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.
The beach is a good place to pick up girls because you can really see what you're getting
Most beaches are full of chicks
And they're-and they're-and they're-and they're-and they're-and they're-and they're-and they're
Hm, mm, mm
I've been moving in backward directions
During astral projections
I plaster my ass in the wall for attention
I need faster connections
Past is regret, I have flashed from the genesis
If I didn't care what my friends did
Friends are pretend
Wanna end when you get bit
Get slick, get quick, wanna send shit
Ends with a sniff, or a huff, or injection
I can't handle rejection
Can't stand my reflection, damn, no one gets it
Should I be kind and remind that I'm weak?
So I fall behind every week?
I'm too shy when the guys take a peek
I cry from my eyes to my feet
Stairs to the street to the gutters to the sea
When I mutter in my sleep, I say "Mother never weep"
My brother finds blood, I say "Shut up 'fore she sees"
Another motherfucking trap
W-wonder when she weeps, w-wonder where she be
Thunder on my teeth, spit natural disasters
God told me, "Cat, don't mess with the past tense"
You're testing the masters, so guess what the fact is
My ex is a bachelor
Next, can they get big checks from the sets?
Next, from the dancers
Text from the models, this Hennessy is cursed
Someone hexed all the bottles
I swear on my life I always try
But in my eyes, I can fly
Sigh
Better luck next time
Better-better-better luck next time
Better luck next time (Next time)
Better-better-better luck next time
Better luck next time
Bet-bet-bet-better luck next time
Better luck next time
Bet-bet-bet-better luck next time
Bet-bet, bet-bet
Bet-bet, bet-bet
Most beaches are full of chicks
And they're-and they're-and they're-and they're-and they're-and they're-and they're-and they're
Hm, mm, mm
I've been moving in backward directions
During astral projections
I plaster my ass in the wall for attention
I need faster connections
Past is regret, I have flashed from the genesis
If I didn't care what my friends did
Friends are pretend
Wanna end when you get bit
Get slick, get quick, wanna send shit
Ends with a sniff, or a huff, or injection
I can't handle rejection
Can't stand my reflection, damn, no one gets it
Should I be kind and remind that I'm weak?
So I fall behind every week?
I'm too shy when the guys take a peek
I cry from my eyes to my feet
Stairs to the street to the gutters to the sea
When I mutter in my sleep, I say "Mother never weep"
My brother finds blood, I say "Shut up 'fore she sees"
Another motherfucking trap
W-wonder when she weeps, w-wonder where she be
Thunder on my teeth, spit natural disasters
God told me, "Cat, don't mess with the past tense"
You're testing the masters, so guess what the fact is
My ex is a bachelor
Next, can they get big checks from the sets?
Next, from the dancers
Text from the models, this Hennessy is cursed
Someone hexed all the bottles
I swear on my life I always try
But in my eyes, I can fly
Sigh
Better luck next time
Better-better-better luck next time
Better luck next time (Next time)
Better-better-better luck next time
Better luck next time
Bet-bet-bet-better luck next time
Better luck next time
Bet-bet-bet-better luck next time
Bet-bet, bet-bet
Bet-bet, bet-bet
Lyrics submitted by biohazard1
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