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.
(Uh huh)
What?
Say you feel alone, that your day was the baddest
Tellin' me you can't sleep because of your mattress
Do you wanna come over? (Yeah)
Do you wanna come over? (Yeah)
Let me rub your back, you can set limitations
Honey, if you want we can get out frustrations
Do you wanna come over? (Just let me know)
Do you wanna come over? (Yeah)
'Cause nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Should be alone if they don't have to be
So
Whatever you want (Whatever you want)
Whatever you need (Whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Whatever you want (Whatever you want)
Whatever you need (Whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Do you wanna come over?
I could get into that kissin' and touchin'
Or we could be good and do next to nothin'
Do you wanna come over? (Yeah)
Do you wanna come over? (Yeah, let me know)
'Cause all I want is what you want
And all you want is me
Yeah, all you want is what I want
And all I want is you (Yeah)
'Cause nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Should be alone if they don't have to be
So
Whatever you want (Whatever you want)
Whatever you need (Whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Whatever you want (Whatever you want)
Whatever you need (Whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Do you wanna come over?
Do you want to come over, come over?
'Cause all I want is what you I want
And all you want is me
Yeah, all you want is what I want
And all I want is you
Just come over
Whatever you want (whatever you want)
Whatever you need (whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Whatever you want (whatever you want)
Whatever you need (whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Do you wanna come over?
Do you want to come over? (uh huh)
Come over? Uh huh
Do you want to come over? (uh huh)
Come over? (uh huh)
Do you wanna come over?
What?
Say you feel alone, that your day was the baddest
Tellin' me you can't sleep because of your mattress
Do you wanna come over? (Yeah)
Do you wanna come over? (Yeah)
Let me rub your back, you can set limitations
Honey, if you want we can get out frustrations
Do you wanna come over? (Just let me know)
Do you wanna come over? (Yeah)
'Cause nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Should be alone if they don't have to be
So
Whatever you want (Whatever you want)
Whatever you need (Whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Whatever you want (Whatever you want)
Whatever you need (Whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Do you wanna come over?
I could get into that kissin' and touchin'
Or we could be good and do next to nothin'
Do you wanna come over? (Yeah)
Do you wanna come over? (Yeah, let me know)
'Cause all I want is what you want
And all you want is me
Yeah, all you want is what I want
And all I want is you (Yeah)
'Cause nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Nobody should be alone if they don't have to be
Should be alone if they don't have to be
So
Whatever you want (Whatever you want)
Whatever you need (Whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Whatever you want (Whatever you want)
Whatever you need (Whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Do you wanna come over?
Do you want to come over, come over?
'Cause all I want is what you I want
And all you want is me
Yeah, all you want is what I want
And all I want is you
Just come over
Whatever you want (whatever you want)
Whatever you need (whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Whatever you want (whatever you want)
Whatever you need (whatever you need)
I'll do it (uh huh)
I'll do it (uh huh)
Do you wanna come over?
Do you want to come over? (uh huh)
Come over? Uh huh
Do you want to come over? (uh huh)
Come over? (uh huh)
Do you wanna come over?
Lyrics submitted by darkforce100
Do You Wanna Come Over? Lyrics as written by Julia Michaels Alexander Chila
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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