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.
You face me in silence and hope is in your eyes
Unspoken yet pleading you wait for my reply
Alone now I tremble in want of your embrace
Let not tears fall for me, let me show the way
Don't know why you have such belief in m
To justify this I'd try eternally
I will not forget what you've done for me
Shed not a tear I'll be with you endlessly
How I wish I could say
What you want to hear
Long ago I swore that I'd always keep you near
I know now it seems like my vow was empty then
But in time you will see I'd do it all again
I lie back close my eyes again
The dreams are there
My last chance slipped away
You'll never know I cared
I count this with reason as most of my regret
Now I hope you can see that I will not forget
Unspoken yet pleading you wait for my reply
Alone now I tremble in want of your embrace
Let not tears fall for me, let me show the way
Don't know why you have such belief in m
To justify this I'd try eternally
I will not forget what you've done for me
Shed not a tear I'll be with you endlessly
How I wish I could say
What you want to hear
Long ago I swore that I'd always keep you near
I know now it seems like my vow was empty then
But in time you will see I'd do it all again
I lie back close my eyes again
The dreams are there
My last chance slipped away
You'll never know I cared
I count this with reason as most of my regret
Now I hope you can see that I will not forget
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Behind Silence and Solitude Lyrics as written by Daniel Egan Christopher Bartlett
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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truly a love song bouthow he still loves her..........hes thankful for her love and would still accept her.