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.
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reason and buy
Cannot shuffle in this heat
It's all wrong
Try to put that on your sleeve
It's all wrong, it's all wrong
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
She's got pretty persuasion
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reasoning
Cannot put that in this heat
It's all wrong
Try to wear that on my sleeve
It's all wrong, all wrong
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
He's got pretty persuasion
In the light, I saw
Quite a scene in there
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reason and buy
Try to put that in this heat
It's all wrong
Cannot wear that on your sleeve
It's all wrong, all wrong
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
He's got pretty persua
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reason and buy
Cannot shuffle in this heat
It's all wrong
Try to put that on your sleeve
It's all wrong, it's all wrong
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
She's got pretty persuasion
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reasoning
Cannot put that in this heat
It's all wrong
Try to wear that on my sleeve
It's all wrong, all wrong
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
He's got pretty persuasion
In the light, I saw
Quite a scene in there
It's what I want
Hurry and buy
All has been tried
Follow reason and buy
Try to put that in this heat
It's all wrong
Cannot wear that on your sleeve
It's all wrong, all wrong
He's got pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
Goddamn, pure confusion
He's got pretty persua
Lyrics submitted by xpankfrisst
Pretty Persuasion Lyrics as written by Peter Buck Bill Berry
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Ever noticed how the full moon plays vanilla white while new moon blackens out the night
@exobscura <br /> agreed