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.
Soft things
You want soft things
You need soft things
You'll get soft things
You register a motion
You get a helpful hint
There's a certain way it shivers when she shakes
Her mind seemed so chaotic
Her posture was erotic
And her voice was exotic
I acted so neurotic
I thought it idiotic
Her dance was so technotic
She became hypnotic
And now I'm calling out for soft things
Something soft when times get hard
And now I'm calling out for soft things
When something calls you you'll know what to do
You find a longer wavelength
You hear a deeper note
It's a buried treasure that she doesn't hide
You want soft things
You need soft things
You'll get soft things
You register a motion
You get a helpful hint
There's a certain way it shivers when she shakes
Her mind seemed so chaotic
Her posture was erotic
And her voice was exotic
I acted so neurotic
I thought it idiotic
Her dance was so technotic
She became hypnotic
And now I'm calling out for soft things
Something soft when times get hard
And now I'm calling out for soft things
When something calls you you'll know what to do
You find a longer wavelength
You hear a deeper note
It's a buried treasure that she doesn't hide
Lyrics submitted by bouncing soles
Soft Things Lyrics as written by Mark Mothersbaugh Gerald Casale
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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This is one of those songs that has multiple meanings on several levels. On one level, it's about how he sees a girl dancing and thinks she's beautiful and soft. The singer wants to get with her, as she's arousing him. On another level, it's about wanting something the singer knows deep down inside he'll never get. Looking at it this way, the singer is watching some erotic dancer teasing as she dances, and knows deep down she'll never really get with him no matter how much he tries.
^^: Sorry about the double post.