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.
There's no hope of helping us,
we've only just begun.
We're youth eternal,
nothing more to become.
A thousand lights are burning from both ends.
We're proud of reputations we all own.
Together forever.
Rejected but never alone.
Together forever.
I'd purify the world with one primal scream,
but no one would listen.
Keep dark secrets to myself,
because no one else will talk to me.
It's hard for me to comprehend,
they couldn't understand all the thoughts going through our heads.
With a smile they tore us up,
now look what we've become.
Finally we are numb.
No need to.
No need to feel.
I've got a nothingness and that's all that's real.
No need to cut the numbness inside.
No need to.
No need to hear.
What you've got to say means nothing at all.
I've got no distance left to fall.
we've only just begun.
We're youth eternal,
nothing more to become.
A thousand lights are burning from both ends.
We're proud of reputations we all own.
Together forever.
Rejected but never alone.
Together forever.
I'd purify the world with one primal scream,
but no one would listen.
Keep dark secrets to myself,
because no one else will talk to me.
It's hard for me to comprehend,
they couldn't understand all the thoughts going through our heads.
With a smile they tore us up,
now look what we've become.
Finally we are numb.
No need to.
No need to feel.
I've got a nothingness and that's all that's real.
No need to cut the numbness inside.
No need to.
No need to hear.
What you've got to say means nothing at all.
I've got no distance left to fall.
Lyrics submitted by oofus
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I don't think this is just about teens, but freaks in general.
this is an awesome song...it really sums up how teens feel sometimes...how numb and judged they feel.
I'd purify the world with one primal scream, but no one would listen.
soo good
Keep dark secrets to myself, because no one else will talk to me.
this song totally rocks! AFI kicks!!!!!!!!
Aspirin takes away pain...
I think this song is about how teens feel like they are being discrimated against and there's no one they can talk to about their problems. If they try to ask a question concerning their problem, everyone will think they're nuts. So they remain silent and in pain. The only line I'm a little lost on is "A thousand lights are burning from both ends"
this song is sooooo cool yup its about teens and how they cant tell any1 there problems cuz people r quick to judge them luv this song describes exactly how i feel all the time
You're all wrong. Aspirin, also known as APAP is the other thing in most opiate pain medications like vicodin (hydrocodone). Vicodin is hydrocodone with APAP in it, which in some cases is aspirin, or tylenol. This song is about opiate painkillers. And to think half of you thought it was about getting high on aspiring? What the fuck.
LOVE THIS SONG!!!
Lmao