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.
Every time I'm walking all down the street
Some pretty mama start breaking down on me
Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breaking down
Stuff is gonna bust your brains out, baby
Yeah, gonna make you lose your mind
You Saturday night women, now, you just ape and clown
You don't do nothing but tear my reputation down
Stop breaking down, mama, please, stop breaking down
Stuff is gonna bust your brains out, baby
Yeah, it's gonna make you lose your mind, alright, alright
I love my baby ninety nine degrees
That mama got a pistol, laid it down on me
Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breaking down
Stuff is gonna bust your brains out, baby
Yeah, gonna make you lose your mind
Every time I'm walking all down the street
Some pretty woman start breaking down on me
Stop breaking down, mama, please, stop breaking down
Shit is gonna bust your brains out, baby
Gonna make you lose your mind
Some pretty mama start breaking down on me
Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breaking down
Stuff is gonna bust your brains out, baby
Yeah, gonna make you lose your mind
You Saturday night women, now, you just ape and clown
You don't do nothing but tear my reputation down
Stop breaking down, mama, please, stop breaking down
Stuff is gonna bust your brains out, baby
Yeah, it's gonna make you lose your mind, alright, alright
I love my baby ninety nine degrees
That mama got a pistol, laid it down on me
Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breaking down
Stuff is gonna bust your brains out, baby
Yeah, gonna make you lose your mind
Every time I'm walking all down the street
Some pretty woman start breaking down on me
Stop breaking down, mama, please, stop breaking down
Shit is gonna bust your brains out, baby
Gonna make you lose your mind
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Stop Breaking Down Lyrics as written by Robert Johnson
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the most powerful blues song!!