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 don't know where you're comin' from
But I wish you'd go away
And I don't know where you get your money from
But I wish I didn't have to be the one to pay
And I'm not sure how to say this
And I'll seal it with a kiss
Do up a bag and drop dead, motherfucker
So I can hang out with Chris, oh
What can you do
When your world's been invaded by a reggae junkie jew
And what can you do
When the things that made you happy now only make you blue?
Take a permanent vacation
Get the fuck out of town
Go see Jamaica, motherfucker
Let your dreadlocks down
All that you speak is bullshit
And all the people you know
Maybe some people like to eat it
But I think you're a dick
What can you do
When your world is invaded by a reggaejunkiejew
And what can you do
When the things that made you happy now only make you blue?
Come on
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew, fuck you
Reggaejunkiejew, fuck you
Reggaejunkiejew, fuck you
Reggaejunkiejew, fuck you
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you
'Jew
'Jew
'Jew
'Jew
'Jew
'Jew
'Jew
But I wish you'd go away
And I don't know where you get your money from
But I wish I didn't have to be the one to pay
And I'm not sure how to say this
And I'll seal it with a kiss
Do up a bag and drop dead, motherfucker
So I can hang out with Chris, oh
What can you do
When your world's been invaded by a reggae junkie jew
And what can you do
When the things that made you happy now only make you blue?
Take a permanent vacation
Get the fuck out of town
Go see Jamaica, motherfucker
Let your dreadlocks down
All that you speak is bullshit
And all the people you know
Maybe some people like to eat it
But I think you're a dick
What can you do
When your world is invaded by a reggaejunkiejew
And what can you do
When the things that made you happy now only make you blue?
Come on
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew
Matzofarian, reggaejunkiejew, fuck you
Reggaejunkiejew, fuck you
Reggaejunkiejew, fuck you
Reggaejunkiejew, fuck you
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you
'Jew
'Jew
'Jew
'Jew
'Jew
'Jew
'Jew
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Reggaejunkiejew Lyrics as written by Freeman Melchiondo
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
most of you guys take ween WAY too literally. He uses the word jew as a derogatory term. like when ppl say "What a Jew"