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.
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Find light in the beautiful sea, I choose to be happy
You and I, you and I, we're like diamonds in the sky
You're a shooting star I see, a vision of ecstasy
When you hold me, I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky
I knew that we'd become one right away
Oh, right away
At first sight I felt the energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes
So shine bright
tonight
You and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye
So alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Palms rise to the universe, as we moonshine and molly
Feel the warmth, we'll never die
We're like diamonds in the sky
You're a shooting star I see, a vision of ecstasy
When you hold me, I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky
At first sight I felt the energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes
So shine bright
Tonight
You and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye
So alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
So shine bright
Tonight
You and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye
So alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond, oh yeah
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Find light in the beautiful sea, I choose to be happy
You and I, you and I, we're like diamonds in the sky
You're a shooting star I see, a vision of ecstasy
When you hold me, I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky
I knew that we'd become one right away
Oh, right away
At first sight I felt the energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes
So shine bright
tonight
You and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye
So alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Palms rise to the universe, as we moonshine and molly
Feel the warmth, we'll never die
We're like diamonds in the sky
You're a shooting star I see, a vision of ecstasy
When you hold me, I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky
At first sight I felt the energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes
So shine bright
Tonight
You and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye
So alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
So shine bright
Tonight
You and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye
So alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond, oh yeah
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond (Ouh-oh-oh-oh)
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
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Diamonds Lyrics as written by Mikkel Eriksen Sia Furler
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