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.
One Saturday I took a walk to Zipperhead
I met a girl there and she almost knocked me dead
(Punk rock girl), please look at me
(Punk rock girl), what do you see?
Let's travel 'round the world
Just you and me, punk rock girl
I tapped her on the shoulder
And said do you have a beau?
She looked at me and smiled and said she did not know
(Punk rock girl), give me a chance
(Punk rock girl), let's go slam dance
We'll dress like Minnie Pearl
Just you and me, punk rock girl
We went to the Philly Pizza Company and ordered some hot tea
The waitress said, "Well no, we only have it iced"
So we jumped up on the table and shouted, "Anarchy"
And someone played a Beach Boys song on the jukebox
It it was California Dreamin'
So we started screamin'
"On such a winter's day"
She took me to her parents for a Sunday meal
Her father took one look at me and he began to squeal
(Punk rock girl), it makes no sense
(Punk rock girl), your dad is the vice president
Rich as the Duke of Earl
Yeah, you're for me punk rock girl
We went to a shopping mall
And laughed at all the shoppers
And security guards trailed us to a record shop
We asked for Mojo Nixon
They said, "He don't work here"
We said, "If you don't got Mojo Nixon then your store could use some fixin'"
We got into her car away, we started rollin'
I said, "How much you pay for this?"
She said, "Nothin', man, it's stolen"
(Punk rock girl) you look so wild
(Punk rock girl) let's have a child
We'll name her Minnie Pearl
Just you and me
Eat fudge banana swirl
Just you and me
We'll travel round the world
Just you and me
Punk rock girl
I met a girl there and she almost knocked me dead
(Punk rock girl), please look at me
(Punk rock girl), what do you see?
Let's travel 'round the world
Just you and me, punk rock girl
I tapped her on the shoulder
And said do you have a beau?
She looked at me and smiled and said she did not know
(Punk rock girl), give me a chance
(Punk rock girl), let's go slam dance
We'll dress like Minnie Pearl
Just you and me, punk rock girl
We went to the Philly Pizza Company and ordered some hot tea
The waitress said, "Well no, we only have it iced"
So we jumped up on the table and shouted, "Anarchy"
And someone played a Beach Boys song on the jukebox
It it was California Dreamin'
So we started screamin'
"On such a winter's day"
She took me to her parents for a Sunday meal
Her father took one look at me and he began to squeal
(Punk rock girl), it makes no sense
(Punk rock girl), your dad is the vice president
Rich as the Duke of Earl
Yeah, you're for me punk rock girl
We went to a shopping mall
And laughed at all the shoppers
And security guards trailed us to a record shop
We asked for Mojo Nixon
They said, "He don't work here"
We said, "If you don't got Mojo Nixon then your store could use some fixin'"
We got into her car away, we started rollin'
I said, "How much you pay for this?"
She said, "Nothin', man, it's stolen"
(Punk rock girl) you look so wild
(Punk rock girl) let's have a child
We'll name her Minnie Pearl
Just you and me
Eat fudge banana swirl
Just you and me
We'll travel round the world
Just you and me
Punk rock girl
Lyrics submitted by nightkite13, edited by xerses247, JohnnyLurg, 82ndParatroop, TonyInPortland, hondabones, overthewall
Punk Rock Girl Lyrics as written by Dean Sabatino David Schulthise
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