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.
So here you are you're knocking at my door
With stabbing eyes, the color is the same but there's a change
The difference is between the little lies I told
To keep the peace, you know the love was still the same
Oh, it's better in life to lose a minute
Than have to go through life and really never get to live it
Your primrose path is just an illusion
I'm sick of all your dirty lies that caused this confusion
I never wanna hear another love song
It's all a bunch of lies and I've been put on
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
I never wanna hear another love poem
Proclaiming all your love, in truth there was none
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
God forgive me for these random things
The little things I do, it's really not my truth
Everything is overwhelming me
Constantly disturbing me 'til I get away from you
It's better in life to lose a minute
Than have to go through life and really never get to live it
I never wanna hear another love song
It's all a bunch of lies and I've been put on
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
I never wanna hear another love poem
Proclaiming all your love, in truth there was none
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
And I smile as you listen and you're thinking to yourself
You're the reason why you're living in this pain
I never wanna hear another love song
It's all a bunch of lies and I've been put on
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you chock on it
I never wanna hear another love poem
Proclaiming all your love, in truth there was none
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
I never wanna hear another love song
It's all a bunch of lies and I've been through it all
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you chock on it
I never wanna hear another love poem
Proclaiming all your love, in truth there was none
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
On it
On it
On it, on it, on it
I hope you choke on it
With stabbing eyes, the color is the same but there's a change
The difference is between the little lies I told
To keep the peace, you know the love was still the same
Oh, it's better in life to lose a minute
Than have to go through life and really never get to live it
Your primrose path is just an illusion
I'm sick of all your dirty lies that caused this confusion
I never wanna hear another love song
It's all a bunch of lies and I've been put on
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
I never wanna hear another love poem
Proclaiming all your love, in truth there was none
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
God forgive me for these random things
The little things I do, it's really not my truth
Everything is overwhelming me
Constantly disturbing me 'til I get away from you
It's better in life to lose a minute
Than have to go through life and really never get to live it
I never wanna hear another love song
It's all a bunch of lies and I've been put on
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
I never wanna hear another love poem
Proclaiming all your love, in truth there was none
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
And I smile as you listen and you're thinking to yourself
You're the reason why you're living in this pain
I never wanna hear another love song
It's all a bunch of lies and I've been put on
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you chock on it
I never wanna hear another love poem
Proclaiming all your love, in truth there was none
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
I never wanna hear another love song
It's all a bunch of lies and I've been through it all
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you chock on it
I never wanna hear another love poem
Proclaiming all your love, in truth there was none
I know it's like I'm bitter, I don't give a shit
I hope you're really happy and you choke on it
On it
On it
On it, on it, on it
I hope you choke on it
Lyrics submitted by Blackjack13, edited by mikeandersonwa
Love Song Lyrics as written by Hugo Ferreira Erik Leonhardt
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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"I hope you're really happy and you choke on it" One of my favorite lyrics right now.