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.
Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
When I was an alien
Cultures weren't opinions
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Never met a wise man
If so it's a woman
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Just because you're paranoid
Don't mean they're not after you
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
When I was an alien
Cultures weren't opinions
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Never met a wise man
If so it's a woman
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Just because you're paranoid
Don't mean they're not after you
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Lyrics submitted by spitfirek7
Territorial Pissings Lyrics as written by Kurt Cobain Chet Powers
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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the only reason a lot of you don't like teen spirit and some of the other more popular ones is just because of that. they're popular. everyone wants to think that they are so much better than mainstream.... grow up. if you think that teen spirit is one of nirvana's worst then you probably only don't like it because that was the song that nirvana was known for