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.
Guns and ammo lie in front of you
The clips are all loaded, now what shall you do?
This is how it starts when the end glows wildly in the dark
This is how it starts when the last breath ends the last spark
Nine, nine, nine!
Millimeter,
Nine, nine, nine!
Millimeter!!
Shoot!
The last ammunition
Let the clips fall down
The last ammunition
And fall to the ground
The Desert Eagle spreads its wings for you
Kiss the cold steel then let the bullets come through
This is the ultimate end, I'll make it sure that you will see
As I shall kiss the cold steel and see how dark this day really can be
Nine, nine, nine!
Millimeter,
Nine, nine, nine!
Millimeter!!
Shoot!
The last ammunition
Let the clips fall down
The last ammunition
And fall to the ground
Bite the blank steel now let the bullets come through
The silver eagle says it's time to
Shoot!
The last ammunition
Come on and do it now
The last ammunition
I'm going to show you how!
This is how it must end, So bright shines the pistol
This is how I'll feel when the last clip is falling
And the barrels are glowing tonight
Shoot!
The last ammunition
Let the clips fall down
The last ammunition
And fall to the ground
And fall to the ground!
The clips are all loaded, now what shall you do?
This is how it starts when the end glows wildly in the dark
This is how it starts when the last breath ends the last spark
Nine, nine, nine!
Millimeter,
Nine, nine, nine!
Millimeter!!
Shoot!
The last ammunition
Let the clips fall down
The last ammunition
And fall to the ground
The Desert Eagle spreads its wings for you
Kiss the cold steel then let the bullets come through
This is the ultimate end, I'll make it sure that you will see
As I shall kiss the cold steel and see how dark this day really can be
Nine, nine, nine!
Millimeter,
Nine, nine, nine!
Millimeter!!
Shoot!
The last ammunition
Let the clips fall down
The last ammunition
And fall to the ground
Bite the blank steel now let the bullets come through
The silver eagle says it's time to
Shoot!
The last ammunition
Come on and do it now
The last ammunition
I'm going to show you how!
This is how it must end, So bright shines the pistol
This is how I'll feel when the last clip is falling
And the barrels are glowing tonight
Shoot!
The last ammunition
Let the clips fall down
The last ammunition
And fall to the ground
And fall to the ground!
Lyrics submitted by Atreyurdabest
The Last Ammunition Lyrics as written by Emil Nodtveidt Andreas Bergh
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I think it's talking about a suicide rush. Kill them all, and hold nothing back, because you won't be alive to need anything.