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.
For all you know,he's a liar
and he is sharing your heart of beats to another
and he certainly keeps feeding up that fire
and your raindrops are sure to make water
as you scream that we are tied with wire
but the rust seems to break us apart and those hearts that you've eaten have pinned you up into circles
and I guess you were trying to crack the shell and these days I'm feeling like a pirate
and for the record, I stole a little beauty
and it shines like a yellow gown over the water
but I still can't seem to make myself feel happy
I'll just walk the plank
and say I will be better off drowning
to become water for another tree I could feed and grow these roots beside me
and I will be laughing, yes I will be laughing at me
and he is sharing your heart of beats to another
and he certainly keeps feeding up that fire
and your raindrops are sure to make water
as you scream that we are tied with wire
but the rust seems to break us apart and those hearts that you've eaten have pinned you up into circles
and I guess you were trying to crack the shell and these days I'm feeling like a pirate
and for the record, I stole a little beauty
and it shines like a yellow gown over the water
but I still can't seem to make myself feel happy
I'll just walk the plank
and say I will be better off drowning
to become water for another tree I could feed and grow these roots beside me
and I will be laughing, yes I will be laughing at me
Lyrics submitted by promisexkept
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