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.
O what if I never wanna be sober?
So what if I wanna be numb all the time?
I can't justify why I'd wanna go slower
Taking my time just ain't my style, yeah
I walk dead or alive
I waste my time whenever I like
I'm feelin ok with my whiskey hangover
So what you cleaned your act up so far
So what if I'm pissing into the wind (again)?
Have you ever thought that I'm not who you are? (baby)
'cause even when I lose I know how to win again and again
So sick of you preaching all the time
Just keep your shitty advice inside
'cause I walk dead or alive
I waste my time whenever I like
I'm feelin ok with my whiskey hangover
Oh yeah yeah
'cause I walk dead or alive
I waste my time whenever I like
I'm feelin ok with my whiskey hangover
Oh yeah
Oh yeah!!
Lets go!
One sip ain't gunna do shit
On the 2nd sip I begin to admit
That the 3rd one down is what makes me feel alright
And number 4 I slam down to the floor
By 5 I'm ready to fight all night
And then 6, 7, 8 to make me break your face sometimes
'cause I walk dead or alive
I waste my time whenever I like
I'm feelin ok with my whiskey hangover
Oh yeah yeah
'cause I walk dead or alive
I waste my time whenever I like
I'm feelin ok with my whiskey hangover
With my whiskey hangover
With my whiskey hangover
With my whiskey hangover
With my whiskey hangover
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah...
So what if I wanna be numb all the time?
I can't justify why I'd wanna go slower
Taking my time just ain't my style, yeah
I walk dead or alive
I waste my time whenever I like
I'm feelin ok with my whiskey hangover
So what you cleaned your act up so far
So what if I'm pissing into the wind (again)?
Have you ever thought that I'm not who you are? (baby)
'cause even when I lose I know how to win again and again
So sick of you preaching all the time
Just keep your shitty advice inside
'cause I walk dead or alive
I waste my time whenever I like
I'm feelin ok with my whiskey hangover
Oh yeah yeah
'cause I walk dead or alive
I waste my time whenever I like
I'm feelin ok with my whiskey hangover
Oh yeah
Oh yeah!!
Lets go!
One sip ain't gunna do shit
On the 2nd sip I begin to admit
That the 3rd one down is what makes me feel alright
And number 4 I slam down to the floor
By 5 I'm ready to fight all night
And then 6, 7, 8 to make me break your face sometimes
'cause I walk dead or alive
I waste my time whenever I like
I'm feelin ok with my whiskey hangover
Oh yeah yeah
'cause I walk dead or alive
I waste my time whenever I like
I'm feelin ok with my whiskey hangover
With my whiskey hangover
With my whiskey hangover
With my whiskey hangover
With my whiskey hangover
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah...
Lyrics submitted by MasterofPuppets86
Whiskey Hangover Lyrics as written by Rob Merrill James Shannon Larkin
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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When I first heard this song it hit home to me. I'm a drinker and I fucking hate people who quit drinking and then preach. (ex. JAMES PUSSY HETFIELD ). This song is about being able to drink if you want to. If you have a problem with me drinking then please go fuck yourself. IMO!
HELL YEAH
First comment yeah!!! it sounds to me like its about somebody who is drunk all the time, and is tired of people telling him to sober up.
Lyrics are dead on. Great song by godsmack, good to see they are still going strong.
Song obviously about a whiskey Hangover, not to complicated, lol.
I gotta tell ya, as an alcoholic (and a DAMNED proud one at that) . . . I really like this song. It kinda reminds me of how much I enjoy being me (that is to say, a drinker).
its about someone who likes to drink their problems away and hates their life
YES I'M A CONSPIRACY THEORIST
This song is pretty weak by Godsmack's standards. I know they've never been a band who played complex stuff, but this song is much simpler than their past material. The lyrics also sound like they were written in 2 minutes, they're kinda embarassing to be honest.
I like Godsmack and I want their next album to be great, but if it's anything like this song, I'm afraid they've decided to go down the Puddle Of Mudd or Hinder route
i'm taking it your not a drinker? lol only someone who has been here (what the song talks about) can truly know it and appreciate it. I use to drink my ass off 3-4 times a week, and when i wasn't blacked out i was sipping a drink watching T.V. or some other useless shit around the house ha. Songs about that don't give a fuck what ya say i'm doin' it anyway!
I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG!!! Yes, it is a simple song, but its really good.I don't drink much( because i am under age, it sucks)so i cant fully relate to this song. But, it kinda reminds me of when I'm in school. I sit around and waste my time. "I waste my time whenever i like". That's what i always wanted to say to the teachers.And also "just keep you shitty advice inside". I also like that because the teachers are always telling me i shouldn't waste me time and stupid shit like that. Yes, i know its about drinking, but im just saying that is how I relate to this song.It really reminds me of how im always saying the teachers dont have control over me, they think they can boss me around. Anyways, Kickass song and one of the best Metal bands today!!! ROCK ON GODSMACK!!!
Sully has stated that he writes everything from his experiences. This song to me is about DENIAL and REBELLION. Sully may be a hard drinker (doubt it, based on his religious leanings) or maybe just gets hammered every once in awhile and someone evidentially is worried about him, based on their own experience. Or, on the flip-side he is writing about someone he has encountered that basically said these words to him. Or: it is a mash up of the two. (I really like the “laugh” after “so what you’ve cleaned your act up so far”: AWESOME use of the Sully laugh!!! …I mean everyone slips up, so the laugh is PERFECT!)