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.
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
What did you expect from what you did!? From what you left!
What did you expect from all of this!? From what's not correct!
Where did you go the days when we needed you!
you left us on our own to fend for our selves!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
You fucked yourself and everyone else in this hell!
where did you think you could get away from this swell!?
What have you done to be on the fucking run!?
What did you do that made you believe you needed to shun!?
FUCK!
Rrrreeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
What! You fucked an animal!? Nobody fuckin cares!
What! You fucked a corpse!? Nobody fuckin cares!
What! You fucked at a carnival!? Nobody fuckin cares!
What! You fucked a horse!? Nobody fuckin cares!
What! You fucked the furniture! No! one! fuckin! cares! you! stupid! Bitch!
Rrrrrreeeeeeeeerrrrrrrwwwwwoowwwwwwwwwwwrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe we're that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you're going to do that!
Nobody mother fuckin cares! nobody mother fuckin cares!
Nobody mother fuckin cares! nobody mother fuckin cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you did that!
Nobody mother fuckin cares! nobody mother fuckin cares!
Nobody mother fuckin cares! nobody mother fuckin cares!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
What did you expect from what you did!? From what you left!
What did you expect from all of this!? From what's not correct!
Where did you go the days when we needed you!
you left us on our own to fend for our selves!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
You fucked yourself and everyone else in this hell!
where did you think you could get away from this swell!?
What have you done to be on the fucking run!?
What did you do that made you believe you needed to shun!?
FUCK!
Rrrreeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
What! You fucked an animal!? Nobody fuckin cares!
What! You fucked a corpse!? Nobody fuckin cares!
What! You fucked at a carnival!? Nobody fuckin cares!
What! You fucked a horse!? Nobody fuckin cares!
What! You fucked the furniture! No! one! fuckin! cares! you! stupid! Bitch!
Rrrrrreeeeeeeeerrrrrrrwwwwwoowwwwwwwwwwwrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you'd do that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe we're that!
Nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares! nobody cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you're going to do that!
Nobody mother fuckin cares! nobody mother fuckin cares!
Nobody mother fuckin cares! nobody mother fuckin cares!
Ew! that's gross, I can't believe you did that!
Nobody mother fuckin cares! nobody mother fuckin cares!
Nobody mother fuckin cares! nobody mother fuckin cares!
Lyrics submitted by surivra
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