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.
Somebody took the papers
And somebody's got the key
And somebody's nailed the door shut
That says, "hey, what you think that you see?"
But me, I'm down around the corner
You know I'm lookin' for Miss Linda Lee
Because she's got the power
To love me by the hour
Gives me double you L-O-V-E
Hey baby, if you want it so fast
Don't you know that it ain't gonna last
Of course, you know it makes no difference to me
Somebody's got the time, time
Somebody's got the right
All of the other people
Tryin' to use up the night
But not me, I'm out on the corner
You know I'm lookin' for Miss Linda Lee
Because she's got the power
To love me by the hour
Gives me double you L-O-V-E
Ooh, hey, if you want it to last
Don't you know, honey, you can get it so fast
But of course, you know it makes no difference to me
Oh-oh, you'd better cool it down
You know you'd better cool it down
You know you'd better cool it down
You know you'd better cool it down
Cool it down, yeah
Ah, ah-ah
Ah, ah-ah-ah, ah
Oh, hey, if you want it so fast
Now lookie-look, baby, don't you want it to last
But of course, you know that it makes no difference to me
Oh, you'd better cool it down
Now baby, better cool it down
Don't you know you'd better cool it down
You know you'd better cool it down
You'd better cool it down
Oh, baby, cool it down
You'd better cool it down
And somebody's got the key
And somebody's nailed the door shut
That says, "hey, what you think that you see?"
But me, I'm down around the corner
You know I'm lookin' for Miss Linda Lee
Because she's got the power
To love me by the hour
Gives me double you L-O-V-E
Hey baby, if you want it so fast
Don't you know that it ain't gonna last
Of course, you know it makes no difference to me
Somebody's got the time, time
Somebody's got the right
All of the other people
Tryin' to use up the night
But not me, I'm out on the corner
You know I'm lookin' for Miss Linda Lee
Because she's got the power
To love me by the hour
Gives me double you L-O-V-E
Ooh, hey, if you want it to last
Don't you know, honey, you can get it so fast
But of course, you know it makes no difference to me
Oh-oh, you'd better cool it down
You know you'd better cool it down
You know you'd better cool it down
You know you'd better cool it down
Cool it down, yeah
Ah, ah-ah
Ah, ah-ah-ah, ah
Oh, hey, if you want it so fast
Now lookie-look, baby, don't you want it to last
But of course, you know that it makes no difference to me
Oh, you'd better cool it down
Now baby, better cool it down
Don't you know you'd better cool it down
You know you'd better cool it down
You'd better cool it down
Oh, baby, cool it down
You'd better cool it down
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it makes me want to dance too =)