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.
My god sits in the back of the limousine
My god comes in a wrapper of cellophane
My god pouts on the cover of the magazine
My god's a shallow little bitch trying to make the scene
I have arrived and this time you should believe the hype
I listened to everyone, now I know that everyone was right
I'll be there for you as long as it works for me
I play a game, it's called insincerity
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers, incorporated
Starfuckers
I am every fucking thing and just a little more
I sold my soul but don't you dare call me a whore
And when I suck you off not a drop will go to waste
It's really not so bad, you know
Once you get past the taste, yeah (ass kisser)
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers, incorporated
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers, incorporated
Starfuckers
All our pain
How did you think we'd get by without you?
You're so vain
I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
Don't you? Don't you?
Don't you? Don't you?
Don't you? Don't you?
Don't you?
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers, incorporated
Starfuckers (starfuckers)
Starfuckers (starfuckers)
Starfuckers
Starfuckers, incorporated
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Now I belong, I'm one of the chosen ones (starfuckers)
Now I belong, I'm one of the chosen ones (starfuckers)
Now I belong, I'm one of the chosen ones (starfuckers, incorporated)
(Starfuckers) now I belong, I'm one of the beautiful ones (starfuckers, starfuckers, incorporated)
My god comes in a wrapper of cellophane
My god pouts on the cover of the magazine
My god's a shallow little bitch trying to make the scene
I have arrived and this time you should believe the hype
I listened to everyone, now I know that everyone was right
I'll be there for you as long as it works for me
I play a game, it's called insincerity
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers, incorporated
Starfuckers
I am every fucking thing and just a little more
I sold my soul but don't you dare call me a whore
And when I suck you off not a drop will go to waste
It's really not so bad, you know
Once you get past the taste, yeah (ass kisser)
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers, incorporated
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers, incorporated
Starfuckers
All our pain
How did you think we'd get by without you?
You're so vain
I bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
Don't you? Don't you?
Don't you? Don't you?
Don't you? Don't you?
Don't you?
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Starfuckers, incorporated
Starfuckers (starfuckers)
Starfuckers (starfuckers)
Starfuckers
Starfuckers, incorporated
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Now I belong, I'm one of the chosen ones (starfuckers)
Now I belong, I'm one of the chosen ones (starfuckers)
Now I belong, I'm one of the chosen ones (starfuckers, incorporated)
(Starfuckers) now I belong, I'm one of the beautiful ones (starfuckers, starfuckers, incorporated)
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Ave Grave
Thee More Shallows
Thee More Shallows
Siberian Kiss
Glassjaw
Glassjaw
its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
The Spy
Doors, The
Doors, The
Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
when rules change
Life in Your Way
Life in Your Way
High life
Fortnight
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
The song 'Fortnight' by Taylor Swift and Post Malone tells a story about strong feelings, complicated relationships, and secret wishes. It talks about love, betrayal, and wanting someone who doesn't feel the same. The word 'fortnight' shows short-lived happiness and guilty pleasures, leading to sadness. It shows how messy relationships can be and the results of hiding emotions. “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me,” she kickstarts the song in the first verse with lines suggesting an admission to a hospital for people with mental illnesses. She goes in the verse admitting her lover is the reason why she is like this. In the chorus, she sings about their time in love and reflects on how he has now settled with someone else. “I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary / And I love you, it’s ruining my life,” on the second verse she details her struggles to forget about him and the negative effects of her failure. “Thought of callin’ ya, but you won’t pick up / ‘Nother fortnight lost in America,” Post Malone sings in the outro.
Inspired by Hanzel und Gretyl's "Starfuckers", which came out before this track and that Trent heard while in NO recording The Fragile. (HUG opened for MM after MM opened for NIN)
@iomusik doesn't really seem to have any connection to Hanzel und Gretyl's song though (by the way what a terrible song ... the only inspiration I can see would be for Trent to think he can only make something better).<br /> <br /> Wikipedia suggests title inspired by either The Rolling Stones or Tori Amos en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfuckers,_Inc.