Otep have since released six full-length albums featuring many session musicians including Greg Wells, Joey Jordison of Slipknot, Koichi Fukuda of Static-X, Emilie Autumn, Tony Campos of Soulfly and Asesino (ex-Static-X), and Ulrich Wild. Their first three albums, Sevas Tra, House of Secrets, and The Ascension, were released on Capitol Records. However, after the label's merging with Virgin Records, Otep, along with many other bands, were released from their contracts with Capitol in 2007. Two years later, Otep signed with Victory Records and released their fourth album, Smash the Control Machine, which included a reunion with former members Mark "Moke" Bistany on drums and Rob Patterson on guitar. The album also featured Koichi Fukuda on piano and Emilie Autumn on violin.
Atavist was the first album not to feature longtime bassist Jason "eViL J" McGuire who left the band on September 30, 2010, the personnel consisted of session musicians Rani Sharone, Gil Sharone, Tony Campos, Collyn McCoy, Ulrich Wild, and Markus Estrada. On the tour supporting the album, her band consisted of support musicians courtesy of the supporting band and labelmates on the tour, Destrophy. The band is now mainly Otep Shamaya.
In 2011, Otep toured as a supporting act along with Earth Crisis for Cavalera Conspiracy. She also wrote and released a new book of poems titled "New Word Order" in December 2011.
In 2013, Otep released her sixth studio album titled Hydra on January 22 through Victory Records.
Crooked Spoons
Otep Lyrics
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With there baptized drown
So they say!
Let's make my world
So they say
I killed a man
I took his head
So they say
He was discouraged
In all the world
Take you to the
Outer helm
Madness sound
Crooked spoons are every war
Genocide
Teenage needles
Everywhere
[Chorus x2]
Why?
You need
You've taken everything
Let's make my world
Let them sleep
I need some more
Nooses made from human hair
Bodies falling from the air
Preach true
This is it
We're through with you
Columbine
Crooked spoons are every war
Genocide
Teenage needles
Everywhere
[Chorus x2]
Where the baptized drown
I sleep to deep
For you to wake me
I sleep to deep
For you to wake me
I sleep to deep
For you to wake me
My wrists are kissed
Tarnished
[Chorus x2]
The from your little tiny
Shiny in your eyes
In my veins shallow
A lone incarcerated soul
I sleep too deep
You to wake me up
The lyrics of Otep's song Crooked Spoons contain dark and disturbing themes of violence, madness, and death. The opening lines, "take me down with their baptized drown," suggest a desire for someone to be deliberately drowned in a baptismal ceremony, perhaps indicating a rejection of religious beliefs. The following lines, "let's make my world," are repeated throughout the song, possibly suggesting a desire for control and power.
The verses contain brutal and graphic descriptions of violence, with the singer proclaiming to have killed a man and taken his head. The lines "crooked spoons are every war, genocide, teenage needles everywhere" suggest a world filled with chaos and destruction. The chorus repeats the question "why?" and accuses someone of taking everything, possibly referring to a sense of betrayal or loss.
The song's references to "Columbine" and "teenage needles" suggest a commentary on the effects of societal alienation and violence. The repetition of the phrase "I sleep too deep for you to wake me up" creates a sense of numbness and detachment from reality.
Overall, Crooked Spoons is a disturbing and intense song that explores themes of violence, madness, and societal decay.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me down
Take me to a place of subjugation
With there baptized drown
Let me be drowned as if being baptized
So they say!
As the rumors go!
Let's make my world
Let me have control of my environment
So they say
As people claim!
I killed a man
I'm being accused of homicide
So they say
According to hearsay!
I took his head
I decapitated him
So they say
According to gossip!
He was discouraged
He felt downbeat
In all the world
Despite all his possibilities
Take you to the
I'll lead you out to the
Outer helm
The rim of the world
Madness sound
The sound of insanity
Crooked spoons are every war
Every war is an unfair battle
Genocide
Killing of a population
Teenage needles
Drug addiction in young individuals
Everywhere
All around us
Why?
What is the reason?
You need
You crave for
You've taken everything
You've stolen all
Let them sleep
Let them be at rest
I need some more
I yearn for more
Nooses made from human hair
Ropes created using human hair
Bodies falling from the air
Dead bodies dropping from above
Preach true
Tell the real truth
This is it
It's the moment of truth
We're through with you
We're done with you
Columbine
Referencing to the unfortunate school shooting incident
Where the baptized drown
Where the holy and the righteous are drowned
I sleep to deep
I'm in a very deep sleep
For you to wake me
So that you couldn't awaken me
My wrists are kissed
My wrists are embraced
Tarnished
Disgraced
The from your little tiny
The light from your small and insignificant
Shiny in your eyes
Glittering in your vision
In my veins shallow
In my surface-level bloodstream
A lone incarcerated soul
A solitary and imprisoned spirit
I sleep too deep
I'm in an unfathomable slumber
You to wake me up
You're incapable of reviving me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GREG TRIBBETT, OTEP SHAMAYA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@emmashuffle6457
This whole album was so beautifully done and will forever be a great piece of art as a whole.
@jsange
"Why is metal music so violent and dark" because life is violent and dark, welcome to reality.
@jtheoriginal9775
😂😂😂 listen to CANNIBAL CORPSE dude. They're dark. Otep is far from soft but read some cannibal corpse lyrics.... then you'll have a hint of my mentality
@timlang7214
No Fukn doubt keeps me sane
@timlang7214
No Fukn doubt 😖
@woj8926
Carnival corpse I feel is over the top for the sake of it. It's sort of like human centipede - yeah the shock value is there but no substance. Otep writes meaningful dark lyrics
@felipericardosilva9943
Perfect words...
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@bloodpyre7
she's actually very poetic if you look at the lyrics of her songs
@woj8926
Oh yeah she is a legit poet and she is not shy about it.
@MarchOfMonarchs
Best female vocalist on earth!