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.
I hear a distant thunder. They say thou don't surrender
Witnessing lael my eyes the sins of our land
Why can't we see from under? Dark reign on thou defenders
Endlessly torturing the sons without stand
Fight out lets break the chains So strong we must feel no pain
Forever torn apart from the haunting fields of man
Raging fear from skies above the fire fill my veins
Destruction of humanity the everlasting flame
Cast away no turning back from long and darkened shore
We'll show no mercy as they fall The fire burns inside
Now prepare for war!
You feel the pain no longer Daylight your heart grows stronger
Not even sense the burning hunger inside
Ride out with force and valour in memory forever
Towards the battering and rise all the time
Stand out we'll break the chain in unity we feel no pain
Forever torn apart from the haunting fields of man
Raging fear from skies above the fire fills my veins
Destruction of humanity the everlasting flame
Cast way no turning back from long and darkened shore
We'll show no mercy as they fall the fire burns inside
Now prepare for war!!
Looking around there's no fear in your heart for I know you will never surrender
Everyone here raise there eyes to the sky now we strike out and onward we fight
Prepare for war!!!!
Raging fear from skies above the fire fill my veins
Destruction of humanity the everlasting flame!!!!
Raging fears from skies above the fire fills my veins
Destruction of humanity the everlasting flame
Cast away no turning back from land and darkened shore
We'll show no mercy as they fall
We'll show no mercy standing tall
Till becomes us we won't fall The fire burns inside
Now prepare for war!!!
War...
Witnessing lael my eyes the sins of our land
Why can't we see from under? Dark reign on thou defenders
Endlessly torturing the sons without stand
Fight out lets break the chains So strong we must feel no pain
Forever torn apart from the haunting fields of man
Raging fear from skies above the fire fill my veins
Destruction of humanity the everlasting flame
Cast away no turning back from long and darkened shore
We'll show no mercy as they fall The fire burns inside
Now prepare for war!
You feel the pain no longer Daylight your heart grows stronger
Not even sense the burning hunger inside
Ride out with force and valour in memory forever
Towards the battering and rise all the time
Stand out we'll break the chain in unity we feel no pain
Forever torn apart from the haunting fields of man
Raging fear from skies above the fire fills my veins
Destruction of humanity the everlasting flame
Cast way no turning back from long and darkened shore
We'll show no mercy as they fall the fire burns inside
Now prepare for war!!
Looking around there's no fear in your heart for I know you will never surrender
Everyone here raise there eyes to the sky now we strike out and onward we fight
Prepare for war!!!!
Raging fear from skies above the fire fill my veins
Destruction of humanity the everlasting flame!!!!
Raging fears from skies above the fire fills my veins
Destruction of humanity the everlasting flame
Cast away no turning back from land and darkened shore
We'll show no mercy as they fall
We'll show no mercy standing tall
Till becomes us we won't fall The fire burns inside
Now prepare for war!!!
War...
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to me this song is about a people whom have been betrayed by other people and how war tears civilizations apart.