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.
i missed the bus cuz my eyes were clouded
i lost an eye when i shot off mark
i hit my head when i woke up angry
i lost a love cuz it got too dark
i lost an arm to my own hate
i want some peace if it's not too late
i'd pack your bags if you were leaving
i'd ride with you 'til light was gone
i'd miss your voice if we said no goodbyes
i'd drive all night to bring you home
i lost an arm to my own hate
i want some peace if it's not too late
i know that i can love my brothers
i found a way to love myself
my lesson now is in forgiveness
i have to love somebody else
i lost an eye when i shot off mark
i hit my head when i woke up angry
i lost a love cuz it got too dark
i lost an arm to my own hate
i want some peace if it's not too late
i'd pack your bags if you were leaving
i'd ride with you 'til light was gone
i'd miss your voice if we said no goodbyes
i'd drive all night to bring you home
i lost an arm to my own hate
i want some peace if it's not too late
i know that i can love my brothers
i found a way to love myself
my lesson now is in forgiveness
i have to love somebody else
Lyrics submitted by LNikky
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