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.
Daisy
I never thought I'd go
Crazy
But I never thought you so
Until now that I see
All the crazy things you're doing
Why you want to ruin it
And me?
Counting numbered days
Lately
I think you know it's true
That's it
It's all over, I'm through
For a while we can smile
For the people that we're passing
And even if they're asking
We can lie
Counting numbered days
Looks like the sun is gonna set
Know that there's nothing I regret
All the things that I learned
Well, I'd like to think I earned it
No need to go and burn it down now
Counting numbered days
Counting numbered days
I never thought I'd go
Crazy
But I never thought you so
Until now that I see
All the crazy things you're doing
Why you want to ruin it
And me?
Counting numbered days
Lately
I think you know it's true
That's it
It's all over, I'm through
For a while we can smile
For the people that we're passing
And even if they're asking
We can lie
Counting numbered days
Looks like the sun is gonna set
Know that there's nothing I regret
All the things that I learned
Well, I'd like to think I earned it
No need to go and burn it down now
Counting numbered days
Counting numbered days
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i think it's not so much death as the sun setting on a relationship. sounds like she's done something wrong and knows that he's gonna break up with her, but they can still pretend that it's alright and count the days til it's over.