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.
Got my swag right, and my stacks high
Got the hair done, nails done, so fly
You see me struttin' out
Karats dripping down
Couple grand keep me six inches off the ground
Paying off your debt, for the hell of it
I'm a pimp! I'm a pimp!
I don't need your pockets, boy you know I got it
Everything I have, I bought it
You step into the baddest, welcome to my show
Stuntin' is a habit, baby, you already know
Got the top down, and the beat rock loud
And you there ain't no stopping us now
Spending this dirty sexy money
If you ain't trickin' then you better just slide
Millionaire's jealous of the way we ride
Spending this dirty sexy money
Wings on the car, slidin' black cards
Jet ski on the beach, backyard
40 on my wrist, Dior on my lips
The way I put it together might make your head twist
Steady rockin' up the AirMiles just to floss
I'm a pimp! I'm a pimp!
Throwin' money in the air 'cause I'm a boss
You step into the baddest, welcome to my show
Stuntin' is a habit, baby, you already know
Got the top down, and the beat rock loud
And you there ain't no stopping us now
Spending this dirty sexy money
If you ain't trickin' then you better just slide
Millionaire's jealous of the way we ride
Spending this Dirty Sexy money
Got the hair done, nails done, so fly
You see me struttin' out
Karats dripping down
Couple grand keep me six inches off the ground
Paying off your debt, for the hell of it
I'm a pimp! I'm a pimp!
I don't need your pockets, boy you know I got it
Everything I have, I bought it
You step into the baddest, welcome to my show
Stuntin' is a habit, baby, you already know
Got the top down, and the beat rock loud
And you there ain't no stopping us now
Spending this dirty sexy money
If you ain't trickin' then you better just slide
Millionaire's jealous of the way we ride
Spending this dirty sexy money
Wings on the car, slidin' black cards
Jet ski on the beach, backyard
40 on my wrist, Dior on my lips
The way I put it together might make your head twist
Steady rockin' up the AirMiles just to floss
I'm a pimp! I'm a pimp!
Throwin' money in the air 'cause I'm a boss
You step into the baddest, welcome to my show
Stuntin' is a habit, baby, you already know
Got the top down, and the beat rock loud
And you there ain't no stopping us now
Spending this dirty sexy money
If you ain't trickin' then you better just slide
Millionaire's jealous of the way we ride
Spending this Dirty Sexy money
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