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.
Why make time when no one pays a dime
To remunerate a rhyme over the ching chime?
Ch-ch-ch-ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
Creating a crime, just start with Melodyne
Looking at a mime, the rhymes are all mine
But no one pays no mind over the ching chime
Ch-ch-ch-ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
In the daytime, face covered by the grime
Sucking on a lime, when no one pays no mind
Slapping on a rhyme, over the ching chime
Over the ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
Super Bowl halftime, anytime is war time
Sucking seeds is pastime, gonorrhoea over time
Fuck that, it's bed time, no more friend of mine
Over the ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
I'll fuck your mind over the springtime
Degrading in your prime, a thought so asinine
But no one pays no mind, and no one pays a dime
Over the ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
Open your eyes, don't be this way
Though all your dreams are swept away
The stairs will rise from yesterday
Your tears and fears all melt away
Super Bowl halftime, anytime is war time
Sucking seeds is pastime, gonorrhoea over time
Fuck that, it's bed time, no more pantomime
Over the ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
I'll fuck your mind over the springtime
Degrading in your prime, a thought so asinine
But no one pays a dime, and no one pays a dime
Over the ching chime, ch-ch ch-ching chime
Open your eyes, don't be this way
Though all your dreams are swept away
The stairs will rise from yesterday
Your tears and fears all melt away
The waters will rush but don't dismay
Our smiles will cross, the world will stay
The bridge has crossed itself today
Now close your eyes and sway this way, sway this way
Hey (ah, ah, ah)
(Ah, ah, Ley, Leylia, Leylia, Ley, Ley, Ley, Ley)
Open your eyes, don't be this way
Though all your dreams are swept away
The stairs will rise from yesterday
Your tears and fears all melt away
The waters will rush but don't dismay
Our smiles will cross, the world will stay
The bridge has crossed itself today
Now close your eyes and sway this way, sway this way
I remunerate a rhyme over the ching chime
Ch-ch-ch-ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
Creating a crime, just start with Melodyne
Looking at a mime, the rhymes are all mine
But no one pays no mind over the ching chime
Ch-ch-ch-ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
In the daytime, face covered by the grime
Sucking on a lime when no one pays no mind
Slamming on a rhyme over the ching chime
Over the ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
Super Bowl halftime, anytime is war time
To remunerate a rhyme over the ching chime?
Ch-ch-ch-ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
Creating a crime, just start with Melodyne
Looking at a mime, the rhymes are all mine
But no one pays no mind over the ching chime
Ch-ch-ch-ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
In the daytime, face covered by the grime
Sucking on a lime, when no one pays no mind
Slapping on a rhyme, over the ching chime
Over the ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
Super Bowl halftime, anytime is war time
Sucking seeds is pastime, gonorrhoea over time
Fuck that, it's bed time, no more friend of mine
Over the ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
I'll fuck your mind over the springtime
Degrading in your prime, a thought so asinine
But no one pays no mind, and no one pays a dime
Over the ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
Open your eyes, don't be this way
Though all your dreams are swept away
The stairs will rise from yesterday
Your tears and fears all melt away
Super Bowl halftime, anytime is war time
Sucking seeds is pastime, gonorrhoea over time
Fuck that, it's bed time, no more pantomime
Over the ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
I'll fuck your mind over the springtime
Degrading in your prime, a thought so asinine
But no one pays a dime, and no one pays a dime
Over the ching chime, ch-ch ch-ching chime
Open your eyes, don't be this way
Though all your dreams are swept away
The stairs will rise from yesterday
Your tears and fears all melt away
The waters will rush but don't dismay
Our smiles will cross, the world will stay
The bridge has crossed itself today
Now close your eyes and sway this way, sway this way
Hey (ah, ah, ah)
(Ah, ah, Ley, Leylia, Leylia, Ley, Ley, Ley, Ley)
Open your eyes, don't be this way
Though all your dreams are swept away
The stairs will rise from yesterday
Your tears and fears all melt away
The waters will rush but don't dismay
Our smiles will cross, the world will stay
The bridge has crossed itself today
Now close your eyes and sway this way, sway this way
I remunerate a rhyme over the ching chime
Ch-ch-ch-ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
Creating a crime, just start with Melodyne
Looking at a mime, the rhymes are all mine
But no one pays no mind over the ching chime
Ch-ch-ch-ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
In the daytime, face covered by the grime
Sucking on a lime when no one pays no mind
Slamming on a rhyme over the ching chime
Over the ching chime, ch-ch-ch-ching chime
Super Bowl halftime, anytime is war time
Lyrics submitted by xKillerClownx, edited by TheVoiceMime
Ching Chime Lyrics as written by Serj Tankian
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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The key to figuring out this song would be figuring out what the 'ching chime' is.