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.
Pretty girl in suffering while he confesses everything
pretty soon she'll figure out what his intentions were about
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
Its the way
That he makes you feel
Its the way
that he kisses you
Its the way
that he makes you fall inlove
she's beautiful as usual with bruises on her ego and
her killer instinct tells her to be aware of evil men
and that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
(chorus x 2)
pretty girl pretty girl
Pretty girl in suffering while he confesses everything
pretty soon she'll figure out
you can never get 'em out of your head
Its the way
he makes you cry
Its the way
that he's in your mind
It's the way
that he makes you fall inlove
(Chorus)
pretty soon she'll figure out what his intentions were about
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
Its the way
That he makes you feel
Its the way
that he kisses you
Its the way
that he makes you fall inlove
she's beautiful as usual with bruises on her ego and
her killer instinct tells her to be aware of evil men
and that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
that's what you get for falling again
you can never get 'em out of your head
(chorus x 2)
pretty girl pretty girl
Pretty girl in suffering while he confesses everything
pretty soon she'll figure out
you can never get 'em out of your head
Its the way
he makes you cry
Its the way
that he's in your mind
It's the way
that he makes you fall inlove
(Chorus)
Lyrics submitted by AreYouSadd
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To me, this song is about a girl that got used. "Pretty girl in suffering as [he confesses everything]" Basically a player who got into this girls life, mostly looking for a piece of ass. But, he made it seem like he was in love with her, like she was so much more. Maybe he did at one point care about her, but in the end she basically got used for sex; even though she was in love with the guy. And, by the end of the song, it's about awhile after he left her and she still can't get over him. He's still there, in her head, still making her cry, she's still crazy about him and whenever she sees him she gets those same old feelings, only to be shut down in remembering he never really cared... ;\
Pretty much what I feel about it. So it's quite a sad song :/ I'm sure a lot of girls have been there before.