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.
she kisses everyone goodbye
and waves her middle finger high
they're never gonna mess with her again
drama queen at seventeen
and sleeping with the boys for free
she's got a reputation of being easy
every time they put her down she makes a fist and tears roll down
she packs her bags and plans to runaway
she's saying goodbye and leaving tonight
she's wasted all her lonely tear drops
she's saying goodbye and leaving tonight
she's used up all her lonely tear drops now
she thinks about herself and cares about no body else
because the only friends she has all put her down
I hate it when she's beautiful and even more when she's a fool
they talk behind her back when its her birthday
every time they put her down she makes a fist and tears roll down
she packs her bags and plans to runaway
every time she makes a friend the vicious cycle starts again
she's never ever ever looking back
(chorus)
she's saying goodbye, she's wasted all her lonely tear drops now
every time they put her down she makes a fist and tears roll down
she packs her bags and plans to runaway
and every time she makes a friend the viscous cycle starts again
she's never ever ever looking back
(chorus)
and waves her middle finger high
they're never gonna mess with her again
drama queen at seventeen
and sleeping with the boys for free
she's got a reputation of being easy
every time they put her down she makes a fist and tears roll down
she packs her bags and plans to runaway
she's saying goodbye and leaving tonight
she's wasted all her lonely tear drops
she's saying goodbye and leaving tonight
she's used up all her lonely tear drops now
she thinks about herself and cares about no body else
because the only friends she has all put her down
I hate it when she's beautiful and even more when she's a fool
they talk behind her back when its her birthday
every time they put her down she makes a fist and tears roll down
she packs her bags and plans to runaway
every time she makes a friend the vicious cycle starts again
she's never ever ever looking back
(chorus)
she's saying goodbye, she's wasted all her lonely tear drops now
every time they put her down she makes a fist and tears roll down
she packs her bags and plans to runaway
and every time she makes a friend the viscous cycle starts again
she's never ever ever looking back
(chorus)
Lyrics submitted by AreYouSadd
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