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.
Wake up
You're gonna wake up to nothing
Break up
The break up is coming
And when you're heart is hollow
Another pill to swallow
Shake up
Gotta shake up you're freezin'
Make up
I'm gonna make up my reasons
I used to say I need you
But now I gotta leave you
Sister, sister what did they do to you?
Sister, sister what did they do to you?
Did they take they try to break
A heart that long?
It's so wrong
Hung up
Got me hung up in draft
Rung up
Got me rung up in bed
You took advantage of
The one who showed you love
Sister, sister what did they do to you?
Sister, sister what did they do to you?
Did they take and try to break
A heart that long?
It's so wrong
So long
So long
You're gonna wake up to nothing
Break up
The break up is coming
And when you're heart is hollow
Another pill to swallow
Shake up
Gotta shake up you're freezin'
Make up
I'm gonna make up my reasons
I used to say I need you
But now I gotta leave you
Sister, sister what did they do to you?
Sister, sister what did they do to you?
Did they take they try to break
A heart that long?
It's so wrong
Hung up
Got me hung up in draft
Rung up
Got me rung up in bed
You took advantage of
The one who showed you love
Sister, sister what did they do to you?
Sister, sister what did they do to you?
Did they take and try to break
A heart that long?
It's so wrong
So long
So long
Lyrics submitted by cariedmann, edited by Lyssavirus
Sister Lyrics as written by Brian Joseph Burton Daniel Auerbach
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Ave Grave
Thee More Shallows
Thee More Shallows
Spirit Within
Bertoldi Brothers
Bertoldi Brothers
Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Battle Royale
Word Alive, The
Word Alive, The
This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
Fortnight
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
The song 'Fortnight' by Taylor Swift and Post Malone tells a story about strong feelings, complicated relationships, and secret wishes. It talks about love, betrayal, and wanting someone who doesn't feel the same. The word 'fortnight' shows short-lived happiness and guilty pleasures, leading to sadness. It shows how messy relationships can be and the results of hiding emotions. “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me,” she kickstarts the song in the first verse with lines suggesting an admission to a hospital for people with mental illnesses. She goes in the verse admitting her lover is the reason why she is like this. In the chorus, she sings about their time in love and reflects on how he has now settled with someone else. “I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary / And I love you, it’s ruining my life,” on the second verse she details her struggles to forget about him and the negative effects of her failure. “Thought of callin’ ya, but you won’t pick up / ‘Nother fortnight lost in America,” Post Malone sings in the outro.
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
this is not an instrumental... unless my ears hear words where others do not. corrections welcomed.
wake up you're gonna wake up to nothing break up the break up is coming and when your heart is hollow another pill to swallow
shake up gotta shake up, you're freezing make up i'm gonna make up my reasons i used to say i need you but now i gotta leave you
sister, sister what did they do to you sister, sister what did they do to you did they take, and try to break a heart that long it's so wrong
hung up got me hung up and dry rung up got me rung up and bagged you took advantage of the one who showed you love
sister, sister what did they do to you sister, sister what did they do to you did they take, and try to break a heart that long it's so wrong it's so long so long
wake up you're gonna wake up to nothing break up the break up is coming and when your heart is hollow another pill to swallow
shake up gotta shake up, you're freezing make up i'm gonna make up my reasons i used to say i need you but now i gotta leave you
sister, sister what did they do to you sister, sister what did they do to you did they take, and try to break a heart that long it's so wrong
hung up got me hung up and dry rung up got me rung up and bagged you took advantage of the one who showed you love
sister, sister what did they do to you sister, sister what did they do to you did they take, and try to break a heart that long it's so wrong it's so long so long