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.
Yo, what up fellas?
Hey, have you heard A to J?
I'm talking A to J?
As in are you A to J?
Let me take you to school
Gimme a J
J, you got your J
Give me an E
E, you got your E
Gimme an S U S
S you S, you got your S U S
Boys, what does it spell?
Ah, Jesus, ah, Jesus, break it down
People get addicted to new things everyday
Television, video's, yo what can I say?
Shoppin till they droppin', hoppin' at the mall
Yakin', yakin' on the phone, who else should we call?
But I'll stand with the man who made the blind to see
Livin' large, super charged, He did something in me
Check it out, it's about a total change of mind
Don't wait too late, you may run out of time
Stand tall, stand tall, stand strong, stand strong
Say it loud, sat it loud, say it along
Bust the Devil, up in pieces
Get alive with God
Addicted To Jesus
People they go crazy and don't know when to stop
Running, jogging, exercising, I'm gonna pump you up
Smokin' in the boys room, drink up all the booze
Drug and crack and heart attack and what do you lose
In common sight, crime at night, danger 'round the bend
No way out, yo, it's about being born again
He paid your price, sacrifice, the cross of Calvery
It's done, be one and you can be free
Stand tall, stand tall, stand strong, stand strong
Say it loud, sat it loud, say it along
Bust the Devil, up in pieces
Get alive with God
Addicted To Jesus
I'm addicted, I-I'm addicted
A-a-addicted to Jesus
I'm addicted
A-a-addicted, a-a-addicted to Jesus, yeah
It's Toby time
Addiction, you know everbody's got it
From top to the very bottom of the list
So don't gimme the fist on addiction
You don't wanna miss
To Christ who paid the price
Died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sin
So I'll say it again
Me and my boys are addicted to Him
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise the Lord with your feet
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise the Lord with your feet
Rewind, rewind, rewind
Stand tall, stand tall, stand strong, stand strong
Say it loud, sat it loud, say it along
Bust the Devil, up in pieces
Get alive with God
Addicted To Jesus
Stand tall, stand tall, stand strong, stand strong
Say it loud, sat it loud, say it along
Bust the Devil, up in pieces
Get alive with God
Addicted To Jesus
J, Boy you got your J
(Sing it loud, sing it long)
E, you got your E
(What about the SUS?)
SUS yo SUS you saved
What does it spell?
Jesus
What have you got?
Jesus
You're life's with God
Addicted to Jesus
A to J
Hey, have you heard A to J?
I'm talking A to J?
As in are you A to J?
Let me take you to school
Gimme a J
J, you got your J
Give me an E
E, you got your E
Gimme an S U S
S you S, you got your S U S
Boys, what does it spell?
Ah, Jesus, ah, Jesus, break it down
People get addicted to new things everyday
Television, video's, yo what can I say?
Shoppin till they droppin', hoppin' at the mall
Yakin', yakin' on the phone, who else should we call?
But I'll stand with the man who made the blind to see
Livin' large, super charged, He did something in me
Check it out, it's about a total change of mind
Don't wait too late, you may run out of time
Stand tall, stand tall, stand strong, stand strong
Say it loud, sat it loud, say it along
Bust the Devil, up in pieces
Get alive with God
Addicted To Jesus
People they go crazy and don't know when to stop
Running, jogging, exercising, I'm gonna pump you up
Smokin' in the boys room, drink up all the booze
Drug and crack and heart attack and what do you lose
In common sight, crime at night, danger 'round the bend
No way out, yo, it's about being born again
He paid your price, sacrifice, the cross of Calvery
It's done, be one and you can be free
Stand tall, stand tall, stand strong, stand strong
Say it loud, sat it loud, say it along
Bust the Devil, up in pieces
Get alive with God
Addicted To Jesus
I'm addicted, I-I'm addicted
A-a-addicted to Jesus
I'm addicted
A-a-addicted, a-a-addicted to Jesus, yeah
It's Toby time
Addiction, you know everbody's got it
From top to the very bottom of the list
So don't gimme the fist on addiction
You don't wanna miss
To Christ who paid the price
Died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sin
So I'll say it again
Me and my boys are addicted to Him
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise the Lord with your feet
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him, praise Him, praise Him
Praise the Lord with your feet
Rewind, rewind, rewind
Stand tall, stand tall, stand strong, stand strong
Say it loud, sat it loud, say it along
Bust the Devil, up in pieces
Get alive with God
Addicted To Jesus
Stand tall, stand tall, stand strong, stand strong
Say it loud, sat it loud, say it along
Bust the Devil, up in pieces
Get alive with God
Addicted To Jesus
J, Boy you got your J
(Sing it loud, sing it long)
E, you got your E
(What about the SUS?)
SUS yo SUS you saved
What does it spell?
Jesus
What have you got?
Jesus
You're life's with God
Addicted to Jesus
A to J
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Addicted to Jesus Lyrics as written by Joseph Randolph Hogue Jr. Dominic Licciardello
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
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