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.
New teeth, that's weird
Give me a minute, get my mouth in gear
Just want to check that everything still works
Legs! Still got legs
And there's life in this old horse, yeah
And I know there's gonna be
An awful lot of running to do
(Geronimo!)
Heads, shoulders, knees, and toes
Don't talk about that nose
And what a chin!
I think that's everything
I'm good as new, but still not ginger
New mouth, new rules
Brand new me, but I'm no fool
I gotta get some food inside me
I'm still cooking
Apples! No, apples are rubbish
I hate apples, let's try something Scottish
Fried! But not evil beans
Are you trying to make a zombie of me?
Now what's this? Fish fingers and mustard?
I gotta feeling it'd be better with custard
(The worst part is that it's actually kind of tasty)
Allons-y!
Heads, shoulders, knees, and toes
Don't think about that nose
And what a chin!
I think that's everything
I'm good as new, but still not ginger
Give me a minute, get my mouth in gear
Just want to check that everything still works
Legs! Still got legs
And there's life in this old horse, yeah
And I know there's gonna be
An awful lot of running to do
(Geronimo!)
Heads, shoulders, knees, and toes
Don't talk about that nose
And what a chin!
I think that's everything
I'm good as new, but still not ginger
New mouth, new rules
Brand new me, but I'm no fool
I gotta get some food inside me
I'm still cooking
Apples! No, apples are rubbish
I hate apples, let's try something Scottish
Fried! But not evil beans
Are you trying to make a zombie of me?
Now what's this? Fish fingers and mustard?
I gotta feeling it'd be better with custard
(The worst part is that it's actually kind of tasty)
Allons-y!
Heads, shoulders, knees, and toes
Don't think about that nose
And what a chin!
I think that's everything
I'm good as new, but still not ginger
Lyrics submitted by pepsicola1295
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Whenever it gets to the Fish Fingers and Custard part I just can't help laughing at Charlie's reaction