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 try your hardest to perfect your explanations
You lie until they've run out of questions
You can only move as fast as those in front of you
And if you assume just like them,what good will it do?
So find out for yourself,so your ignorance will stop bleeding through
Only one thing
Big enough to fill the void that's inside of you
It's just a breath away you can breathe today breathe today
So many lies swirling around you you're suffocating
The empty space in you
Steals your breath you're suffocating
Logic forces me to believe in this and now I've learned to see
I can only say what I've seen and heard and only you can choose
And every choice you make will affect you,search your own self
You can breathe today
So many lies swarming around you, you're suffocating
The empty shape in you
Steals your breath you're suffocating
Big enough to fill the void that's inside of you
It's just a breath away
So many lies swarming around you you're suffocating
The empty shape in you
Steals your breath you're suffocating
You can breathe today
Breathe today
You lie until they've run out of questions
You can only move as fast as those in front of you
And if you assume just like them,what good will it do?
So find out for yourself,so your ignorance will stop bleeding through
Only one thing
Big enough to fill the void that's inside of you
It's just a breath away you can breathe today breathe today
So many lies swirling around you you're suffocating
The empty space in you
Steals your breath you're suffocating
Logic forces me to believe in this and now I've learned to see
I can only say what I've seen and heard and only you can choose
And every choice you make will affect you,search your own self
You can breathe today
So many lies swarming around you, you're suffocating
The empty shape in you
Steals your breath you're suffocating
Big enough to fill the void that's inside of you
It's just a breath away
So many lies swarming around you you're suffocating
The empty shape in you
Steals your breath you're suffocating
You can breathe today
Breathe today
Lyrics submitted by catinthehatgrl
Breathe Today Lyrics as written by Sameer Bhattacharya Howard Benson
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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