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.
You're the focus
? the moment
Act like you own it, that's for sure
And you complainer
Big entertainer
Don't need to listen anymore
And I should move along
Back up and move along
Just write a note and
Just grab my keys and coat
I know just what you'll see
It's just another miscommunication
You don't hear when
I'm talking
You don't hear when
I'm singing
Under the big light
You're the purpose
Woo the show from time to time
See the child
Stop and smile
People gathering around
And I should walk away
Back up and walk away
But then I stop and stay
It's like a car crash
When the radio's still on
Long after moving
You don't hear when
I'm talking
You don't hear when
I'm singing
You don't hear when
I'm talking
You don't hear when
I'm singing
You don't hear when
I'm talking
You don't hear when
I'm singing
[Repeat: x5]
Just when people thought
You couldn't get enough
You got some more
That's what makes you different
From them, from them all
And that's for sure
? the moment
Act like you own it, that's for sure
And you complainer
Big entertainer
Don't need to listen anymore
And I should move along
Back up and move along
Just write a note and
Just grab my keys and coat
I know just what you'll see
It's just another miscommunication
You don't hear when
I'm talking
You don't hear when
I'm singing
Under the big light
You're the purpose
Woo the show from time to time
See the child
Stop and smile
People gathering around
And I should walk away
Back up and walk away
But then I stop and stay
It's like a car crash
When the radio's still on
Long after moving
You don't hear when
I'm talking
You don't hear when
I'm singing
You don't hear when
I'm talking
You don't hear when
I'm singing
You don't hear when
I'm talking
You don't hear when
I'm singing
[Repeat: x5]
Just when people thought
You couldn't get enough
You got some more
That's what makes you different
From them, from them all
And that's for sure
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Some Children Lyrics as written by Nicholas Alexander Millhiser Alex David Frankel
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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