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.
As you walk
The path of least resistance
Is it that simple
As you claim it to be
Cut out
Your tongue
Your eyes
Your lies
They do deceive you
Your tongue
Your eyes
Your lies
They do deceive you
I stand firm in my solidarity
The path I walk (the path I walk)
I walk in with my own resolve
When darkness falls (when darkness falls)
We are reborn
A dream since the fall of man
We are reborn
But the lives
Are not yet depleted
We are the whole
Save us of all
With not just words
Let resolution be our voice
I stand firm in my solidarity
The path I walk (the path I walk)
I walk in with my own resolve
When darkness falls (when darkness falls)
We are reborn
A dream since the fall of man
We are reborn
We are the remnant
We the remnant will save us of all
We are the faithful
We the faithful will save us of all
Save us of all
When darkness falls (when darkness falls)
We are reborn
A dream since the fall of man
We are reborn
When darkness falls (when darkness falls)
We are reborn
A dream since the fall of man
We are reborn
The path of least resistance
Is it that simple
As you claim it to be
Cut out
Your tongue
Your eyes
Your lies
They do deceive you
Your tongue
Your eyes
Your lies
They do deceive you
I stand firm in my solidarity
The path I walk (the path I walk)
I walk in with my own resolve
When darkness falls (when darkness falls)
We are reborn
A dream since the fall of man
We are reborn
But the lives
Are not yet depleted
We are the whole
Save us of all
With not just words
Let resolution be our voice
I stand firm in my solidarity
The path I walk (the path I walk)
I walk in with my own resolve
When darkness falls (when darkness falls)
We are reborn
A dream since the fall of man
We are reborn
We are the remnant
We the remnant will save us of all
We are the faithful
We the faithful will save us of all
Save us of all
When darkness falls (when darkness falls)
We are reborn
A dream since the fall of man
We are reborn
When darkness falls (when darkness falls)
We are reborn
A dream since the fall of man
We are reborn
Lyrics submitted by The_Cereal_killer
When Darkness Falls [Previously Unreleased Track] Lyrics as written by Rolf U. Lovland
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I think it's talking about Christianity. The fall of man... we are reborn. My beliefs are not antiquated. It's like he's speaking to people who speak out against Christianity and telling them that, while they might believe that, he's going to believe in what he does even if he's alone.
I know that Jesse was the religious one in KSE, but it seems that even after Howard joined, there's still a lot of focus on religion and faith in their lyrics.
And what's SOAD fan talking about? I like both KSE and SOAD. But I have to say that KSE sounds nothing like nu. There's no other band like KSE out there. Hard, grinding metal has that shallow, violent stereotype, and KSE breaks that stereotype. Anyway, KSE reaches places that need reaching.