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.
Night breeze stiffens my muscles, trees bend in the street light
Leaves rustle by ominously, a chill quakes through my mind
Though tear drenched eye I witness, this innocents demise
The heavy hand of her father, her virginal flesh defiled
My hand moves to my scrotum, not wanting to enjoy
But the pulsating heat of my passion, I can feel on my inner thigh
Peering through the bushes, to the dimly lit room inside
Desecration of a young girl, makes me wish she was my bride
Now I must venture further, into this shrine of pain
To satisfy my suffering, and end this creatures demise.
Now its my turn, I make my way into
This foul environment
His dick slips out, in utter dismay
His gaze meets with mine
My actions swift, as I push him to the floor
This man will have to die
His daughter panting, crouched in terror
They both await my next moveâ?¦.
Reflecting on my actions, I understand what must now happen
Concentrating my weight into my knee, I drop upon his face
My erection is persistent, so I turn and peer downwards
Laying in a pool of vaginal fluid, I approach my victim
Regret! Sorrow!
Sadness! Aching for my deathâ?¦.
The pulsing flesh under me, I can't fulfill my urges
Stepping out of myself and letting the hate control
Quivering in such ecstasy, my thoughts now wander
Into a void, another plane, a heightened state of mind
Driven into this negativity and exploring
Surprisingly she cannot feel my hands around her neck, or my death sinking into herâ?¦
Shakingâ?¦.
Smilingâ?¦.
Weepingâ?¦.
Bleedingâ?¦.
Her Jesus embraces touching, her breast tenderly
With a light push he enters, her swollen lips
But looming in the back of her mind
The knowledge that her Jesus is dead
Leaves rustle by ominously, a chill quakes through my mind
Though tear drenched eye I witness, this innocents demise
The heavy hand of her father, her virginal flesh defiled
My hand moves to my scrotum, not wanting to enjoy
But the pulsating heat of my passion, I can feel on my inner thigh
Peering through the bushes, to the dimly lit room inside
Desecration of a young girl, makes me wish she was my bride
Now I must venture further, into this shrine of pain
To satisfy my suffering, and end this creatures demise.
Now its my turn, I make my way into
This foul environment
His dick slips out, in utter dismay
His gaze meets with mine
My actions swift, as I push him to the floor
This man will have to die
His daughter panting, crouched in terror
They both await my next moveâ?¦.
Reflecting on my actions, I understand what must now happen
Concentrating my weight into my knee, I drop upon his face
My erection is persistent, so I turn and peer downwards
Laying in a pool of vaginal fluid, I approach my victim
Regret! Sorrow!
Sadness! Aching for my deathâ?¦.
The pulsing flesh under me, I can't fulfill my urges
Stepping out of myself and letting the hate control
Quivering in such ecstasy, my thoughts now wander
Into a void, another plane, a heightened state of mind
Driven into this negativity and exploring
Surprisingly she cannot feel my hands around her neck, or my death sinking into herâ?¦
Shakingâ?¦.
Smilingâ?¦.
Weepingâ?¦.
Bleedingâ?¦.
Her Jesus embraces touching, her breast tenderly
With a light push he enters, her swollen lips
But looming in the back of her mind
The knowledge that her Jesus is dead
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