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.
watching time square on a
tiny tv
will their buddies even like me?
kissing at the stroke of 12
stumbling off to slime you in the
cozy cabin
cushy mommy
3hrs north of the mojave
lickin at a salty pond
lickin on what turns you on
the downbeat of a
brand new year
iiii’m still scared you hardly care
until you brought me to yr
beachfront condo
whispered i’m in love with you, Tud
half-off at a tiki bar
mellow moonlight on the carpet
even only zlightly zooted
everything seems lush with you, kid
i know who could drive us home
next time let’s invite them both
the downbeat of a
brand new year aaa
and all it’s biggest fears
i mean i’m not some stylish soothsayer and
iii was not expecting her
but then u took off with a
howlin heavy
hopeless heat on 2020
guess i am the lesser man
guess i am the drugstore brand but
i still work hard plus i’m cheaper
if it matters,
ppl pleaser
how’d ya miss the sheep clothes?
trade yr puppy for a wolf
the downbeat of a
brand new year
iiii know now you hardly care
AAAA AAAA AAAAAAA
how can i prove i’m a keeper
if it matters,
ppl pleaser
tiny tv
will their buddies even like me?
kissing at the stroke of 12
stumbling off to slime you in the
cozy cabin
cushy mommy
3hrs north of the mojave
lickin at a salty pond
lickin on what turns you on
the downbeat of a
brand new year
iiii’m still scared you hardly care
until you brought me to yr
beachfront condo
whispered i’m in love with you, Tud
half-off at a tiki bar
mellow moonlight on the carpet
even only zlightly zooted
everything seems lush with you, kid
i know who could drive us home
next time let’s invite them both
the downbeat of a
brand new year aaa
and all it’s biggest fears
i mean i’m not some stylish soothsayer and
iii was not expecting her
but then u took off with a
howlin heavy
hopeless heat on 2020
guess i am the lesser man
guess i am the drugstore brand but
i still work hard plus i’m cheaper
if it matters,
ppl pleaser
how’d ya miss the sheep clothes?
trade yr puppy for a wolf
the downbeat of a
brand new year
iiii know now you hardly care
AAAA AAAA AAAAAAA
how can i prove i’m a keeper
if it matters,
ppl pleaser
Lyrics submitted by juliac171
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