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.
Sunshines, are you outside?
I am a simpleton by choice not speaking to hear my voice
Sunshines, why are you sleeping?
Gotta get outside
Cover the ground on foot
Not hitting around your spur
Over the river and trough the woods
I've come this far to bring in the goods
I get high, even when I don't try
Let 'em pass by with a wink to the eye
I reserve the right to be stoned, I reserve the right to take it
To collect them sums, I have the right
Don't try to be, there's really no point in you biting me
I'm glad to see that it's easy for me to be an MC
Let me tell you a little story
Like my dog Bobby, he hated the pool, man
So I tried to play Kotter and make things cool
And I said, ?Just let him smell you, hold out your hand?
He reached it on out and then bam
He bit him, he bit him so fuckin' hard
Blood was steady gushin' all over my back yard
I kept apologizin', I felt so fuckin' bad
The dude was so cool, he didn't even get mad
He said, ?Man, don't sweat it, that's the dog's meaning?
Took some Neosporin and went back to his cleaning
Thought I had a dream or else it was a movie
Your mind can have a joint easy like jungle boogie
600 dollar freebie and I gots my job
Would you mind? Come but I gots my dog
Come, you can foam the water with the bone
I wanna tell my mom, ring her on the phone
Cherry popsicle, icy, cold, freezing
Loves on his gums now that he is teething
Got a wee-wee pass, lay them by the door
Nasty little shits, he dropped them on the floor
Sunshines, are you outside?
I am a simpleton by choice
Not speaking to hear my voice
Sunshines, why are you sleeping?
Gotta get outside
I am a simpleton by choice not speaking to hear my voice
Sunshines, why are you sleeping?
Gotta get outside
Cover the ground on foot
Not hitting around your spur
Over the river and trough the woods
I've come this far to bring in the goods
I get high, even when I don't try
Let 'em pass by with a wink to the eye
I reserve the right to be stoned, I reserve the right to take it
To collect them sums, I have the right
Don't try to be, there's really no point in you biting me
I'm glad to see that it's easy for me to be an MC
Let me tell you a little story
Like my dog Bobby, he hated the pool, man
So I tried to play Kotter and make things cool
And I said, ?Just let him smell you, hold out your hand?
He reached it on out and then bam
He bit him, he bit him so fuckin' hard
Blood was steady gushin' all over my back yard
I kept apologizin', I felt so fuckin' bad
The dude was so cool, he didn't even get mad
He said, ?Man, don't sweat it, that's the dog's meaning?
Took some Neosporin and went back to his cleaning
Thought I had a dream or else it was a movie
Your mind can have a joint easy like jungle boogie
600 dollar freebie and I gots my job
Would you mind? Come but I gots my dog
Come, you can foam the water with the bone
I wanna tell my mom, ring her on the phone
Cherry popsicle, icy, cold, freezing
Loves on his gums now that he is teething
Got a wee-wee pass, lay them by the door
Nasty little shits, he dropped them on the floor
Sunshines, are you outside?
I am a simpleton by choice
Not speaking to hear my voice
Sunshines, why are you sleeping?
Gotta get outside
Lyrics submitted by pen1234567
Outside Lyrics as written by Doug Martinez Chad Sexton
Lyrics © NATOARTS LIMITED, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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it's nice outside.. sunny and 75. don't waste a great day.. go outside and forget your problems :)
Hmm... I like hardcore bands such as Converge, Dillinger Escape Plan, Burnt By The Sun, Poison The Well etc. Yet for some unknown reason, I love this song. I don't know why. Maybe I'm mad. It's on the Senior Trip soundtrack too - that's where I heard it first.
I love Converge and DEP, and I like PTW. And 311 is also another favorite band of mine. So what? Are all your hXc friends giving you a hard time about it? A little musical diversity never hurt anybody.
This song has to be one of their best songs, Zack Hexem did a good job on the saxamaphone.
Spelled Hexum wrong buddy
Which Kotter is he talking about? The professor or the TV show?