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.
Who are you?
My card, pretty lady
Devil may-care music production, Beelzebub, Scratch, President
I like your style! Too bad you're not a singer
Oh, but I am, I am a singer!
Hmm, no fooling
No, no listen...
Fantastic! Different!
I want to be a star, oh please!
You've talked me into it. Contract!
Just our standard contract, nothing fancy
Fame! Fortune! Fans! Gold records! Concerts! World tours! Your name in lights!
Take your time, read it all
Oh, I give up. Can I trust you?
Ok, I'll sign
Write!
Where's the ink?
We always use blood, it's more permanent
Oh, I don't know, can't we wait for Dad?
Oh, sure, I'll be back next year. Come on, Wheeze!
Next year?! Oh wait, wait, stop. I'll sign
What about a band...? I know a drummer
She can't be bothered kid, she's got an interview
The interview circus is so absurd, and so silly
How do you feel about your sudden success?
Well, I feel like being a big star is really great, you know
It's like, fabulous. Lonely, too, sometimes
Oh, that's nice
This is the biggest thing ever to hit rock!
You're at the top now, sweetie
Yeah, but where do I go from here?
Don't worry, I want you, we have a bargain
No, I didn't mean that, wait!
I've been waiting, now it's my turn
No
According to our contract, at precisely midnight, at the moment of her greatest triumph, the party of the first part, that's you, agrees to render up her soul now and forever more
to the party of the second part, that's me
Shall we go?
My card, pretty lady
Devil may-care music production, Beelzebub, Scratch, President
I like your style! Too bad you're not a singer
Oh, but I am, I am a singer!
Hmm, no fooling
No, no listen...
Fantastic! Different!
I want to be a star, oh please!
You've talked me into it. Contract!
Just our standard contract, nothing fancy
Fame! Fortune! Fans! Gold records! Concerts! World tours! Your name in lights!
Take your time, read it all
Oh, I give up. Can I trust you?
Ok, I'll sign
Write!
Where's the ink?
We always use blood, it's more permanent
Oh, I don't know, can't we wait for Dad?
Oh, sure, I'll be back next year. Come on, Wheeze!
Next year?! Oh wait, wait, stop. I'll sign
What about a band...? I know a drummer
She can't be bothered kid, she's got an interview
The interview circus is so absurd, and so silly
How do you feel about your sudden success?
Well, I feel like being a big star is really great, you know
It's like, fabulous. Lonely, too, sometimes
Oh, that's nice
This is the biggest thing ever to hit rock!
You're at the top now, sweetie
Yeah, but where do I go from here?
Don't worry, I want you, we have a bargain
No, I didn't mean that, wait!
I've been waiting, now it's my turn
No
According to our contract, at precisely midnight, at the moment of her greatest triumph, the party of the first part, that's you, agrees to render up her soul now and forever more
to the party of the second part, that's me
Shall we go?
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yep, The Devil and Daniel Mouse, and the lyric is Can't we wait for Dan (referring to Daniel), not Dad. In the cartoon Dan and Jan are folk singers. It is also B.L. Zebubb and Weez, as I recall, but that is more obvious in the credits. I haven't watched it in a while, but it is included in the Rock and Rule DVD and Blu Ray (I think).