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.
You just popped in the Kanye West
"Get Right For The Summer" workout tape
And ladies, if you follow these instructions exactly
You might be able to pull you a rapper, a NBA player
Man, at least a dude with a car
So first of all, we gonna work on the stomach
Nobody wants a little tight ass
One and two and three and four and get them sit ups right and
Tuck your tummy tight and do your crunches like this
Give head, stop, breathe, get up, check your weave
Don't drop the blunt and disrespect the weed
Pick up your son, don't disrespect your seed
It's a party tonight and, ooh, she's so excited
Tell me who's invited, you, your friends and my dick (ah)
What's scary to me
Henny makes girls look like Halle Berry to me
So excuse me miss, I forgot your name
Thank you, God bless you, good night, I came
I came, I came
It's been a week without me
And she feel weak without me
She wanna talk it out, but
Ain't nothing to talk about
Unless she talkin' about freaking out
Then maybe we can work it out, work it out (c'mon, c'mon)
Work it out, work it out, work it out now (c'mon, c'mon)
Maybe we can work it out (c'mon, c'mon)
Ooh, girl your silhouette make me wanna light a cigarette
My name Kanye from the Jigga set
Twista said, "Get It Wet"
Ooh, girl, your breath is harsh
Cover your mouth up like you got SARS
Off them tracks, yeah, I bought them cars
Still kill a nigga on sixteen bars
We ain't sweating to the oldies
We juking to a cold beat
Maybe one day, girl, we can bone
So you can brag to all your homies now (yeah)
But I still mess with a big girl
If you ain't fit girl, I'll still hit girl
One and you brought two friends
Okay, three more, now hop in the Benz
Four door, do you know the difference between a five, six, seven, eight?
All the mocha lattes you gotta do Pilates
You gotta pop this tape in 'fore you start back dating
Hustlers, gangstas, all us ballers
It's been a week without me
And she feel weak without me
She wanna talk it out, but
Ain't nothing to talk about
Unless she's talkin' about freaking out
Then maybe we can work it out, work it out (c'mon, c'mon)
Work it out, work it out, work it out now (c'mon, c'mon) (hi, my name is Jill)
Maybe we can work it out (c'mon, c'mon) (I just wanna say)
Thanks to Kanye's workout plan
I was able to pull a NBA player
And like now, I shop every day on Rodeo Drive
I just want to say, thank you Kanye, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
My name is Lasandra, and I just wanted to say
Since listening to Kanye's workout tape
I was able to get my phone bill paid, I got sounds and 13s
Put on my Cavalier and I was able to get a free trip to Cancun
And what's most importantly
Is that I ain't gotta fuck with Ray-Ray broke ass no mo'
Work it (mo')
Juke it (mo')
Pump it (mo')
Chi-town (mo')
Let's go (mo')
My name is Ella-May from Mobile, Alabama
And I just want to say since listening to Kanye's workout tape
I been able to date outside the family, I got a double wide
And I rode a plane, rode a plane, rode a plane, rode a plane, rode a plane
(Woo) thanks to Kanye's workout plan
I'm the envy of all my friends
See I pulled me a baller man (yeah)
And I ain't gotta work at the mall again
(Lemme break ya off wit' a piece of)
Favorite work out plan (oh, oh, oh)
I wanna see you work out
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(That's like that old Michael Jackson shit, uh) work it out
That's right put in work, move your ass, go berserk (uh, okay)
Eat your salad, no dessert
Get that man you deserve
It's Kanye's workout plan
I said it's Kanye's workout plan (ladies and gentlemen)
It's Kanye's workout plan (allow myself to introduce myself)
His workout plan (this time around, I want y'all to clap with me like this)
That's right, put in work (uh)
Move your ass, go berserk
Eat your salad, no dessert
Get that man you deserve (uh, and stop)
It's Kanye's workout plan (okay, breathe)
I said it's Kanye's workout plan (I know y'all ain't tired)
It's Kanye's workout plan (well, I hope not, 'cause on this one I need y'all)
His workout plan (to give me a soul clap, okay? Double time)
That's right, put in work (woo)
Move your ass, go berserk (ow)
Eat your salad, no dessert (uh)
Get that man you deserve
That's right, put in work
Move your ass, go berserk
Eat your salad, no dessert
Get that man you deserve (you hear 'em, uh)
That's right, put in work
Move your ass, go berserk
Eat your salad, no dessert
Get that man you deserve (woo)
Okay, okay, okay, that's very good (whoa yeah, whoa yeah)
Whoa yeah, whoa, whoa, whoa yeah
I appreciate your time
Whoa yeah, I want to see you work out for me
Whoa, yeah
That felt good, good
It's good, it's good (yo)
"Get Right For The Summer" workout tape
And ladies, if you follow these instructions exactly
You might be able to pull you a rapper, a NBA player
Man, at least a dude with a car
So first of all, we gonna work on the stomach
Nobody wants a little tight ass
One and two and three and four and get them sit ups right and
Tuck your tummy tight and do your crunches like this
Give head, stop, breathe, get up, check your weave
Don't drop the blunt and disrespect the weed
Pick up your son, don't disrespect your seed
It's a party tonight and, ooh, she's so excited
Tell me who's invited, you, your friends and my dick (ah)
What's scary to me
Henny makes girls look like Halle Berry to me
So excuse me miss, I forgot your name
Thank you, God bless you, good night, I came
I came, I came
It's been a week without me
And she feel weak without me
She wanna talk it out, but
Ain't nothing to talk about
Unless she talkin' about freaking out
Then maybe we can work it out, work it out (c'mon, c'mon)
Work it out, work it out, work it out now (c'mon, c'mon)
Maybe we can work it out (c'mon, c'mon)
Ooh, girl your silhouette make me wanna light a cigarette
My name Kanye from the Jigga set
Twista said, "Get It Wet"
Ooh, girl, your breath is harsh
Cover your mouth up like you got SARS
Off them tracks, yeah, I bought them cars
Still kill a nigga on sixteen bars
We ain't sweating to the oldies
We juking to a cold beat
Maybe one day, girl, we can bone
So you can brag to all your homies now (yeah)
But I still mess with a big girl
If you ain't fit girl, I'll still hit girl
One and you brought two friends
Okay, three more, now hop in the Benz
Four door, do you know the difference between a five, six, seven, eight?
