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 wanna kiss you all over
Gimme that kiss
Gimme that kiss
Gimme that kiss
Gimme that kiss
CHORUS
Bet you if I kiss you all over
You won't break it in
I may set you free
Won't stop when you're kissing me
Bet you if I kiss you all over
You can tell that
You'll be jealous
We can have it
Nothing's wrong with kissing me
Cause you know that all I need everyday
Just to keep my hands off you
(If you, if you)
Felt that y'all need to take a break
She just wanna argue
(If you, if you)
Felt this way
Can't everybody know
It's OK
(If you, if you)
Taste it
I'll make sure you eat every crumb off the plate
(I may think about it
Cause on your eyes are saying
That you wanna undress me)
Bet you wish what I can play
If I was her
I would sleep on you all day
(I will see about it
But then the problem see is
How you and me)
The boy I'm currently seeing is
6 foot 3 and too possessive
CHORUS
(If you, if you)
Drop the ball
That may change everything I love about you
(If you, if you)
We should
Call this an affair
Like this
Might hurt you
(If you, if you)
(If you, if you)
(I may think about it
Cause on your eyes are saying
That you wanna undress me)
(I will see about it
But then the problem see is
How you and me)
Gimme that kiss
Gimme that kiss
Gimme that kiss
Gimme that kiss
CHORUS
Bet you if I kiss you all over
You won't break it in
I may set you free
Won't stop when you're kissing me
Bet you if I kiss you all over
You can tell that
You'll be jealous
We can have it
Nothing's wrong with kissing me
Cause you know that all I need everyday
Just to keep my hands off you
(If you, if you)
Felt that y'all need to take a break
She just wanna argue
(If you, if you)
Felt this way
Can't everybody know
It's OK
(If you, if you)
Taste it
I'll make sure you eat every crumb off the plate
(I may think about it
Cause on your eyes are saying
That you wanna undress me)
Bet you wish what I can play
If I was her
I would sleep on you all day
(I will see about it
But then the problem see is
How you and me)
The boy I'm currently seeing is
6 foot 3 and too possessive
CHORUS
(If you, if you)
Drop the ball
That may change everything I love about you
(If you, if you)
We should
Call this an affair
Like this
Might hurt you
(If you, if you)
(If you, if you)
(I may think about it
Cause on your eyes are saying
That you wanna undress me)
(I will see about it
But then the problem see is
How you and me)
Lyrics submitted by pinkbabie
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This song is about an affair. She has a boyfriend that is '6 foot 3 and too possessive', and he has a girlfriend that 'just wants to argue', so she feels like he 'needs to take a break', you know, a hook up with her.
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
another GD lustful song for little girls to hear. ya know what, if i was a little girl growing up in these times being pressured into listening to this train wreck, i would lie in a fetal position indefinitely
Ouch, burn.
Anyway, the EJ Dance Remix of this song is pure sex!
Definitely! I think it's the only remix of the song that's actually good!