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.
Every morning I wake up by your side
Ohh my feeling is so strong I cannot hide
I want to hold you every second that I live
And when you ain't next to me I get possessive
You make me happy and you buy me things
Cars and chicks and diamond rings
All the stuff that is blinkin'
Money, ohh money
Be my baby
Drive me crazy
Money, ohh money
Wanna hold you
Just like I told you
Some people say that money isn't everything
I tell them no, look, you also need that diamond ring
And a ton of gold and a lot of shares
Your honey she wants a private jet
Man who cares
You satisfy me and you turn me on
And that is why I sing this song
My dream is to own a money money factory
So pay me
Money, ohh money
Be my baby
Drive me crazy
Money, ohh money
Wanna hold you
Just like I told you
Money, money, money
Oh gimme gimme more
Gimme more money
Where's my money?
Haa haa alright
You know I spend you
Money, money, money
Gimme more money
And now I spend you for free
Gimme gimme gimme gimme
Gimme more baby
Money, ohh money
Be my baby
Drive me crazy
Money, ohh money
Wanna hold you
Just like I told you
Money, ohh money
Be my baby
Drive me crazy
Money, oh money
Wanna hold you
Just like I told you
Money, money, money
Money, money, money
Money
I told you, I told you, I told you
I'm gonna, gonna gonna hold you
For the rest of my life
Hey you shouldn't go away
'Cause you are so beautiful
I told you I was gonna hold you
And now I do love you
Ohh my feeling is so strong I cannot hide
I want to hold you every second that I live
And when you ain't next to me I get possessive
You make me happy and you buy me things
Cars and chicks and diamond rings
All the stuff that is blinkin'
Money, ohh money
Be my baby
Drive me crazy
Money, ohh money
Wanna hold you
Just like I told you
Some people say that money isn't everything
I tell them no, look, you also need that diamond ring
And a ton of gold and a lot of shares
Your honey she wants a private jet
Man who cares
You satisfy me and you turn me on
And that is why I sing this song
My dream is to own a money money factory
So pay me
Money, ohh money
Be my baby
Drive me crazy
Money, ohh money
Wanna hold you
Just like I told you
Money, money, money
Oh gimme gimme more
Gimme more money
Where's my money?
Haa haa alright
You know I spend you
Money, money, money
Gimme more money
And now I spend you for free
Gimme gimme gimme gimme
Gimme more baby
Money, ohh money
Be my baby
Drive me crazy
Money, ohh money
Wanna hold you
Just like I told you
Money, ohh money
Be my baby
Drive me crazy
Money, oh money
Wanna hold you
Just like I told you
Money, money, money
Money, money, money
Money
I told you, I told you, I told you
I'm gonna, gonna gonna hold you
For the rest of my life
Hey you shouldn't go away
'Cause you are so beautiful
I told you I was gonna hold you
And now I do love you
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Money Lyrics as written by Christian Pletschacher Achim Kleist
Lyrics © Roba Music Verlag GMBH, Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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