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.
[Intro]
I ain't nobody
[Verse 1]
I'm a wreck on the run, I got ink on my skin, and yeah, that's okay
I'm Han Solo, you know that I follow the stars, doing my own thing
They try to tell me no
But I'm tryna break that mold
Yeah, I am who I am
I been making them dance since '83
Yeah, you know me
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'll never change
No, it ain't no, ain't no secret, ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
Feel it every day
Kickin' at my chest, I'm screamin', ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
[Verse 2]
Yeah, I flew with the saints and the sinners though I ain't the cynical
Yeah, I walk like a prince but I talk like a dirtbag, so now you know
Shout out if you with me though
All the kids, yeah, and the weirdos
All the Steve Jobs, all my heroes
Let me hear ya, oh-oh
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'll never change
No, it ain't no, ain't no secret, ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
Feel it every day
Kickin' at my chest, I'm screamin', ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
[Bridge]
Sometimes I feel like I'm drifting
Walking around in the dark
Feeling a little unsteady
Just falling apart
Let me get into my zone, yeah
I'm ready to leave my mark
'Cause nobody else can tell you
To you who you are
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'll never change
No, it ain't no, ain't no secret, ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
Feel it every day
Kickin' at my chest, I'm screamin', ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
[Outro]
I ain't nobody
I ain't nobody but me
Yeah, I ain't nobody
I ain't nobody but me
I ain't nobody
I ain't nobody but me
I ain't nobody
I ain't nobody but me
I ain't nobody
[Verse 1]
I'm a wreck on the run, I got ink on my skin, and yeah, that's okay
I'm Han Solo, you know that I follow the stars, doing my own thing
They try to tell me no
But I'm tryna break that mold
Yeah, I am who I am
I been making them dance since '83
Yeah, you know me
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'll never change
No, it ain't no, ain't no secret, ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
Feel it every day
Kickin' at my chest, I'm screamin', ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
[Verse 2]
Yeah, I flew with the saints and the sinners though I ain't the cynical
Yeah, I walk like a prince but I talk like a dirtbag, so now you know
Shout out if you with me though
All the kids, yeah, and the weirdos
All the Steve Jobs, all my heroes
Let me hear ya, oh-oh
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'll never change
No, it ain't no, ain't no secret, ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
Feel it every day
Kickin' at my chest, I'm screamin', ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
[Bridge]
Sometimes I feel like I'm drifting
Walking around in the dark
Feeling a little unsteady
Just falling apart
Let me get into my zone, yeah
I'm ready to leave my mark
'Cause nobody else can tell you
To you who you are
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'll never change
No, it ain't no, ain't no secret, ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
Feel it every day
Kickin' at my chest, I'm screamin', ayy-ayy
'Cause I ain't nobody, no, I ain't nobody but me
[Outro]
I ain't nobody
I ain't nobody but me
Yeah, I ain't nobody
I ain't nobody but me
I ain't nobody
I ain't nobody but me
I ain't nobody
I ain't nobody but me
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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