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.
D-D-Diablo
Harvard dropout bitch
Ooh, yeah
Ooh
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I put a Patek on my wrist (brrr)
Dropped out, for my teacher 'cause she ain't shit (huh)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (yeah, ooh)
Dropped out, and I ain't never had a job (wow)
Dropped out, knew I was gon' be a star (yeah)
Dropped out, used to go to Harvard off a bar (damn)
Dropped out, now I'm richer than your mom (huh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (ooh ooh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I got rich (ooh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I put a Patek on my wrist (huh)
Dropped out, for my teacher 'cause she ain't shit (yeah)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (wow)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (brrr)
Dropped out, as a tenth grader (yeah)
Why chase a bitch when I got paper (why)
Hit it from the back, 'til I broke the table (brrr)
Still free agent, I just left the label (yeah)
CEO, do what I say so
If not, I'ma cut his payroll (huh)
Lunch, lady give me dirty Faygo
Still riding dirty even if my case closed
Used to hotbox the bathroom at school (brrr)
Go hot every day, number 1 rule (yeah)
Used to walk, now I got a drop top (huh)
Stop talking to me I don't fuck with you (nope)
Bought a bust down 'fore I learned how to write (wow)
I ain't learnt shit, but I'm flooded with ice (ice)
Teacher mad at me, 'cause she knew I was right (yeah)
I been poppin' pills, sippin' drank all night
Ooh
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I put a Patek on my wrist (brrr)
Dropped out, for my teacher 'cause she ain't shit (huh)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (yeah, ooh)
Dropped out, and I ain't never had a job (wow)
Dropped out, knew I was gon' be a star (yeah)
Dropped out, used to go to Harvard off a bar (damn)
Dropped out, now I'm richer than your mom (huh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (ooh ooh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I got rich (ooh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I put a Patek on my wrist (huh)
Dropped out, for my teacher 'cause she ain't shit (yeah)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (wow)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (brrr)
By the way kids, stay in school
Harvard dropout bitch
Ooh, yeah
Ooh
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I put a Patek on my wrist (brrr)
Dropped out, for my teacher 'cause she ain't shit (huh)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (yeah, ooh)
Dropped out, and I ain't never had a job (wow)
Dropped out, knew I was gon' be a star (yeah)
Dropped out, used to go to Harvard off a bar (damn)
Dropped out, now I'm richer than your mom (huh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (ooh ooh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I got rich (ooh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I put a Patek on my wrist (huh)
Dropped out, for my teacher 'cause she ain't shit (yeah)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (wow)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (brrr)
Dropped out, as a tenth grader (yeah)
Why chase a bitch when I got paper (why)
Hit it from the back, 'til I broke the table (brrr)
Still free agent, I just left the label (yeah)
CEO, do what I say so
If not, I'ma cut his payroll (huh)
Lunch, lady give me dirty Faygo
Still riding dirty even if my case closed
Used to hotbox the bathroom at school (brrr)
Go hot every day, number 1 rule (yeah)
Used to walk, now I got a drop top (huh)
Stop talking to me I don't fuck with you (nope)
Bought a bust down 'fore I learned how to write (wow)
I ain't learnt shit, but I'm flooded with ice (ice)
Teacher mad at me, 'cause she knew I was right (yeah)
I been poppin' pills, sippin' drank all night
Ooh
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I put a Patek on my wrist (brrr)
Dropped out, for my teacher 'cause she ain't shit (huh)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (yeah, ooh)
Dropped out, and I ain't never had a job (wow)
Dropped out, knew I was gon' be a star (yeah)
Dropped out, used to go to Harvard off a bar (damn)
Dropped out, now I'm richer than your mom (huh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (ooh ooh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I got rich (ooh)
Dropped out, then I got rich (yeah)
Dropped out, then I put a Patek on my wrist (huh)
Dropped out, for my teacher 'cause she ain't shit (yeah)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (wow)
Dropped out, spent a half a million on my whip (brrr)
By the way kids, stay in school
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Drop Out Lyrics as written by Sebastian Baldeon Leon Gazzy Garcia
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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