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.
Catch me if you can and tame the beast
Should I leave you burning in the heat
Kick the throttle down, I'm on fire
It turns me on the feel the engine's beat
Take it to the highway
On the open road
I want to feel your power
Screaming into overload
She's running hot
She's hot
Coming out of nowhere, moving fast
I gotta keep the feeling
Make it last
Let me feel your body
I'll explode
Together we will run to overload
Take it to the highway
On the open road
I want to feel your power
Screaming into overload
She's running hot
She's hot
She's running hot
She's hot
(Repeat to end)
Should I leave you burning in the heat
Kick the throttle down, I'm on fire
It turns me on the feel the engine's beat
Take it to the highway
On the open road
I want to feel your power
Screaming into overload
She's running hot
She's hot
Coming out of nowhere, moving fast
I gotta keep the feeling
Make it last
Let me feel your body
I'll explode
Together we will run to overload
Take it to the highway
On the open road
I want to feel your power
Screaming into overload
She's running hot
She's hot
She's running hot
She's hot
(Repeat to end)
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This song is another one about Saxon's love of the thrill and excitement associated with the speed and adrenaline of the road. Getting caught up in the rush of the moment, feeling the power and intensity of the experience as one push their machines to the limit.