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.
Last night I found heaven
It's on the tip of my tongue
And it reminded me of
All the times I was young
I'm catching rain in my open mouth
I used to smile till the day I found out
I have no idea who the hell I've become
It's not who I was, it's not who I love
I want to drown, in a sea filled with Novocaine
I want to burn, on a beach where the sand
Has thousands of needles poking at my skin
I lie in bed to the sound, of the wolves at my door
They are speaking in tongues
While they claw at my floor
I never thought it would come to this
I'm more yellow than my own piss
They're making rounds
Just to even the score
Just open the door
Just open the door
I want to drown, in a sea filled with Novocaine
I want to burn, on a beach where the sand
Is littered with razor blades
Littered with razor blades
Blades
Littered with razor blades
I can't hold on, the path is clear
I can't ignore, what's been building for years
There's wolves at the door, I won't hide here in fear
Wolves at the door
I look at myself and the things that I've done
Stare away from the mirror and right into the sun
I forgive myself for all of my mistakes
When will I learn, when will I, when will I burn?
I want to drown, in a sea filled with Novocaine
I want to burn, on a beach where the sand
Is littered with razor blades
I gave up on myself a long time ago
To the black clouds I'm swallowed
And spit me out whole
Some times it feels like I'm losing my soul
At least that means
I still have a soul after all
It's on the tip of my tongue
And it reminded me of
All the times I was young
I'm catching rain in my open mouth
I used to smile till the day I found out
I have no idea who the hell I've become
It's not who I was, it's not who I love
I want to drown, in a sea filled with Novocaine
I want to burn, on a beach where the sand
Has thousands of needles poking at my skin
I lie in bed to the sound, of the wolves at my door
They are speaking in tongues
While they claw at my floor
I never thought it would come to this
I'm more yellow than my own piss
They're making rounds
Just to even the score
Just open the door
Just open the door
I want to drown, in a sea filled with Novocaine
I want to burn, on a beach where the sand
Is littered with razor blades
Littered with razor blades
Blades
Littered with razor blades
I can't hold on, the path is clear
I can't ignore, what's been building for years
There's wolves at the door, I won't hide here in fear
Wolves at the door
I look at myself and the things that I've done
Stare away from the mirror and right into the sun
I forgive myself for all of my mistakes
When will I learn, when will I, when will I burn?
I want to drown, in a sea filled with Novocaine
I want to burn, on a beach where the sand
Is littered with razor blades
I gave up on myself a long time ago
To the black clouds I'm swallowed
And spit me out whole
Some times it feels like I'm losing my soul
At least that means
I still have a soul after all
Lyrics submitted by MackGallagher
Wolves at the Door Lyrics as written by Daniel Gerard Trapp Brian Mcternan
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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The black clouds would swallow This flaming Hello.. lol