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.
Sail
This is how I show my love
I made it in my mind because
Blame it on my ADD baby
This is how an angel dies
Blame it on my own sick pride
Blame it on my ADD baby
Sail, sail
Sail, sail, sail
Maybe I should cry for help
Maybe I should kill myself (myself)
Blame it on my ADD baby
Maybe I'm a different breed
Maybe I'm not listening
So blame it on my ADD baby
Sail, sail
Sail, sail, sail
La la la la la, la la la la la, ohh
La la la la la, la la la la la, ohh
La la la la la, la la la la
Sail, sail
Sail, sail
Sail, sail
Sail, sail, sail
This is how I show my love
I made it in my mind because
Blame it on my ADD baby
This is how an angel dies
Blame it on my own sick pride
Blame it on my ADD baby
Sail, sail
Sail, sail, sail
Maybe I should cry for help
Maybe I should kill myself (myself)
Blame it on my ADD baby
Maybe I'm a different breed
Maybe I'm not listening
So blame it on my ADD baby
Sail, sail
Sail, sail, sail
La la la la la, la la la la la, ohh
La la la la la, la la la la la, ohh
La la la la la, la la la la
Sail, sail
Sail, sail
Sail, sail
Sail, sail, sail
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Your taking it to literally, He's using ADD as a cover up for something else, drinking, abuse, cheating.
it's more of a "Oh its not my fault! Blame it on my "ADD""
i think it can be taken literally ADD can make interacting with other really hard
I personally agree with not taking it so literally. He says "blame it on my ADD" too much for me to take it literally. It seems like he's comparing his actions with the actions of a person with ADD. That's my take on it.
You have hit the nail on the head, I have ADHD and it really doesn't stop one from expressing their love etc. or interacting with others. People are taking the lyrics too literally, he is just using his ADD as an excuse for something and the fact that the line "Blame it on my ADD" is repeated so much reinforces this theory.
You're utterly wrong. Maybe do your research before deriving a random opinion. Not everything has some hidden agenda or meaning. It means exactly what it says but you wouldn't get it unless you had dealt with something like ADD
I agree with this person ^<br /> I have ADD and it is hard to express feelings for someone. If you don't have it you wont understand, not even if you do you research.<br /> I'm kinda having this problem now. There is a girl that i love and I cant bring myself to tell here, its like that nightmare where you need to say something really important to save someone you love but your voice doesn't work. You see "PolarMeow", ADHD is different. It makes you more hyper and more out there. ADD on the other hand puts you in a shell and makes it harder to communicate. So this song is about someone who shows there love in little things that other people don't see. That's why he said "Blame it on my ADD".
@Toddwsocks i agree too, we must both be alcoholics....<br /> blame it on my add, i'm fuckin bored!<br /> which beer was mine anyway? god damn this add
@Toddwsocks i agree too
You are so correct. And people should not give shit arguments like ''I have ADD and you just don't get it!!''. Poor excuse. I have ADD and I agree and this person is correct
@Toddwsocks Aaron actually DOES have ADD.
@Toddwsocks I think it's about his ADHD, and that it's supposed to sound that way intentionally. People with disabilities of feel an immense amount of guilt for "blaming" their disability and that when they're disability is a cause of an action or situation they feel wrong to talk about it. If it feels weird that he's saying it so much that may be the exact stigma he's trying to point out. It also makes sense with the theme of sailing away. If he feels guilty and that he isn't justified to talk about his mental illness than than what other choice does he have than to sail away, so that he wont hurt anyone.