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.
Oh, you're throwing everything you have at me
Cheap shots, low blows
Will you ever let it go?
You're so pathetic
Give it a rest
You're not gonna win
You're never gonna
You love the sound of your own voice
And the crown of death upon your head
Oh, c'mon
You in all your royalty only adds to infamy
You're going to taste my fist
You're so good at stretching the truth
Into a sugar-coated lie
Everyone takes a bite
I have been dining with the enemy
It was a wolf in sheep's clothing
Now it's so clear to me
I've had enough of your games
If you're not trembling, you better be
Cause we're gonna be the end of you
I've had enough of your games
I'm gonna show them who you really are
And I can tell you right now, it won't be pretty
You say, "I can convince anyone, anything."
Provoking the anger of a jealous God
Still you spin a web of lies, fear, lust, pride, greed, and shame
You say no one
Oh, you say no one escapes the pain
I've had enough of your games
If you're not trembling, you better be
Cause we're gonna be the end of you
I've had enough of your games
I'm gonna show them who you really are
And I can tell you right now, it won't be pretty
I'm a coward, not a fighter
Disguised as a lover in disguise
For so long now, you've held me down
You held me, you held me down
You held me down, you held me down for so long
But it's not gonna last
Cause I can see right through your beautiful lies
I've had enough of your games
If you're not trembling, you better be
Cause we're gonna be the end of you
I've had enough of your games
I'm gonna show them who you really are
And I can tell you right now, it won't be pretty
Oh, you're throwing everything you have at me
Cheap shots, low blows
Will you ever let it go?
You're so pathetic
Give it a rest
You're not gonna win
You're never gonna
Cheap shots, low blows
Will you ever let it go?
You're so pathetic
Give it a rest
You're not gonna win
You're never gonna
You love the sound of your own voice
And the crown of death upon your head
Oh, c'mon
You in all your royalty only adds to infamy
You're going to taste my fist
You're so good at stretching the truth
Into a sugar-coated lie
Everyone takes a bite
I have been dining with the enemy
It was a wolf in sheep's clothing
Now it's so clear to me
I've had enough of your games
If you're not trembling, you better be
Cause we're gonna be the end of you
I've had enough of your games
I'm gonna show them who you really are
And I can tell you right now, it won't be pretty
You say, "I can convince anyone, anything."
Provoking the anger of a jealous God
Still you spin a web of lies, fear, lust, pride, greed, and shame
You say no one
Oh, you say no one escapes the pain
I've had enough of your games
If you're not trembling, you better be
Cause we're gonna be the end of you
I've had enough of your games
I'm gonna show them who you really are
And I can tell you right now, it won't be pretty
I'm a coward, not a fighter
Disguised as a lover in disguise
For so long now, you've held me down
You held me, you held me down
You held me down, you held me down for so long
But it's not gonna last
Cause I can see right through your beautiful lies
I've had enough of your games
If you're not trembling, you better be
Cause we're gonna be the end of you
I've had enough of your games
I'm gonna show them who you really are
And I can tell you right now, it won't be pretty
Oh, you're throwing everything you have at me
Cheap shots, low blows
Will you ever let it go?
You're so pathetic
Give it a rest
You're not gonna win
You're never gonna
Lyrics submitted by hplssrmantcxox
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