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.
Think once - if you want a little bit of fun,
Think twice - if you think I could be the one,
Three times - get your game on ready to run,
All depends on - what you want.
I could get you caught up in a spin,
Think twice - is it the real thing you're into,
Turn your life - back to front,
All depends on,
What you want.
Come in - baby I'm freezin',
Stay a while - or just breeze in,
Check one - one time together,
Two for love - real and forever.
We're not - children any more no,
Can't tell - what you're in my life for.
Decide before we take a ride,
Free fall or a roller coaster oh oh.
Put it in a box.
Friend or lover or both.
Choice A choice be uno dos.
Think once - if you want a little bit of fun,
Think twice - if you think I could be the one,
Three times - get your game on ready to run,
All depends on - what you want.
I could get you caught up in a spin,
Think twice - is it the real thing you're into,
Turn your life - back to front,
All depends on,
What you want.
Listen up - no strings attached dear,
Not into pressure come around here.
Let's play,
What you say?
Life's a little game oh oh.
And if - you want to take it further,
Hang out - get a little closer.
That's cool - no rules,
It's really up to me and you.
We'll hang a tag on this,
After our first kiss,
We can play this any way we want - to.
Think once - it you want a little bit of fun,
Think twice - if you think I could be the one,
Three times - get your game on ready to run,
All depends on - what you want.
I could get you caught up in a spin,
Think twice - is the real thing you're into,
Turn your life - back to front,
All depends on,
What you want.
Let's not take it to heart,
If we take it too far,
Let's explore,
What it is we're looking for.
I feel - something in your eyes,
Could you - be him in disguise?
Don't play him girls it isn't wise,
So I won't if you tell me what you want.
Think once - if you want a little bit of fun,
Think twice - if you think I could be the one,
Three times - get your game on ready to run,
All depends on - what you want.
I could get you caught up in a spin,
Think twice - is it the real thing you're into,
Turn your life - back to front,
All depends on...
Think once - if you want a little bit of fun,
Think twice - if you think I could be the one,
Three times - get your game on ready to run,
All depends on - what you want.
I could get you caught up in a spin,
Think twice - is it the real thing you're into,
Turn your life - back to front,
All depends on,
What you want.
Think twice - if you think I could be the one,
Three times - get your game on ready to run,
All depends on - what you want.
I could get you caught up in a spin,
Think twice - is it the real thing you're into,
Turn your life - back to front,
All depends on,
What you want.
Come in - baby I'm freezin',
Stay a while - or just breeze in,
Check one - one time together,
Two for love - real and forever.
We're not - children any more no,
Can't tell - what you're in my life for.
Decide before we take a ride,
Free fall or a roller coaster oh oh.
Put it in a box.
Friend or lover or both.
Choice A choice be uno dos.
Think once - if you want a little bit of fun,
Think twice - if you think I could be the one,
Three times - get your game on ready to run,
All depends on - what you want.
I could get you caught up in a spin,
Think twice - is it the real thing you're into,
Turn your life - back to front,
All depends on,
What you want.
Listen up - no strings attached dear,
Not into pressure come around here.
Let's play,
What you say?
Life's a little game oh oh.
And if - you want to take it further,
Hang out - get a little closer.
That's cool - no rules,
It's really up to me and you.
We'll hang a tag on this,
After our first kiss,
We can play this any way we want - to.
Think once - it you want a little bit of fun,
Think twice - if you think I could be the one,
Three times - get your game on ready to run,
All depends on - what you want.
I could get you caught up in a spin,
Think twice - is the real thing you're into,
Turn your life - back to front,
All depends on,
What you want.
Let's not take it to heart,
If we take it too far,
Let's explore,
What it is we're looking for.
I feel - something in your eyes,
Could you - be him in disguise?
Don't play him girls it isn't wise,
So I won't if you tell me what you want.
Think once - if you want a little bit of fun,
Think twice - if you think I could be the one,
Three times - get your game on ready to run,
All depends on - what you want.
I could get you caught up in a spin,
Think twice - is it the real thing you're into,
Turn your life - back to front,
All depends on...
Think once - if you want a little bit of fun,
Think twice - if you think I could be the one,
Three times - get your game on ready to run,
All depends on - what you want.
I could get you caught up in a spin,
Think twice - is it the real thing you're into,
Turn your life - back to front,
All depends on,
What you want.
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What You Want Lyrics as written by Dan Sultan Paul Maurice Kelly
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