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.
Got no fuckin' birds
Ain't got no fuckin' money
The dog don't fuckin' recognise me
Get chucked outta my fuckin' house next week
Well I take myself from my dirty bed
Can't find my clothes, can't find my head
And the DT's all over me
My eyes are bloodshot, I can't see
Well who's gonna make me happy
Feeling so down again
Who's gonna make me happy
Feeling down again
So I run through the streets
I gotta find my man
I make my cash the best I can
I'm going half-way up
And I'm half-way down
My head is spinning round and round
Well the Snowman'll make me happy
The Snowman is here, again
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all
And there'll be times when you can't glow
You feel your life is being choked
Till you never know just who you are
Your mind has gone, your soul (??)
Well who's gonna make you happy
Feeling so down again
Who's gonna make you happy
Feeling down again
So you try to lie just one more time
You try to lie that you feel fine
Till there's nothing left inside your head
There's no escape until you're dead
The Snowman'll make you happy
Feeling so down again
Snowman'll make you happy
Snowman is here, again
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all - he did me
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all - he fucked me
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all
He's gonna fuck you
Ain't got no fuckin' money
The dog don't fuckin' recognise me
Get chucked outta my fuckin' house next week
Well I take myself from my dirty bed
Can't find my clothes, can't find my head
And the DT's all over me
My eyes are bloodshot, I can't see
Well who's gonna make me happy
Feeling so down again
Who's gonna make me happy
Feeling down again
So I run through the streets
I gotta find my man
I make my cash the best I can
I'm going half-way up
And I'm half-way down
My head is spinning round and round
Well the Snowman'll make me happy
The Snowman is here, again
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all
And there'll be times when you can't glow
You feel your life is being choked
Till you never know just who you are
Your mind has gone, your soul (??)
Well who's gonna make you happy
Feeling so down again
Who's gonna make you happy
Feeling down again
So you try to lie just one more time
You try to lie that you feel fine
Till there's nothing left inside your head
There's no escape until you're dead
The Snowman'll make you happy
Feeling so down again
Snowman'll make you happy
Snowman is here, again
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all - he did me
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all - he fucked me
He's gonna fuck you, fuck you, fuck you one and all
He's gonna fuck you
Lyrics submitted by Jigokusabre
Snowman Lyrics as written by Nick John Culmer Clive Harvey Blake
Lyrics © CONEXION MEDIA GROUP, INC.
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