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.
Ha, ha, ha, whatcha laughin' at?
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha, whatcha laughin' at?
Megaman up first and he won't second no shit
I ain't got the time to smoke this, hold this
Yo G, roll by in a blacked out TT, Megaman carry two gats easy
Seeing stars, and a mister wanna jack me
Jack me say come step to me
The last thing that you saw was icy, bitch
Say nigga wanna see Mega get rich
But niggas don't really want Mega to be rich
Say nigga wanna see Mega get rich
But niggas don't really want Mega to be rich
Asher D's never fading
Strugglin' stay strong 'til I'm bathin'
The A to the D's never phasing
I run a drum of enemies if you're racing (chasing)
So Solid are amazing
An' you G's are bound to be lacing
Addicted to this life that we're tastin'
You blame me for the life you been wasting
Your hating, but there's money to be making
Actor, MC and now I'm rakin'
Smoking mad trees like a Jamaican
So when you're looking at me you start takin', creating
Thug of the family, who could I be?
M with the A to the C that's me
Thug of the family, who could I be?
M with the A to the C that's me
M-A-C still thuggin'
Shot Benz in a rave when I'm clubbin'
Ladies come around and they buggin'
Make g's like if I was robbin'
Player haters they are
Watching and they're plottin' and they're watchin' my stocks
Watching and they're plottin' and they're watchin' my stops
Watching and they're plottin' and they're watchin' my crops
Never gonna stop
Never gonna stop
I got 21 seconds to flow
I got 21 seconds to go
'Cause if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I got to go
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
So if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I got to go
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
So if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I gotta go
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
Every lyric I do
Every lyric I say
Every lyric I rock
Every lyric I play
Every lyric I make
Every lyric I break
There's always a snake when I get in my gate
Way, through the tunnel
21 seconds and you're in trouble
You better move on the double
When I double my cash
When I double my dough
21 seconds Harvey's gonna flow
And if I step on my toe
We're still gonna go
When I'm on a high
When I'm on a low
When I'm on a break
When I'm on a roll
Hype it up
Oh, oh no
Turn up the bassline
I got 21 seconds to chat this rhyme in time
First of all I'm gonna big up da ladies
Lookin' slender n' fine, mmm mine
Don't gimme no deadline
Gimme some more time
Gimme 29, seconds to chat this rhyme
Other MC's wait in line
How old am I? 21
I got 21 seconds den my vocals done
2 multiplied by 10 plus 1
Romeo done
I got 21 seconds to pass the mic
I got 21 seconds to say what I gotta say
But you don't like me anyway
Nah I won't hesitate
So Solid Crew is here to stay
We're gonna get right to the top of it
'Cause I, I got-got got-got twenty
'Cause I, I got-got got-got twenty
'Cause I, I only got 21 seconds
Some of them are slippin' ah
Some of them begrudge me ah
So Solid vampire
See me on the telly ha
Face gettin' popular, ha what?
Some are chat shittin' ah
No disrespectin' the threat of my clique ya nah
Raise up the dead an' ah
Worship the devil
Red is my best color
So Solid we are players, instigators
Gimme a girl, I make her famous
I send her back to you, she gettin' papers
21 seconds to get papers
Please set ya mind free, 'cause I gotta key
Turn 'em off of all my pain, can you feel me
Trend setter, change like the weather, ugh
21 secs the more better
Aye, you dun know
You, you dun know
So Solid Crew we run the show
And if you don't know please lemme know please lemme know
Scatt D don't snitch
No need to go to the feds to get rich
I just lay on the track and insert the hit
And get paid all day long-g-g
I got 21 seconds to flow
I got 21 seconds to go
'Cause if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I got to go
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
So if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I got to go
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
So if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I gotta go
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha, whatcha laughin' at?
Megaman up first and he won't second no shit
I ain't got the time to smoke this, hold this
Yo G, roll by in a blacked out TT, Megaman carry two gats easy
Seeing stars, and a mister wanna jack me
Jack me say come step to me
The last thing that you saw was icy, bitch
Say nigga wanna see Mega get rich
But niggas don't really want Mega to be rich
Say nigga wanna see Mega get rich
But niggas don't really want Mega to be rich
Asher D's never fading
Strugglin' stay strong 'til I'm bathin'
The A to the D's never phasing
I run a drum of enemies if you're racing (chasing)
So Solid are amazing
An' you G's are bound to be lacing
Addicted to this life that we're tastin'
You blame me for the life you been wasting
Your hating, but there's money to be making
Actor, MC and now I'm rakin'
Smoking mad trees like a Jamaican
So when you're looking at me you start takin', creating
Thug of the family, who could I be?
M with the A to the C that's me
Thug of the family, who could I be?
M with the A to the C that's me
M-A-C still thuggin'
Shot Benz in a rave when I'm clubbin'
Ladies come around and they buggin'
Make g's like if I was robbin'
Player haters they are
Watching and they're plottin' and they're watchin' my stocks
Watching and they're plottin' and they're watchin' my stops
Watching and they're plottin' and they're watchin' my crops
Never gonna stop
Never gonna stop
I got 21 seconds to flow
I got 21 seconds to go
'Cause if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I got to go
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
So if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I got to go
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
So if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I gotta go
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
Every lyric I do
Every lyric I say
Every lyric I rock
Every lyric I play
Every lyric I make
Every lyric I break
There's always a snake when I get in my gate
Way, through the tunnel
21 seconds and you're in trouble
You better move on the double
When I double my cash
When I double my dough
21 seconds Harvey's gonna flow
And if I step on my toe
We're still gonna go
When I'm on a high
When I'm on a low
When I'm on a break
When I'm on a roll
Hype it up
Oh, oh no
Turn up the bassline
I got 21 seconds to chat this rhyme in time
First of all I'm gonna big up da ladies
Lookin' slender n' fine, mmm mine
Don't gimme no deadline
Gimme some more time
Gimme 29, seconds to chat this rhyme
Other MC's wait in line
How old am I? 21
I got 21 seconds den my vocals done
2 multiplied by 10 plus 1
Romeo done
I got 21 seconds to pass the mic
I got 21 seconds to say what I gotta say
But you don't like me anyway
Nah I won't hesitate
So Solid Crew is here to stay
We're gonna get right to the top of it
'Cause I, I got-got got-got twenty
'Cause I, I got-got got-got twenty
'Cause I, I only got 21 seconds
Some of them are slippin' ah
Some of them begrudge me ah
So Solid vampire
See me on the telly ha
Face gettin' popular, ha what?
Some are chat shittin' ah
No disrespectin' the threat of my clique ya nah
Raise up the dead an' ah
Worship the devil
Red is my best color
So Solid we are players, instigators
Gimme a girl, I make her famous
I send her back to you, she gettin' papers
21 seconds to get papers
Please set ya mind free, 'cause I gotta key
Turn 'em off of all my pain, can you feel me
Trend setter, change like the weather, ugh
21 secs the more better
Aye, you dun know
You, you dun know
So Solid Crew we run the show
And if you don't know please lemme know please lemme know
Scatt D don't snitch
No need to go to the feds to get rich
I just lay on the track and insert the hit
And get paid all day long-g-g
I got 21 seconds to flow
I got 21 seconds to go
'Cause if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I got to go
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
So if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I got to go
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
Did you see me on the video 'oh no'
So if you like me lemme know
Let me in da studio
I got 21 seconds before I gotta go
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
21 seconds, t-t-t
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21 Seconds Lyrics as written by Darren Weir Ashley Walters
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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