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.
this day was meant to be
a day that i would treasure
this day was meant to be
a way to make us closer
could it be he doesnt see
that we dont fit together?
could it be that this will be
the way it feels forever?
this day was planned for years
i prayed at every altar
this day confirmed my fears
there's nothing left to wait for
battered bride dry your eyes
things will change i promise
red on white just you wait
you might learn to like it
this day was full of pain
i tried hard not to feel it
the magazines explained
something completely different
if i could have my way
id run home to my parents
im scared but have to stay
i made a firm commitment
battered bride dry your eyes
things will change i promise
red on white just you wait
you might learn to like it
pay your dues
bruised and numb
love means compromises
black and blue
love can come
in all shapes and sizes
battered bride
dry your eyes
things will change i promise
run and hide
all youd like
only death will part us....
battered bride
dry your eyes....
a day that i would treasure
this day was meant to be
a way to make us closer
could it be he doesnt see
that we dont fit together?
could it be that this will be
the way it feels forever?
this day was planned for years
i prayed at every altar
this day confirmed my fears
there's nothing left to wait for
battered bride dry your eyes
things will change i promise
red on white just you wait
you might learn to like it
this day was full of pain
i tried hard not to feel it
the magazines explained
something completely different
if i could have my way
id run home to my parents
im scared but have to stay
i made a firm commitment
battered bride dry your eyes
things will change i promise
red on white just you wait
you might learn to like it
pay your dues
bruised and numb
love means compromises
black and blue
love can come
in all shapes and sizes
battered bride
dry your eyes
things will change i promise
run and hide
all youd like
only death will part us....
battered bride
dry your eyes....
Lyrics submitted by anna118k
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