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.
Baby loves me yes, yes she does
Oh, the girl's outta sight, yeah
Says she loves me yes, yes she does
Mmh, gonna show me tonight, yeah, hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me
She got the way to move me (yeah, Cherry, baby)
She got the way to groove me (alright)
Tell your momma, girl, I can't stay long
We got things we gotta catch up on
Mmh, you know, you know what I'm sayin'
Can't stand still while the music is playin', hey
Alright
Ain't got no right, no, no you don't
Oh, to be so exciting
Won't need bright lights, no, no we won't
Mmh, gonna make our own lighting, hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me (Cherry, baby)
She got the way to move me (oh)
She got the way to groove me
No, we won't tell a soul where we gone to
Girl, we do whatever we want to
Ah, I love the way that you do me
Cherry, babe, you really get to me (hey)
Hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me (Cherry, baby)
She got the way to move me (alright)
She got the way to groove me (Cherry)
She got the way to move me (I said)
She got the way to groove me (I said, Cherry, baby)
She got the way
Oh, the girl's outta sight, yeah
Says she loves me yes, yes she does
Mmh, gonna show me tonight, yeah, hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me
She got the way to move me (yeah, Cherry, baby)
She got the way to groove me (alright)
Tell your momma, girl, I can't stay long
We got things we gotta catch up on
Mmh, you know, you know what I'm sayin'
Can't stand still while the music is playin', hey
Alright
Ain't got no right, no, no you don't
Oh, to be so exciting
Won't need bright lights, no, no we won't
Mmh, gonna make our own lighting, hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me (Cherry, baby)
She got the way to move me (oh)
She got the way to groove me
No, we won't tell a soul where we gone to
Girl, we do whatever we want to
Ah, I love the way that you do me
Cherry, babe, you really get to me (hey)
Hey
She got the way to move me, Cherry
She got the way to groove me (Cherry, baby)
She got the way to move me (alright)
She got the way to groove me (Cherry)
She got the way to move me (I said)
She got the way to groove me (I said, Cherry, baby)
She got the way
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acoustic guitar, hand claps, piano, and strings. what's not to like?