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.
Does it upset you
To see where I lay
And tell me does it make you sad
‘Cos in a week you will pray
And tell me does it back you up
Fuck your mind
And leave you feeling unstable, yeah
Give me, room to breathe
Just a little, room to breathe
When it makes you satisfied
Step back and laugh
‘Cos I made you sad
‘Cos I made you CHOKE!
When it makes you wanna DIE!
And there’s no excuse
For the games that you play
And tell me why there’s no escape
From the things that you say
And tell me does it stay inside
Fuck your mind
And leave you feeling violated, again
Give me, room to breathe
Just a little, room to breathe
ROOM TO BREATHE!
When it makes you satisfied
Step back and laugh
‘Cos I made you sad
‘Cos I made you CHOKE!
When it makes you wanna DIE!
Does it make you
Make you sad
DOES IT MAKE YOU!
MAKE YOU SAD
When it makes you satisfied
Step back and laugh
‘Cos I made you sad
‘Cos I made you CHOKE!
When it makes you wanna DIE!
To see where I lay
And tell me does it make you sad
‘Cos in a week you will pray
And tell me does it back you up
Fuck your mind
And leave you feeling unstable, yeah
Give me, room to breathe
Just a little, room to breathe
When it makes you satisfied
Step back and laugh
‘Cos I made you sad
‘Cos I made you CHOKE!
When it makes you wanna DIE!
And there’s no excuse
For the games that you play
And tell me why there’s no escape
From the things that you say
And tell me does it stay inside
Fuck your mind
And leave you feeling violated, again
Give me, room to breathe
Just a little, room to breathe
ROOM TO BREATHE!
When it makes you satisfied
Step back and laugh
‘Cos I made you sad
‘Cos I made you CHOKE!
When it makes you wanna DIE!
Does it make you
Make you sad
DOES IT MAKE YOU!
MAKE YOU SAD
When it makes you satisfied
Step back and laugh
‘Cos I made you sad
‘Cos I made you CHOKE!
When it makes you wanna DIE!
Lyrics submitted by sHaKi04AnDiE
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it aint about the meaning, cos im really not sure of that one aye! but i thought it was "would it make you wanna die?" but thats perhaps just me...:)