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.
Before digital there was analog,
And now vintage is all the rage.
CDs skipped and vinyl's back,
Mp3s and not 8-track,
And cassettes have been erased.
Black and white turned technicolor up on the big screen,
Beta turned to DVD.
Claymation is gone and now it’s all become CG.
Movie sets just dont exist, but there’s always a blue screen.
It used to be that hours seemed like days.
Let's go back in time.
It used to be that hours seemed like days.
Let's just press rewind.
And now vintage is all the rage.
CDs skipped and vinyl's back,
Mp3s and not 8-track,
And cassettes have been erased.
Black and white turned technicolor up on the big screen,
Beta turned to DVD.
Claymation is gone and now it’s all become CG.
Movie sets just dont exist, but there’s always a blue screen.
It used to be that hours seemed like days.
Let's go back in time.
It used to be that hours seemed like days.
Let's just press rewind.
Lyrics submitted by Exodus-Tony
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I agree, this song is pretty amazing, especially the lyrics. It talks of a time when things were simpler, back in the 80's and 90's.
The title seems to be talking about how busy we are nowadays; back then, time went slower, and there was more time to relax. This is when "hours seemed like days".
Very nostalgic feel. Kinda similar to Reminisce I guess.