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.
[Verse 1]
There is a boy I know
We are friends, we are more than
'Cause every time he looks at me I get electric shocks
In my brain and in my heart
But he is not the one I love
[Refrain]
Still every time I look into his pretty eyes
I think of all the things I didn't even try
And though I know that it is only chemistry
There's nothing in the world that I can do about it
[Chorus]
But I love my boyfriend
He is good to me, he's a good man
He takes care of me when I need aid
He's the one I want to have children with
[Refrain]
But every time I close my eyes I think of him
And all the things I didn't even do with him
And though I know that it is only chemistry
There's nothing in the world that I can do about it
[Bridge]
Ten years do I have to worry
I considered leaving for a guy that hates money
I get bored, what a bummer
Craving the intention of a blazed-out drummer
Time moves fast it's the year of the election
The blush-inducing rush of another man's affection
I don't care, I don't even know
I suppose I just wanted the attention
[Chorus]
But I love my boyfriend
He is good to me, he's a good man
He takes care of me wherever I am
He's the one I want to have children with
[Refrain and Chorus]
Yeah I love my boyfriend
(Every time I look into his pretty eyes)
And he loves me wherever I am
(I think of all the things I didn't even try)
He is kind to me, he's a good man
(And though I know that it is only chemistry)
And there is nothing in the world I wouldn't do for him
(There's nothing in the world I wouldn't do for him)
Yeah
There is a boy I know
We are friends, we are more than
'Cause every time he looks at me I get electric shocks
In my brain and in my heart
But he is not the one I love
[Refrain]
Still every time I look into his pretty eyes
I think of all the things I didn't even try
And though I know that it is only chemistry
There's nothing in the world that I can do about it
[Chorus]
But I love my boyfriend
He is good to me, he's a good man
He takes care of me when I need aid
He's the one I want to have children with
[Refrain]
But every time I close my eyes I think of him
And all the things I didn't even do with him
And though I know that it is only chemistry
There's nothing in the world that I can do about it
[Bridge]
Ten years do I have to worry
I considered leaving for a guy that hates money
I get bored, what a bummer
Craving the intention of a blazed-out drummer
Time moves fast it's the year of the election
The blush-inducing rush of another man's affection
I don't care, I don't even know
I suppose I just wanted the attention
[Chorus]
But I love my boyfriend
He is good to me, he's a good man
He takes care of me wherever I am
He's the one I want to have children with
[Refrain and Chorus]
Yeah I love my boyfriend
(Every time I look into his pretty eyes)
And he loves me wherever I am
(I think of all the things I didn't even try)
He is kind to me, he's a good man
(And though I know that it is only chemistry)
And there is nothing in the world I wouldn't do for him
(There's nothing in the world I wouldn't do for him)
Yeah
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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