets
i�ll paint your best dress
young baby blues to restless ruby reds
am i going crazy is she dancing with me
sleeping on the pavement
with her make-up on my teeth
threw trash out to passing cars
if i know you
you don�t know who you are
this teenage romance is an open casket
more than room for two
there�s room to move
just a tad too dramatic
a tad too nostalgic
to handle the truth
am i going crazy is she dancing with me
sleeping on the pavement
with her make-up on my teeth
threw trash out to passing cars
if i know you
you don�t know who you are
am i going crazy is she dancing with me
sleeping on the pavement
with her make-up on my teeth
threw trash out to passing cars
if i know you
you don�t know who you are
& she�s the patron saint of selling out
spitting our secrets off chimney tops
i for one keep my mouth locked up
am i going crazy is she dancing with me
sleeping on the pavement
with her make-up on my teeth
threw trash out to passing cars
if i know you
you don�t know who you are
my minutes are picking up the pieces
tonights slipping through her fingertips
it�s too soon to make the moves
but never too soon to make the news
we�re a safe bet
but over stretched
spent torn buttons from empty pockets
i�ll paint your best dress
young baby blues to restless ruby reds
am i going crazy is she dancing with me
sleeping on the pavement
with her make-up on my teeth
threw trash out to passing cars
if i know you
you don�t know who you are
this teenage romance is an open casket
more than room for two
there�s room to move
just a tad too dramatic
a tad too nostalgic
to handle the truth
am i going crazy is she dancing with me
sleeping on the pavement
with her make-up on my teeth
threw trash out to passing cars
if i know you
you don�t know who you are
am i going crazy is she dancing with me
sleeping on the pavement
with her make-up on my teeth
threw trash out to passing cars
if i know you
you don�t know who you are
Lyrics submitted by ShaunDivineyIsAWhore
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