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.
No one pulled your strings
No one kicked your arse
No one focused sunlight on you
With a magnifying glass
If you've got something to say
You can say it to the whole class
No one is responsible for you, except you.
No one's your boss
No one made the rules
And even if the voices advised you
Who's the bigger fool?
If you have someone legtimate to blame
Say a name, say a name
No one is responsible for you, except you.
Every day
A little more of you
Slips away
Every day
No one saw your hand
You held the strongest cards
But you played them like a novice
Now you're right back at the start
You can't sack the director
When you're only a bit part
No one is responsible for you, except you.
Every day
A little more of yuo
Slips aways
Every day
No one kicked your arse
No one focused sunlight on you
With a magnifying glass
If you've got something to say
You can say it to the whole class
No one is responsible for you, except you.
No one's your boss
No one made the rules
And even if the voices advised you
Who's the bigger fool?
If you have someone legtimate to blame
Say a name, say a name
No one is responsible for you, except you.
Every day
A little more of you
Slips away
Every day
No one saw your hand
You held the strongest cards
But you played them like a novice
Now you're right back at the start
You can't sack the director
When you're only a bit part
No one is responsible for you, except you.
Every day
A little more of yuo
Slips aways
Every day
Lyrics submitted by azkm
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