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.
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Japan or Italy
I'd like to spend my cash
I'd like to be first class
I'd like to be on top
And I never gonna stop
I started washing dishes
Now I'm flipping blue chips
I only eat delicious
Always kissing two lips
A true VIP
Tell me what's your price
You wanna sue me?
I will sue you twice!
You can be a movie star in a Cadillac
Who shot the rocket to the moon and back?
Where do you get from the bottom to the top?
And where do you shop nonstop?
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Japan or Italy
I'd like to spend my cash
I'd like to be first class
I'd like to be on top
And I never gonna stop
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli
I'd like to spend my cash
To be first class
I'd like to be on top
I patrol the streets in my AMG Benz
Now come on over, baby
Listen, I set the trends
I got a lot of shares
I multiply my money
I'm asking you who cares
My life is full of money
You can be a movie star in a Cadillac
Who shot the rocket to the moon and back?
Where do you get from the bottom to the top?
And where do you shop nonstop?
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Japan or Italy
I'd like to spend my cash
I want to be first class
And I never gonna stop
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
I'd like to spend my cash
To be first class
I'd like to be on top
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Japan or Italy
I'd like to spend my cash
I'd like to be first class
I'd like to be on top
And I never gonna stop
I started washing dishes
Now I'm flipping blue chips
I only eat delicious
Always kissing two lips
A true VIP
Tell me what's your price
You wanna sue me?
I will sue you twice!
You can be a movie star in a Cadillac
Who shot the rocket to the moon and back?
Where do you get from the bottom to the top?
And where do you shop nonstop?
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Japan or Italy
I'd like to spend my cash
I'd like to be first class
I'd like to be on top
And I never gonna stop
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli
I'd like to spend my cash
To be first class
I'd like to be on top
I patrol the streets in my AMG Benz
Now come on over, baby
Listen, I set the trends
I got a lot of shares
I multiply my money
I'm asking you who cares
My life is full of money
You can be a movie star in a Cadillac
Who shot the rocket to the moon and back?
Where do you get from the bottom to the top?
And where do you shop nonstop?
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Japan or Italy
I'd like to spend my cash
I want to be first class
And I never gonna stop
You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
I'd like to spend my cash
To be first class
I'd like to be on top
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
You Wanna Be Americano Lyrics as written by Renato Carosone Nicola Salerno
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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