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.
dead girls dance they burn and twirl
witch hunt
witch cunt burn this girl
dead girls dance they burn and twirl
witch hunt
witch cunt burn this girl
dead girls dance they burn and twirl
witch hunt
witch cunt burn this girl
dead girls dance they burn and twirl
(Back ground)
I'm running out of air
its a part of me thats not here tonight
the part thats full of poison
And they fall on my skin making tiny holes
Erasing my legacy
Nothing hurts
Nothing's right
I have nothing
Turning to the left
I get on a ride
And the ride's dark
And we drive Nazi cars
And I am no longer afraid
Because I've held on so tight
I'M BURNING
I'M FUCKING BURNING
It covers me
and I only find comfort in the darkness
I am with you your majesty
With one match
We have relationships together
Only one
witch hunt
witch cunt burn this girl
witch hunt
witch cunt burn this girl
dead girls dance they burn and twirl
witch hunt
witch cunt burn this girl
dead girls dance they burn and twirl
witch hunt
witch cunt burn this girl
dead girls dance they burn and twirl
(Back ground)
I'm running out of air
its a part of me thats not here tonight
the part thats full of poison
And they fall on my skin making tiny holes
Erasing my legacy
Nothing hurts
Nothing's right
I have nothing
Turning to the left
I get on a ride
And the ride's dark
And we drive Nazi cars
And I am no longer afraid
Because I've held on so tight
I'M BURNING
I'M FUCKING BURNING
It covers me
and I only find comfort in the darkness
I am with you your majesty
With one match
We have relationships together
Only one
witch hunt
witch cunt burn this girl
Lyrics submitted by Catatonik, edited by weirdgirl32
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i know the lyrics when i sing along, but not offhand. basically to me its about doing something u regret, destroying something u love (becuz i held him so tight that i crushed him. i crushed him) and then just going numb, and the song is about the process of becoming numb. its so beautiful and inspired me to write sumfin i really quite like