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.
Oh, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby, how was I supposed to know
That something wasn't right here?
Oh, baby, baby, I shouldn't have let you go
And now you're out of sight, yeah
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me, baby, 'cause I need to know now, oh, because
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
Oh, baby, baby
The reason I breathe is you (oh, yeah)
Boy, you got me blinded
Oh, pretty baby
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
It's not the way I planned it
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me, baby, 'cause I need to know now, oh, because
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
Oh, baby, baby (oh)
Oh, baby, baby (yeah)
Oh, baby, baby, how was I supposed to know?
Oh, pretty baby, I shouldn't have let you go
I must confess, that my loneliness is killing me now
Don't you know I still believe
That you will be here
And give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
I must confess (my loneliness) that my loneliness (is killing me)
Is killing me now (I must confess)
Don't you know I still believe (I still believe)
That you will be here (when I'm not with you I lose my mind)
And give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
Oh, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby, how was I supposed to know
That something wasn't right here?
Oh, baby, baby, I shouldn't have let you go
And now you're out of sight, yeah
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me, baby, 'cause I need to know now, oh, because
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
Oh, baby, baby
The reason I breathe is you (oh, yeah)
Boy, you got me blinded
Oh, pretty baby
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
It's not the way I planned it
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me, baby, 'cause I need to know now, oh, because
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
Oh, baby, baby (oh)
Oh, baby, baby (yeah)
Oh, baby, baby, how was I supposed to know?
Oh, pretty baby, I shouldn't have let you go
I must confess, that my loneliness is killing me now
Don't you know I still believe
That you will be here
And give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess I still believe (still believe)
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
I must confess (my loneliness) that my loneliness (is killing me)
Is killing me now (I must confess)
Don't you know I still believe (I still believe)
That you will be here (when I'm not with you I lose my mind)
And give me a sign
Hit me, baby, one more time
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She's too wrapped up in a dysfunctional relationship with some guy - she wants him back because she's lonely, but she want him to knock some sense into her (emotionally, physically or otherwise) because she also knows being with him wouldn't do her any good. Can we -please- look past the artists and just LOOK AT THE GODDAMN SONGS FOR ONCE? Jesus. Fucking. Christ.
I don't care what the hell you say, everybody back in '99 or whenever thought this was the shit, and they really weren't far off, either. I know songs and artists about a million times worse than you think she sounds, and if you think her singing is to the point of GOD AWFUL, you have really, really bad taste in music.
Go look up some Kana on Youtube and then tell me Britney's voice is worse than that. Please.
@shikonaori Britney didn't write anyone of the lyrics to this song...
All of you who diss on Britney Spears are stupid. She is sexy and talented, you are just jealous because you are not.
haha, talentaed??
haha, talentaed??
yes. talented. well not at the mtv movie awards but any other time she wasnt with kfed. he screwed her up and that agent of hers did to
This is one of my favorite songs/videos to masturbate to.
It means to hit your baby in the head with the stearing wheel while you hold it in your lap like the redneck you are when you slam on brakes to miss that squirel in the road. Thats what the song is about.
please. why all the dramatics. it's just a pop song. it's not that different than most others. she's lucky for what she has while it lasts. lets just leave it at that. she hasn't done nothing that bad.
Brit is awsum & u all kno it~ if u dont think so then WHY R U HERE? ha, gotcha on that 1 didnt i.
Oh yeah, & I think this song is about her asking her ex or w/e to give her another chance cuz shes lonely & doesnt know wut she gave up when she did if that makes sense... she wants another chance, not sex... grow up u horndogs ugh.
Do I want to know why there are no comments whatsoever on any of the versions of this song title?
what the hell? hit me baby? ugh..shoot me now..please
that girl is so god damn fine any song she writes is bomb supportyourlocaltruthlesshero.net
you should listen travis' version of this song!!!!!! it's cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!