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.
Nú vaknar þú
Allt virðist vera breytt
Ég gægist út
En ég sé ekki neitt
Á skóna bind svo
Á náttfötum hún
Í draumi barst hún
Ég hrekk í kút
En sólin, er hún?
Hvar er hún? Inní hýr?
En hvar ert þú?
Legg upp í túr (ég legg upp í túr)
Og tölti götuna
Sé ekki út (ég sé ekki út)
Og nota stjörnurnar
Hleypur endalaust hún
Og klifrar svo út
Glósóli-leg hún
Og komdu út
Mig vaknar draum-haf
Mitt hjartað, slá
Úfið hár
Sturlun við fjar-óð
Sem skyldu-skrá
Og hér ert þú
Fannst mér
Og hér ert þú
Glósóli
Og hér ert þú
Glósóli
Og hér ert þú
Glósóli
Og hér ert þú
Allt virðist vera breytt
Ég gægist út
En ég sé ekki neitt
Á skóna bind svo
Á náttfötum hún
Í draumi barst hún
Ég hrekk í kút
En sólin, er hún?
Hvar er hún? Inní hýr?
En hvar ert þú?
Legg upp í túr (ég legg upp í túr)
Og tölti götuna
Sé ekki út (ég sé ekki út)
Og nota stjörnurnar
Hleypur endalaust hún
Og klifrar svo út
Glósóli-leg hún
Og komdu út
Mig vaknar draum-haf
Mitt hjartað, slá
Úfið hár
Sturlun við fjar-óð
Sem skyldu-skrá
Og hér ert þú
Fannst mér
Og hér ert þú
Glósóli
Og hér ert þú
Glósóli
Og hér ert þú
Glósóli
Og hér ert þú
Lyrics submitted by SilentAssassin
Glósóli Lyrics as written by Orri Pall Dyrason Jon Thor Birgisson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I dont mean to sound gay or anything...but i rather enjoy the fact that i have no idea what they are singing about. it allows for so much. i noticed after listening to one of their cds, so much disappointment when switching back to the radio. so im stuck in a siguir ros zone. oh well hopefully it keeps me sane.