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.
Eat Blazing Electric death bitch, eat blazing electric death
. As I stand up and watch you die, keeping all my hopes alive.
Like Dmitri Shostakovich, when they forced him to the gulag.
He just kept composing, anti-Stalin songs.
And I know, why you won't go out with me, cause I'm a white honkey.
And I got no skills on the microphone and turntables, but please.
Don't make fun of my karate uniform, my karate uniform.
Cobra Kie, do or die! John Kreese is my air supply.
You, stupid Nazi slut ho bag. You stole my Braves bookbag.
Containing my graphing calculator, my graphing calculator.
Now you must prepare to die, as our two worlds collide.
I'm failing math, I'm failing math, I'm failing algebra.
I'm failing math because of you.
I'm failing math because of you.
I'm failing math because of you.
I'm failing math because of you.
I'm failing math because of you.
I'm failing math because of you.
Eat electric death, eat electric death.
Eat electric death, you bitch!!
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do. Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do.. Arghhhh!!!!
. As I stand up and watch you die, keeping all my hopes alive.
Like Dmitri Shostakovich, when they forced him to the gulag.
He just kept composing, anti-Stalin songs.
And I know, why you won't go out with me, cause I'm a white honkey.
And I got no skills on the microphone and turntables, but please.
Don't make fun of my karate uniform, my karate uniform.
Cobra Kie, do or die! John Kreese is my air supply.
You, stupid Nazi slut ho bag. You stole my Braves bookbag.
Containing my graphing calculator, my graphing calculator.
Now you must prepare to die, as our two worlds collide.
I'm failing math, I'm failing math, I'm failing algebra.
I'm failing math because of you.
I'm failing math because of you.
I'm failing math because of you.
I'm failing math because of you.
I'm failing math because of you.
I'm failing math because of you.
Eat electric death, eat electric death.
Eat electric death, you bitch!!
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do. Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do, Do doo doo do
Do doo doo do.. Arghhhh!!!!
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this song is way wicked.!!!! LOVE IT.! ;D