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.
i received your letter in the mail sounds like times are hard for you again you said that you'd be nineteen in september of this year and you're breaking up with your first girlfriend "my dad and i got in a fight, he told me to leave" when everything was fine there isn't much that i can do to help you tes it's true but i promise that the hurt will heal in time... and you don't deserve this lies can't pretend, just another way of thinking people can change when it seems they're not there for you truth cannot lie, never heard a better word that trust yes it's in you, know that it's true and right let me count the ways that i feel so sorry when it rains it drains the spirit dry we all have our mishaps, misfortunes, misopportunities and the strength to carry on consider yourself free... and you don't deserve this lies can't pretend, just another way of thinking people can change when it seems they're not there for you truth cannot lie, never heard a better word that trust yes it's in you, know that it's true and right
Lyrics submitted by Roxychix507
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Lies can't make everything okay... the truth is always real, and lies cannot suffice...
Not a fan of this band and thats because of this song...can anyone recommend a good one?
Go listen to "Not Your Savior", "Dumb Reminders", "Enjoy the Silence" or "Coming Too Close"
my favorite nufan song is "life size mirror"
Thanks guy I will