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.
Viceroy
Early in the mornin'
Just tryna let the sun in
And open up my eyes
Viceroy
As it's gettin' later
Headin' for the corner
Already runnin' dry
And oh, don't let me see you cryin'
'Cause oh, honey, I'll smoke you 'til I'm dyin'
Viceroy
Don't take me for a fool now
I'm only tryna calm down
Just tryna keep it cool
Viceroy
As it's gettin' later
Headin' for the corner
I'm leavin' it to you
And oh, don't let me see you cryin'
'Cause oh, honey, I'll smoke you 'til I'm dyin'
There really is nothing quite like him
Early in the mornin'
Just tryna let the sun in
And open up my eyes
Viceroy
As it's gettin' later
Headin' for the corner
Already runnin' dry
And oh, don't let me see you cryin'
'Cause oh, honey, I'll smoke you 'til I'm dyin'
Viceroy
Don't take me for a fool now
I'm only tryna calm down
Just tryna keep it cool
Viceroy
As it's gettin' later
Headin' for the corner
I'm leavin' it to you
And oh, don't let me see you cryin'
'Cause oh, honey, I'll smoke you 'til I'm dyin'
There really is nothing quite like him
Lyrics submitted by TheWrongGirl
Ode To Viceroy Lyrics as written by Macbriare Samuel Demarco
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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he knows cigarettes are bad for him but sometimes you just need something to wake you up or calm you down. i think it's pretty relatable.
It's about Viceroy brand cigarettes. A lot of his songs mention cigarettes on the "2" album.
I like cigarettes
From what i've read he made this as an apology to his "Viceroy" after smoking another brand and disliking it.
Reminds me of John Donne in that the subject could be a metaphor for something else, like a woman or a someone/something that Mac depends on in times of difficulty, stress, mallaise.
And then the sonic world reminds me of something that might play during a scene in a motion picture where the characters are walking through the desert bouncing from oasis to oasis, not too uncomfortably but definitely not living luxuriously and with purpose in civilization. These abaresque desert-y motifs work well for urban/suburban sprawl, too--the city or the nice town as the beacon for meaning and purpose but living there ends up being a whole other level of boredom; you think you're closer to where things matter but maybe they're only advertised that way or, maybe, just nothing important has happened for a while and everyone is still waiting a long time, poised, instead of getting along in their lives. Waiting is boring. And stressful. Might want to grab a cigarette as it'll give you something to do with your hands!
And then there is the depth between the subject matter and the form of the song; when a song about something as low-level meaning-wise as cigarettes is situated within a sonic world of wandering and mallaise it makes a sort of ironic impression. What impression specifically? I leave to the people who are Very interested in the song to determine.
The guy is just saying what cigarrates are to his life.
Of course he is addicted, but still, he enjoy it so much that he doesn't even try to stop smoking.
Viceroy relaxes him, it's fun and stuff
In the other way around, he knows that the one's who love him suffer from seeing he killing himself like that.
And oh, don't let me see you crying
'Cause oh, honey, I'll smoke you 'til I'm dying''
There's also some references about the mental game agains the drug one is addicted to. It feels like he is trying to stay in control or something by saying dont take me for a fool. I know you will seduce me for another smoke time