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.
Ah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm just a girl with the ability to drive a man crazy
Make him call me mama
Make him my new baby
New and improved, hey saying thank you very much
Living legend
You can look but don't touch, cause I'm
Cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
I'm cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
Break it down, break it down, break it down
Break it down, break it down, break it down
This ain't no foolishness or fuckery
I'm handling my business
Holler if you hear me
Can I get a witness?
Preacher, preacher
I'm the teacher, you can learn
Watch your fingers, boy, you might get burned
Cause I'm
Cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
I'm cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
Break it down, break it down, break it down
Break it down, break it down, break it down
As you can see
Fortunately, I'm cold as fire
(Yeah, I'm cold as fire)
Yeah, make you believe
Make you stop and breathe
I'll take you higher
I'm just too cool
Make it do what it do
I'm hot as ice now
(Yeah, I'm hot as ice now)
Make you feel like heaven twenty four seven
I'm hot as ice now, oh!
Cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
I'm cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
Break it down, break it down, break it down
Break it down, break it down, break it down
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm just a girl with the ability to drive a man crazy
Make him call me mama
Make him my new baby
New and improved, hey saying thank you very much
Living legend
You can look but don't touch, cause I'm
Cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
I'm cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
Break it down, break it down, break it down
Break it down, break it down, break it down
This ain't no foolishness or fuckery
I'm handling my business
Holler if you hear me
Can I get a witness?
Preacher, preacher
I'm the teacher, you can learn
Watch your fingers, boy, you might get burned
Cause I'm
Cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
I'm cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
Break it down, break it down, break it down
Break it down, break it down, break it down
As you can see
Fortunately, I'm cold as fire
(Yeah, I'm cold as fire)
Yeah, make you believe
Make you stop and breathe
I'll take you higher
I'm just too cool
Make it do what it do
I'm hot as ice now
(Yeah, I'm hot as ice now)
Make you feel like heaven twenty four seven
I'm hot as ice now, oh!
Cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
I'm cold as fire, baby, hot as ice
If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice
Break it down, break it down, break it down
Break it down, break it down, break it down
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lmfao you're joking arent you? I just wanna make sure you're joking 'cause some people is so desperate about finding stupid meanings of Britney's songs to make her look bad, that it wouldn't really surprise me if you're serious.
But this comment made me really laugh :D :D :D :D Iraq and Britney? A quote from Britney, very very funny and explaining her geographical knowledge:<br /> “I like most of the places I've been to, but I've never really wanted to go to Japan, simply because I don't like eating fish, and I know that's very popular out there in Africa.”
Two things:
I always think that little chirping sound in the background is one of those little chick-toys you can get at the dollar store with the little metal circles on the feet that you tap to make them chirp. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I love this song, but that drives me nuts.
The line "I'll make you feel like heaven 24/7" I always thought she said "I'll make you feel like KEVIN 24/7" HAHA. I thought that was kind of funny I heard it that way (obviously wrong).
This song is sooo cool. It makes you wanna dance. The song is about her being so cold that it's hot and being so hot that it's cold...something like that. lol. It's cool.
Hah its far from a song about a blow job! Im not even sure I understood what you said!
And about the lyrics, I think its "Just save the foolishness and fuckery" not "To see your"
extreme cold and fire both create the same physical feeling in skin in that they overload nerve endings past their limit to feel any sensation other than pain. i think thats why she is comparing the two. britney knows her anatomy/physio and chemistry.
agreed ^ and also, u know when ur cold, u shiver, but also when you're hot, like when you first get into a hot bath, you shiver. thats wat i reckon. still an awesome song, no matter how u look at it :P all the songs on her cd are real catchy.
yeah..that kinda.."physical feeling overload" type of thing..feeling really hot,yet really cold at the same time...which will make you shiver..twice as nice as heaven..haha sounds a bit like shes describing an orgasmic feeling to me:P
yeah..that kinda.."physical feeling overload" type of thing..feeling really hot,yet really cold at the same time...which will make you shiver..twice as nice as heaven..haha sounds a bit like shes describing an orgasmic feeling to me:P
So I heard this was a sexyback ripoff?.....
loveit!