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.
Hello, hello, is anyone there?
Hello, hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
Hello, hello, is anyone there?
Hello, hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
M one A one
At a thousand miles an hour
Gorillaz got the base drum
Gorillaz say I want some, some
La la la la la la la hey
La la la la la la la hey
La la la la la la la hey
La la la la la la la hey
M one A one
A thousand miles an hour
Gorillaz with the beat drum
Say I want some
They go M one A one
A thousand miles an hour
Gorillaz with the base drum
Keep that sound
Can you hear me
I said M one A one (la la la la la la la hey)
La la la la la la la hey
La la la la la la la hey
La la la la la la la hey
Hello, hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
Hello, hello, is anyone there?
Hello, hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
Hello, is anyone there?
M one A one
At a thousand miles an hour
Gorillaz got the base drum
Gorillaz say I want some, some
La la la la la la la hey
La la la la la la la hey
La la la la la la la hey
La la la la la la la hey
M one A one
A thousand miles an hour
Gorillaz with the beat drum
Say I want some
They go M one A one
A thousand miles an hour
Gorillaz with the base drum
Keep that sound
Can you hear me
I said M one A one (la la la la la la la hey)
La la la la la la la hey
La la la la la la la hey
La la la la la la la hey
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m1 and a1 represent road names in UK that Gorillaz are (possibly) driving on in their jeep.