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.
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
The sun goes down, and then she slips away.
It gets so lonely after dark.
If only we could relive yesterday.
Tomorrow always seems so far.
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
The end is near; so much is left to say.
The world is getting cold tonight.
The traumatized people are so afraid.
I smile 'cause everything's alright.
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
The sun goes down, and then she slips away.
It gets so lonely after dark.
If only we could relive yesterday.
Tomorrow always seems so far.
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
The end is near; so much is left to say.
The world is getting cold tonight.
The traumatized people are so afraid.
I smile 'cause everything's alright.
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooh
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Fourteen Lyrics as written by Jason Michael Dunn Daniel Biro
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