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.
Walk through the streets of PA and you may see her
Go up to her and say you're a believer
Disgusting trash on MTV it makes her smile
That guy from Satan's embassy put him on trial
Because, cause, Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
Satan consumed her mind, yeah, and he may do it again
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
She once believed in the truth, yeah, now she believes in sin
She denies God when she has the chance to live for him
The thought of it makes me cringe, her future looks dim
She'd rather gaze in Satan's eyes than on a steeple
I'm really starting to despise beautiful people
Because, cause, Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
Satan consumed her mind, yeah, and he may do it again
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
She once believed in the truth, yeah, now she believes in sin
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend, whoa
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, he's not cool
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson went to Matt Hoopes' school
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, he's not nice
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson shows are overpriced
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson, yeah
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
Go up to her and say you're a believer
Disgusting trash on MTV it makes her smile
That guy from Satan's embassy put him on trial
Because, cause, Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
Satan consumed her mind, yeah, and he may do it again
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
She once believed in the truth, yeah, now she believes in sin
She denies God when she has the chance to live for him
The thought of it makes me cringe, her future looks dim
She'd rather gaze in Satan's eyes than on a steeple
I'm really starting to despise beautiful people
Because, cause, Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
Satan consumed her mind, yeah, and he may do it again
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(He ate my girlfriend)
She once believed in the truth, yeah, now she believes in sin
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend, whoa
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, he's not cool
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson went to Matt Hoopes' school
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, he's not nice
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson shows are overpriced
(Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson)
Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson, yeah
Marilyn Manson ate my girlfriend
Lyrics submitted by JohnKo, edited by TheDudeWhoAdds
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Are you impling that punk is more scientific than metal, hmmmm? :) I'm very much a fan of logical and scientific thinking, but for me at least such thinking has brought me closer to God. "A little science estranges a man from God. A lot of science brings him back" - Francis Bacon