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.
Mommy's little monster dropped out of school
Mommy's little monster broke all the rules
He loves to go out drinking with the boys
He loves to go out and make some noise
He doesn't want to be a doctor or a lawyer get fat and rich
He's twenty years old, he quit his job
Unemployment pays his rent
His brothers sisters have tasted sweet success
His parents condemn him, say his life's a mess
He's mommy's little monster, he's not afraid to admit
He's mommy's little monster, don't wake him in a fit
Mommy's little monster shoots Methadrine
Mommy's little monster had sex at fifteen
She left home for the street
She couldn't deal with all that heat
She had fun with the boys in the band
In her eyes it'll never end
Her dad asked what happened to her face
It could have happened in any place
Her eyes are a deeper blue, she likes her hair that color too
She can even wear a dress but that doesn't mean she'll ever confess
She's mommy's little monster, she's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster, don't take her life away
Her eyes are a deeper blue, she likes her hair that color too
She can even wear a dress but that doesn't mean she'll ever confess
She's mommy's little monster, she's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster, don't take her life away
She's mommy's little monster, she's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster, she's mommy's little monster
Mommy's little monster broke all the rules
He loves to go out drinking with the boys
He loves to go out and make some noise
He doesn't want to be a doctor or a lawyer get fat and rich
He's twenty years old, he quit his job
Unemployment pays his rent
His brothers sisters have tasted sweet success
His parents condemn him, say his life's a mess
He's mommy's little monster, he's not afraid to admit
He's mommy's little monster, don't wake him in a fit
Mommy's little monster shoots Methadrine
Mommy's little monster had sex at fifteen
She left home for the street
She couldn't deal with all that heat
She had fun with the boys in the band
In her eyes it'll never end
Her dad asked what happened to her face
It could have happened in any place
Her eyes are a deeper blue, she likes her hair that color too
She can even wear a dress but that doesn't mean she'll ever confess
She's mommy's little monster, she's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster, don't take her life away
Her eyes are a deeper blue, she likes her hair that color too
She can even wear a dress but that doesn't mean she'll ever confess
She's mommy's little monster, she's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster, don't take her life away
She's mommy's little monster, she's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster, she's mommy's little monster
Lyrics submitted by dragonflower44
Mommy's Little Monster Lyrics as written by Michael Ness
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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