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.
Tammy, did you ever
Not so much that you could notice
Well, could you estimate how many
Eight or nine
Well, will you do it anymore
I said as you walked out the door
Yeah, I just wonder did you ever
All the time.
Could I fix you one small
No, thanks I just had one
Then how about this ice cream
Well, that'll be just fine
Is there any special way
Aw no, what ever you say
I just wondered have you ever
All the time.
Does he look like
No, he's taller and more handsome
Well, is he as old
Oh no, he's young and in his prime
Does your mother know I'll bet
Oh no, I haven't told her yet
Well, I just wondered do you ever
All the time.
Just for old times sake
No, that would make it harder
Then how about
Well, are you sure that you don't mind
Hey, I know just the thing for us
Oh no, I'm afraid I'd a-missed my bus
I just wondered did you ever
All the time.
I just wondered did you ever
All the time.
Not so much that you could notice
Well, could you estimate how many
Eight or nine
Well, will you do it anymore
I said as you walked out the door
Yeah, I just wonder did you ever
All the time.
Could I fix you one small
No, thanks I just had one
Then how about this ice cream
Well, that'll be just fine
Is there any special way
Aw no, what ever you say
I just wondered have you ever
All the time.
Does he look like
No, he's taller and more handsome
Well, is he as old
Oh no, he's young and in his prime
Does your mother know I'll bet
Oh no, I haven't told her yet
Well, I just wondered do you ever
All the time.
Just for old times sake
No, that would make it harder
Then how about
Well, are you sure that you don't mind
Hey, I know just the thing for us
Oh no, I'm afraid I'd a-missed my bus
I just wondered did you ever
All the time.
I just wondered did you ever
All the time.
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Did You Ever Lyrics as written by Steven William Duboff Steven Duboff
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@Antax probably wasn’t meant to be.