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.
Play the rock guitar like a rock star
Rock the casbah like a hurricane
Rock and roll is my music for a joyride
Whip that werewolf with a belt
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Play the Fender Strat guitar
Rock it to the Maxwell House
Rock it on the mic, homey!
Rock Saddam Hussein's ass to Russia
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Play the rock solo as hard as you can in Woodstock, New York
Make the crowd of 300,000 people roar like a sea monster
Take everyone on a harmony joyride
Whip the hell out of that werewolf's ass
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Packard Bell, it's the world's number one selling home computer
Rock the casbah like a hurricane
Rock and roll is my music for a joyride
Whip that werewolf with a belt
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Play the Fender Strat guitar
Rock it to the Maxwell House
Rock it on the mic, homey!
Rock Saddam Hussein's ass to Russia
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Play the rock solo as hard as you can in Woodstock, New York
Make the crowd of 300,000 people roar like a sea monster
Take everyone on a harmony joyride
Whip the hell out of that werewolf's ass
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Feel the power of rock and roll
Packard Bell, it's the world's number one selling home computer
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
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fuck yes.