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.
"Second floor, hardware, children's wear, ladies lingerie
Oh, good morning Mr. Tyler, going down?"
Yeah
Workin' like a dog for the boss man (oh)
Workin' for the company (oh yeah)
I'm bettin' on the dice I'm tossin' (oh)
I'm gonna have a fantasy (oh yeah)
But where am I gonna look?
They tell me that love is blind
I really need a girl like an open book
To read between the lines
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
Love in an elevator
Lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground
Jacki's in the elevator (oh)
Lingerie second floor (oh yeah)
She said can I see you later (oh)
And love you just a little more? (oh yeah)
I kinda hope we get stuck
Nobody gets out alive
She said I'll show ya how to fax in the mail room
Honey and have you home by five
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
Love in an elevator
Lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground
In the air, in the air, honey one more time now, it ain't fair
Love in an elevator
Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down
Lovin' it
Elevator
Goin' down
Love in an elevator
Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I hit the ground
Gonna be a penthouse pauper (oh)
Gonna be a millionaire (oh yeah)
I'm gonna be a real fast talker (oh)
And have me a love affair (oh yeah)
Gotta get my timin' right (oh)
It's a test that I gotta pass (oh yeah)
I'll chase you all the way to the stairway honey (oh)
Kiss your sassafras
Love in an elevator
Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up 'til I hit the ground
Do you care?
Do you care?
Honey, one more time now it ain't fair
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
Do you care?
Do you care?
Honey, one more time now it ain't fair
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
In the air
In the air
Honey one more, one more, one more
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
In the air
In the air
Honey one more, one more, one more
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
In the air
In the air
Honey one more, one more, one more
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
In the air
In the air
In the air
In the air
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
Oh, good morning Mr. Tyler, going down?"
Yeah
Workin' like a dog for the boss man (oh)
Workin' for the company (oh yeah)
I'm bettin' on the dice I'm tossin' (oh)
I'm gonna have a fantasy (oh yeah)
But where am I gonna look?
They tell me that love is blind
I really need a girl like an open book
To read between the lines
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
Love in an elevator
Lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground
Jacki's in the elevator (oh)
Lingerie second floor (oh yeah)
She said can I see you later (oh)
And love you just a little more? (oh yeah)
I kinda hope we get stuck
Nobody gets out alive
She said I'll show ya how to fax in the mail room
Honey and have you home by five
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
Love in an elevator
Lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground
In the air, in the air, honey one more time now, it ain't fair
Love in an elevator
Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down
Lovin' it
Elevator
Goin' down
Love in an elevator
Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I hit the ground
Gonna be a penthouse pauper (oh)
Gonna be a millionaire (oh yeah)
I'm gonna be a real fast talker (oh)
And have me a love affair (oh yeah)
Gotta get my timin' right (oh)
It's a test that I gotta pass (oh yeah)
I'll chase you all the way to the stairway honey (oh)
Kiss your sassafras
Love in an elevator
Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up 'til I hit the ground
Do you care?
Do you care?
Honey, one more time now it ain't fair
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
Do you care?
Do you care?
Honey, one more time now it ain't fair
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
In the air
In the air
Honey one more, one more, one more
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
In the air
In the air
Honey one more, one more, one more
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
In the air
In the air
Honey one more, one more, one more
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
In the air
In the air
In the air
In the air
Love in an elevator
Livin' it up when I'm goin' down
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Song of the week in Brazil with Sexy Bitch. FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN song unless one has visual of S.T. Then it's downright frightening!