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.
What you gon' do? You wanna get down?
Tell me, what you gon' do? Do you wanna get down?
What you gon' do? You wanna get down?
What you gon' do? You wanna get down? Tell me
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get down on it
How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall) tell me
How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall)
'Cause I heard all the people sayin'
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, if you really want it
Get down on it, you gotta feel it
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, baby, baby
Get down on it, get on it
Get down on it
I say people (what?) What you gonna do?
You gotta get on the groove
If you want your body to move, tell me, baby
How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall) tell me
How you gonna do it if you really won't take a chance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall)
'Cause I heard all the people sayin'
Get down on it, get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, when you're dancin'
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it, sha-baba-daba-doo
What you gon' do? (Uh) do you wanna get down? (Ah)
What you gon' do? (Uh, ah)
Get your back up off the wall
Dance, come on, get your back up off the wall
Dance, come on
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, if you really want it
Get down on it, you gotta feel it
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it (get down on it), come on and
Get down on it, baby, baby
Get down on it (get down it), get on it
Get down on it
How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall) tell me, baby
How you gonna do it if you really won't take a chance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall)
Listen, baby
You know it, when you're dancin', yeah
You show it, when you move, move, move
You know it, when you're dancin', yeah
You show it, as you move across the floor
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, if you really want it
Get down on it, you gotta feel it
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, baby, baby
Get down on it, get on it
Get down on it, sha-baba-daba-doo
What you gon' do? (Uh) do you wanna get down? (Ah)
What you gon' do? (Uh, ah)
Get your back up off the wall
Dance, come on, get your back up off the wall
Dance, come on
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, if you really want it
Get down on it, you gotta feel it
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, get down it on
Get down on it, while you're dancin'
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it (get down on it)
Get down on it (ooh-ooh ooh yeah)
Get down on it (get down on it)
Get down on it (you move me baby, when you move)
Get down on it (get down on it)
Get down on it, get down
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get your back up off the wall
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get down
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get your back up off the wall
Get down on it, get down
Get down on it
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get your back up off the wall
Tell me, what you gon' do? Do you wanna get down?
What you gon' do? You wanna get down?
What you gon' do? You wanna get down? Tell me
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get down on it
How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall) tell me
How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall)
'Cause I heard all the people sayin'
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, if you really want it
Get down on it, you gotta feel it
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, baby, baby
Get down on it, get on it
Get down on it
I say people (what?) What you gonna do?
You gotta get on the groove
If you want your body to move, tell me, baby
How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall) tell me
How you gonna do it if you really won't take a chance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall)
'Cause I heard all the people sayin'
Get down on it, get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, when you're dancin'
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it, sha-baba-daba-doo
What you gon' do? (Uh) do you wanna get down? (Ah)
What you gon' do? (Uh, ah)
Get your back up off the wall
Dance, come on, get your back up off the wall
Dance, come on
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, if you really want it
Get down on it, you gotta feel it
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it (get down on it), come on and
Get down on it, baby, baby
Get down on it (get down it), get on it
Get down on it
How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall) tell me, baby
How you gonna do it if you really won't take a chance
By standing on the wall?
(Get your back up off the wall)
Listen, baby
You know it, when you're dancin', yeah
You show it, when you move, move, move
You know it, when you're dancin', yeah
You show it, as you move across the floor
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, if you really want it
Get down on it, you gotta feel it
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, baby, baby
Get down on it, get on it
Get down on it, sha-baba-daba-doo
What you gon' do? (Uh) do you wanna get down? (Ah)
What you gon' do? (Uh, ah)
Get your back up off the wall
Dance, come on, get your back up off the wall
Dance, come on
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, if you really want it
Get down on it, you gotta feel it
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, come on and
Get down on it, get down it on
Get down on it, while you're dancin'
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it (get down on it)
Get down on it (ooh-ooh ooh yeah)
Get down on it (get down on it)
Get down on it (you move me baby, when you move)
Get down on it (get down on it)
Get down on it, get down
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get your back up off the wall
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get down
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get your back up off the wall
Get down on it, get down
Get down on it
Get down on it, get down on it
Get down on it, get your back up off the wall
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Get Down on It Lyrics as written by Ronald Bell Claydes Smith
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Spirit Music Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Wouldn't it make more sense to say "standing BY the wall" rather than "standing ON the wall"?
Just sayin'.