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.
To bear the weight and push into the sky
It's easier to lie, easier to lie
And honestly, to look you in the eye
It's easier to lie, easier to lie
To be the one, to be the only one
Someone has to give a lot
Something has to give a lot
And who am I to give you what you need
When I'm leaning, just learning
Learning how to live and to bear the weight..
To fill the space, the space you made for me
Try to be the one you want
Try to be the way you want
And maybe I could be the one you need
If you'd only show me
Show me how to live and to bear the weight
And push into the sky
It's easier to lie, easier to lie
And do what's right when everything is wrong
It's easier to run it's easier to
Never have to look you in the eye
It's easier to lie, easier to lie
To bear the weight and push into the sky
It's easier to lie
It's easier to lie, easier to lie
And honestly, to look you in the eye
It's easier to lie, easier to lie
To be the one, to be the only one
Someone has to give a lot
Something has to give a lot
And who am I to give you what you need
When I'm leaning, just learning
Learning how to live and to bear the weight..
To fill the space, the space you made for me
Try to be the one you want
Try to be the way you want
And maybe I could be the one you need
If you'd only show me
Show me how to live and to bear the weight
And push into the sky
It's easier to lie, easier to lie
And do what's right when everything is wrong
It's easier to run it's easier to
Never have to look you in the eye
It's easier to lie, easier to lie
To bear the weight and push into the sky
It's easier to lie
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My interpretation is probably the most wrong of all, and i'm kinda stucking in this song a meaning that it hasn't; all this is related to the fact that i currently like a girl, a lot, and i listened to this song for the first time while i was thinking about her and what's between us (nothing important so far...). The song made me think that when i'm with her it's easier to lie and so it's easier to bear the weight of a relationship and to think that i'm really able to give her what she deserves and what she needs; i usually get lost in the fantasy of we having a future togheter, doing all kinds of things and loving each other as much as humanly possible. She's great, way better than me in almost everything, and i myself have some problems with expressing feelings and dealing with other persons, so sometimes i seriously question the possibility of me ending up in a relationship, in particular with this beautiful girl. So, to finish, i found a very strong link between what's said in the song and what i feel when i'm with her, because, again, in those moments i really get a glimpse of what could be if she was mine, and that's the best thing i've ever felt. I also hope that i can show this comment to her one day, and prove to her how strong and powerful are my feelings. Ciao Giulia