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.
Planned a show
Trees and balloons
Ice cream snow
See you in June
Could have known
I would reveal
Should have known
I would conceal your way
She knows, and she knows, she knows, she knows
And she knows, she knows, she knows
How's
She knows, she knows, she knows
She knows, she knows
Colors show
After the moon
I should go
See you in June
Your way
She knows, and she knows, she knows, she knows
And she knows, she knows, she knows
How's
And she knows, she knows, she knows
And she knows, she knows
Open your eyes
To these mustard lies
Open your eyes
To these mustard lies
The way
She knows, and she knows, she knows, she knows
And she knows, she knows, she knows
How's
And she knows, she knows, she knows
And she knows, she knows, she knows
Trees and balloons
Ice cream snow
See you in June
Could have known
I would reveal
Should have known
I would conceal your way
She knows, and she knows, she knows, she knows
And she knows, she knows, she knows
How's
She knows, she knows, she knows
She knows, she knows
Colors show
After the moon
I should go
See you in June
Your way
She knows, and she knows, she knows, she knows
And she knows, she knows, she knows
How's
And she knows, she knows, she knows
And she knows, she knows
Open your eyes
To these mustard lies
Open your eyes
To these mustard lies
The way
She knows, and she knows, she knows, she knows
And she knows, she knows, she knows
How's
And she knows, she knows, she knows
And she knows, she knows, she knows
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billy-corgan.com is the site if anyone wants to have a look
I really like this quote.
@Steve-O can thinks eva go back to CCCP
i'll take a guess at the meaning...
the person has a deep dark secret, and he wants to tell the person he's talking to, because he's having the greatest time ever with her, and she already knows him so well...but he's been trying not to tell... and then when it says "open your eyes/to these must I lie?" that means he cannot keep the secret because he loves her or something.
I think it's like that. But I could be wrong.
@SLCThunk Corgan has stated in several interviews when the single was released that it was written to his then partner mrs Cobain
My second favorite SP song (behind Mayonaise). Gish is VERY underrated.
u're so right, agree 100% the whole album kicks ass
@Croc I would die 4 u
this was on their website...the intro music rocks...I never really got into Gish and the BSTRD that stole all of my CDs has further delayed my Gish experience. But I believe even without hearing it that it's an underrated album.
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@Songmeaningsuser no it's not
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Hypnotic blow job... third eye like a tusk... holographic orgasm
right on!<br />
@nicolas01010 use the 'FUCK' ... the word is love
I was with this girl on friday (it was the 13th) and she asked me if I like her...I just looked into her eyes and said yeah, so then she broke my heart
now whenever I hear this song I keep thinking about that part of the song "Open you eyes, to these must I lie) cause if I just lied and said no then things would be different...but I just couldn't do it...
"Open your eyes To these must I lie?"
Amazing. Beautifully amazing. I love this song.
@NoOtherOne pretentious bulldust
except that the lyrics are, "open your eyes to these mustered lies"
@darrenr better<br /> <br /> but no alveolar