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.
If you want me, the cherry on top
The pick of the pack, the crème de la crop
If you want me, you better do better than that tonight (oh, oh)
If you want me, it takes more than a wink
More than a drink, more than you think
If you want me, you're gonna have to break the bank tonight (ooh)
'Cause some don't have the patience
Some call me high maintenance
But you pay the bill
'Cause that's the deal
If you wanna ride, just name your price
Don't play cheap with your heart
Don't make a bet if you can't write the check
For me, for me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me
If you want me, I'm not a piece of ass
A one night stand, a storage shed
I think you better walk by tonight (oh, no)
If you want me, then stop begging
I don't put out for charity
If you want me, there's no discount price tonight (ooh)
But I don't need your dollar bills
I just want something real
'Cause nothing's free
Except loving me
If you wanna ride, just name your price
Don't play cheap with your heart
Don't make a bet if you can't write the check
For me, for me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me
If you want me, the cherry on top
The pick of the pack, the crème de la crop
If you wanna ride, just name your price
Don't play cheap with your heart
Don't make a bet if you can't write the check
For me, for me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me
If you wanna ride, just name your price
Don't play cheap with your heart
Don't make a bet if you can't write the check
For me, for me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me
The pick of the pack, the crème de la crop
If you want me, you better do better than that tonight (oh, oh)
If you want me, it takes more than a wink
More than a drink, more than you think
If you want me, you're gonna have to break the bank tonight (ooh)
'Cause some don't have the patience
Some call me high maintenance
But you pay the bill
'Cause that's the deal
If you wanna ride, just name your price
Don't play cheap with your heart
Don't make a bet if you can't write the check
For me, for me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me
If you want me, I'm not a piece of ass
A one night stand, a storage shed
I think you better walk by tonight (oh, no)
If you want me, then stop begging
I don't put out for charity
If you want me, there's no discount price tonight (ooh)
But I don't need your dollar bills
I just want something real
'Cause nothing's free
Except loving me
If you wanna ride, just name your price
Don't play cheap with your heart
Don't make a bet if you can't write the check
For me, for me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me
If you want me, the cherry on top
The pick of the pack, the crème de la crop
If you wanna ride, just name your price
Don't play cheap with your heart
Don't make a bet if you can't write the check
For me, for me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me
If you wanna ride, just name your price
Don't play cheap with your heart
Don't make a bet if you can't write the check
For me, for me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me
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She's very much a "material girl", you could say.