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.
Litter box, professional non-smokers
pricks and a replica kits of red and black yeah
cyclists should ride in designated
bicycle zones, not on the pavement
Two by two European language schools,
they got the same color ruck-sacks on their backs yeah,
uh oh, I know
They got the same color ruck sacks, oh
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
Litter box, singer songwriters and symmetrical ticks
and grains of pear blue boxes so so I know
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
Litter box, professional non-smokers and
symmetrical ticks and grains of pear blue boxing
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things, I feel okay
pricks and a replica kits of red and black yeah
cyclists should ride in designated
bicycle zones, not on the pavement
Two by two European language schools,
they got the same color ruck-sacks on their backs yeah,
uh oh, I know
They got the same color ruck sacks, oh
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
Litter box, singer songwriters and symmetrical ticks
and grains of pear blue boxes so so I know
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
Litter box, professional non-smokers and
symmetrical ticks and grains of pear blue boxing
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things and I feel okay
I look through transparent things, I feel okay
Lyrics submitted by laurentertaining
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all the things listed like european language schools, professional non-smokers, litter boxes, are all transparent, superficial things to him. he looks at these things, and it makes him feel better knowing that he's above needlessly tedious crap.