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.
Goin' through the motions
Tryin' not to snore
Didn't know the gun was loaded
Rowin' through the ocean
Caught without an oar
Someone said they all exploded
Time out, save the play
Try to make the line last
Any old way you can
Signed out all the way
When you speak your mind out
Never say what you plan
The maids are in the hallway
Bangin' on the door
Askin' what the funny smell was
Wake you up and tell you
It's okay to sleep some more
By the way, is there any you could sell us?
So the case is gettin' hotter
Guilty 'til you're tried
Stick 'em up, you've just been busted
Your basement's full of water
Forgot about the tide
Hope to God the pump ain't rusted
Signed out, blown away
When you speak your mind out
Never say what you plan
Time out, save the play
Try to make the mind last
Any old way you can
Tryin' not to snore
Didn't know the gun was loaded
Rowin' through the ocean
Caught without an oar
Someone said they all exploded
Time out, save the play
Try to make the line last
Any old way you can
Signed out all the way
When you speak your mind out
Never say what you plan
The maids are in the hallway
Bangin' on the door
Askin' what the funny smell was
Wake you up and tell you
It's okay to sleep some more
By the way, is there any you could sell us?
So the case is gettin' hotter
Guilty 'til you're tried
Stick 'em up, you've just been busted
Your basement's full of water
Forgot about the tide
Hope to God the pump ain't rusted
Signed out, blown away
When you speak your mind out
Never say what you plan
Time out, save the play
Try to make the mind last
Any old way you can
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae, edited by taterzpop, Ms Diane
Time Out Lyrics as written by Joseph Fidler Walsh
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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All over the web these lyrics are wrong. Somebody put them up wrong and they got copied and pasted everywhere. It is a more clever song if your have the words right:
Goin' through the motions Tryin' not to snore Didn't know the gun was loaded Rowin' in the ocean Caught without an oar Someone said they always floated
Time out, save the play Try to make the line last Any old way you can Signed out, blown away When you speak your mind out Never say what you plan
The maids are in the hallway Bangin' on the door Askin' what the funny smell was Wake you up and tell you It's OK to sleep some more By the way, is there any you can sell us?
So the case is gettin' hotter Guilty till your tried Stick 'em up, you've just been busted Your basement's full of water Forgot about the tide Hope to God the pump ain't rusted
Signed out, blown away When you speak your mind out Never say what you plan Time out, save the fray Try to make the line last Any old way you can
@taterzpop Thank you thank you thank you! For the last 12/13 years I've been looking for the lyrics to this song and have always known they were wrong - they just didn't make sense. Thank you for getting it right - the second part of the first verse has bugged me for years.
@taterzpop Thanks for clarifying what is wrong all over the web. Well done.