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'm running for the edge on top of this bullshit
I don't want to hear it
I found my way again
It's hard to explain it
I know that I hate it
I don't feel this could be real
I find so hard I'm falling apart
So much so much for what for what we said
No matter what I say, you turn your back away
It's never going to break you,
It's never going to make you fall.
No matter what I say, you turn your back away.
It's never going to break you,
It's never going to make you fall
This fake reality I never can make up the time that you take up
It's my worst enemy
I'm on a mission to feed my addiction
So sick of thoughts so empty
It's well overflowed I'm bound to explode
So much so much for what for what we said
No matter what I say, you turn your back away
It's never going to break you,
It's never going to make you fall
No matter what I say, you turn your back away
It's never going to break you,
It's never going to make you fall
Somehow between the lines it's clearer
Locked down and chained up to the mirror
Somehow between the lines it's clearer
Locked down it takes apart of me
I'm running for the edge on top of this bullshit
I don't want to hear it
I found my way again
it's hard to explain it
I know that I hate it
I don't feel this could be real
I find so hard I'm falling apart
So much so much for what for what we said
No matter what I say,
you turn your back away
It's never going to break you,
It's never going to make you fall
No matter what I say, you turn your back way
It's never going to break you
It's never going to make you fall
I don't want to hear it
I found my way again
It's hard to explain it
I know that I hate it
I don't feel this could be real
I find so hard I'm falling apart
So much so much for what for what we said
No matter what I say, you turn your back away
It's never going to break you,
It's never going to make you fall.
No matter what I say, you turn your back away.
It's never going to break you,
It's never going to make you fall
This fake reality I never can make up the time that you take up
It's my worst enemy
I'm on a mission to feed my addiction
So sick of thoughts so empty
It's well overflowed I'm bound to explode
So much so much for what for what we said
No matter what I say, you turn your back away
It's never going to break you,
It's never going to make you fall
No matter what I say, you turn your back away
It's never going to break you,
It's never going to make you fall
Somehow between the lines it's clearer
Locked down and chained up to the mirror
Somehow between the lines it's clearer
Locked down it takes apart of me
I'm running for the edge on top of this bullshit
I don't want to hear it
I found my way again
it's hard to explain it
I know that I hate it
I don't feel this could be real
I find so hard I'm falling apart
So much so much for what for what we said
No matter what I say,
you turn your back away
It's never going to break you,
It's never going to make you fall
No matter what I say, you turn your back way
It's never going to break you
It's never going to make you fall
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