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 had a dream
Of the wide open praire
I had a dream
Of pale morning sky
I had a dream
That we flew on golden wings
And we were the same, just the same
You and I
Follow your heart
Little child of the west wind
Follow the voice
That's calling you home
Follow your dreams
But always remember me
I am your brother
And under the sun
We are like birds of a feather
We are two hearts thrown together
We will be forever as one
My brother under the sun
Whenever you hear
The wind in the canyon
If ever you see
The buffalo run
Where ever you go
I'll be there beside you
'Cause you are my brother
My brother under the sun
We are like birds of a feather
We are two hearts joined together
We will be forever as one
My brother under the sun
Under the sun
Under the sun
My brother under the sun
Of the wide open praire
I had a dream
Of pale morning sky
I had a dream
That we flew on golden wings
And we were the same, just the same
You and I
Follow your heart
Little child of the west wind
Follow the voice
That's calling you home
Follow your dreams
But always remember me
I am your brother
And under the sun
We are like birds of a feather
We are two hearts thrown together
We will be forever as one
My brother under the sun
Whenever you hear
The wind in the canyon
If ever you see
The buffalo run
Where ever you go
I'll be there beside you
'Cause you are my brother
My brother under the sun
We are like birds of a feather
We are two hearts joined together
We will be forever as one
My brother under the sun
Under the sun
Under the sun
My brother under the sun
Lyrics submitted by kevlar_soul
Brothers Under The Sun Lyrics as written by Steve Jablonsky Bryan Adams
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This song is featured in "Spirit - Stallion of the cimarron"
the lyrics fit in really well with the movie