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.
Wasted, paralyzed
I need ten thousand layers of disguise
Built to save
What's left that has already worn away
Inside this vacant made-up plastic life
Only your heart survived
One last cry
One last cry
One last cry
How long until
It's my day (my day)
To die
These broken animals
Useless as they are
These broken animals
As useless as they are
These broken animals
As useless as they are
Gravity gets to me
Holds me here
Without release
Now's the time
To cut the line
Cross my heart
I realize
Nights are long
And hope is gone
God help me
Make it home
Make it home
I need ten thousand layers of disguise
Built to save
What's left that has already worn away
Inside this vacant made-up plastic life
Only your heart survived
One last cry
One last cry
One last cry
How long until
It's my day (my day)
To die
These broken animals
Useless as they are
These broken animals
As useless as they are
These broken animals
As useless as they are
Gravity gets to me
Holds me here
Without release
Now's the time
To cut the line
Cross my heart
I realize
Nights are long
And hope is gone
God help me
Make it home
Make it home
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