All the mocha lattes you gotta do Pilates
You gotta pop this tape in 'fore you start back dating
Hustlers, gangstas, all us ballers
It's been a week without me
And she feel weak without me
She wanna talk it out, but
Ain't nothing to talk about
Unless she's talkin' about freaking out
Then maybe we can work it out, work it out (c'mon, c'mon)
Work it out, work it out, work it out now (c'mon, c'mon) (hi, my name is Jill)
Maybe we can work it out (c'mon, c'mon) (I just wanna say)
Thanks to Kanye's workout plan
I was able to pull a NBA player
And like now, I shop every day on Rodeo Drive
I just want to say, thank you Kanye, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
My name is Lasandra, and I just wanted to say
Since listening to Kanye's workout tape
I was able to get my phone bill paid, I got sounds and 13s
Put on my Cavalier and I was able to get a free trip to Cancun
And what's most importantly
Is that I ain't gotta fuck with Ray-Ray broke ass no mo'
Work it (mo')
Juke it (mo')
Pump it (mo')
Chi-town (mo')
Let's go (mo')
My name is Ella-May from Mobile, Alabama
And I just want to say since listening to Kanye's workout tape
I been able to date outside the family, I got a double wide
And I rode a plane, rode a plane, rode a plane, rode a plane, rode a plane
(Woo) thanks to Kanye's workout plan
I'm the envy of all my friends
See I pulled me a baller man (yeah)
And I ain't gotta work at the mall again
(Lemme break ya off wit' a piece of)
Favorite work out plan (oh, oh, oh)
I wanna see you work out
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(That's like that old Michael Jackson shit, uh) work it out
That's right put in work, move your ass, go berserk (uh, okay)
Eat your salad, no dessert
Get that man you deserve
It's Kanye's workout plan
I said it's Kanye's workout plan (ladies and gentlemen)
It's Kanye's workout plan (allow myself to introduce myself)
His workout plan (this time around, I want y'all to clap with me like this)
That's right, put in work (uh)
Move your ass, go berserk
Eat your salad, no dessert
Get that man you deserve (uh, and stop)
It's Kanye's workout plan (okay, breathe)
I said it's Kanye's workout plan (I know y'all ain't tired)
It's Kanye's workout plan (well, I hope not, 'cause on this one I need y'all)
His workout plan (to give me a soul clap, okay? Double time)
That's right, put in work (woo)
Move your ass, go berserk (ow)
Eat your salad, no dessert (uh)
Get that man you deserve
That's right, put in work
Move your ass, go berserk
Eat your salad, no dessert
Get that man you deserve (you hear 'em, uh)
That's right, put in work
Move your ass, go berserk
Eat your salad, no dessert
Get that man you deserve (woo)
Okay, okay, okay, that's very good (whoa yeah, whoa yeah)
Whoa yeah, whoa, whoa, whoa yeah
I appreciate your time
Whoa yeah, I want to see you work out for me
Whoa, yeah
That felt good, good
It's good, it's good (yo)
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The New Workout Plan Lyrics as written by Bosco Kante Ari Miri Ben
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this song lacks the depth of "jesus walks" or "all falls down," but it's nice to hear kanye having fun on this track...it's also incredibly nice to hear the sick string riffs that miri ben-ari is playing in the background.
true its just a song for him to mess around. i like the beat. the whole cd was pretty good i thought.
What is this about?
this song actually makes me wanna get off my ass and work-out.
this is a tight song i laughed when i first heard it....
LMAO. This song always makes me laugh. Too funny. Crazy beat too. Kanye West is the best thing since sliced bread. Lol.
Lol this song is funny... n i think it is bout how girls try to be perfect but thats just annoying. Kanye rocks cuz all his songs r different n creative.
The best line is "Hi, I'm Ellie May from Moville Alabama, and since listening to Kanye's workout tape, I've been able to date outside the family."
LMAO. I think this song is just about how women should be independent