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.
I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
And I'll do anything
For little run away child
Gave my heart an engagement ring
She took everything
Everything I gave her
Oh sweet sixteen
Built a moon
For a rocking chair
I never guessed it would
Rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy brain
And filled it in
Well I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh I'll do anything
For little runaway child
Well, memories may burn you
Memories grow older as people can
They just get colder
Like sweet sixteen
Oh I see it's clear
Baby, that you are
All through here
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
To house her in
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy brain
And filled it in
When I do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I do anything
For run away girl
Yeah, sad and lonely and blue
Hey, gettin' over you
How, how do you think it feels?
Yeah to get up in the morning, get over you
Up in the morning, get over you
Wipe away the tears, get over you, get over, get over
My sweet sixteen
Oh runaway child
Oh sweet sixteen
Little runaway girl
Gave my heart an engagement ring
She left everything
Everything that I gave her
Sweet sixteen
Built a moon
For a rocking chair
I never guessed it would
Rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
And house her in
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
And house her in
And I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I'll do anything
There's a runaway child
Would do anything
Oh sweet sixteen
I'll do anything
For little runaway girl
Little runaway girl
Oh sweet sixteen
Oh sweet sixteen
Oh
For my sweet sixteen
And I'll do anything
For little run away child
Gave my heart an engagement ring
She took everything
Everything I gave her
Oh sweet sixteen
Built a moon
For a rocking chair
I never guessed it would
Rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy brain
And filled it in
Well I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh I'll do anything
For little runaway child
Well, memories may burn you
Memories grow older as people can
They just get colder
Like sweet sixteen
Oh I see it's clear
Baby, that you are
All through here
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
To house her in
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy brain
And filled it in
When I do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I do anything
For run away girl
Yeah, sad and lonely and blue
Hey, gettin' over you
How, how do you think it feels?
Yeah to get up in the morning, get over you
Up in the morning, get over you
Wipe away the tears, get over you, get over, get over
My sweet sixteen
Oh runaway child
Oh sweet sixteen
Little runaway girl
Gave my heart an engagement ring
She left everything
Everything that I gave her
Sweet sixteen
Built a moon
For a rocking chair
I never guessed it would
Rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
And house her in
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
And house her in
And I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I'll do anything
There's a runaway child
Would do anything
Oh sweet sixteen
I'll do anything
For little runaway girl
Little runaway girl
Oh sweet sixteen
Oh sweet sixteen
Oh
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Sweet Sixteen Lyrics as written by Billy Idol
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I love this song..because of the music, lyrics and billy's amazing voice........one of my favorites.