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.
Where does it hurt
Tell me 'cause I understand the words of a heart
Beating like winds in my hand
We can hide
We'll never lie
I'll always see into you
There's nothing wrong
With coming up empty and cold
Staying too long
And trying to change rocks into gold
I've been there too
I've wasted myself
And you were there for me
So whenever you crash, wherever you land
That's where I'll be
And for every endless midnight
There's a sky full of broken stars
And there'll always be a place for you, inside my arms
Where does it hurt?
When you open your heart
There's always so much to lose
So far to fall
And no where to go when it's true
But if you let me in, I won't let you down
Put your faith in me
'Cause whenever you crash, wherever you land, that's where I'll be
And for every endless midnight, there's a sky full of broken stars
And there'll always be a place for you, inside my arms
And there's a million streets to walk down, in this city of broken hearts
But there'll always be a place for you, inside my arms
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
And for every endless midnight, there's a sky full of broken stars
And there'll always be a place for you, inside my arms
And there's a million streets to walk down, in this city of broken hearts
But there'll always be a place for you, inside my arms
Where does it hurt?
Ooh, where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Tell me 'cause I understand the words of a heart
Beating like winds in my hand
We can hide
We'll never lie
I'll always see into you
There's nothing wrong
With coming up empty and cold
Staying too long
And trying to change rocks into gold
I've been there too
I've wasted myself
And you were there for me
So whenever you crash, wherever you land
That's where I'll be
And for every endless midnight
There's a sky full of broken stars
And there'll always be a place for you, inside my arms
Where does it hurt?
When you open your heart
There's always so much to lose
So far to fall
And no where to go when it's true
But if you let me in, I won't let you down
Put your faith in me
'Cause whenever you crash, wherever you land, that's where I'll be
And for every endless midnight, there's a sky full of broken stars
And there'll always be a place for you, inside my arms
And there's a million streets to walk down, in this city of broken hearts
But there'll always be a place for you, inside my arms
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
And for every endless midnight, there's a sky full of broken stars
And there'll always be a place for you, inside my arms
And there's a million streets to walk down, in this city of broken hearts
But there'll always be a place for you, inside my arms
Where does it hurt?
Ooh, where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Lyrics submitted by loveydoveytipsy
Where Does It Hurt Lyrics as written by Christopher William Ward Greg Johnston
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Beating like wind in my hand we can't hide another lie I'll always see into you there's nothing wrong with coming up empty and cold staying too long And tryin to change rocks into gold I've been there too I've wasted myself and you were there for me
so whenever you crash wherever you land that's where I'll be and for every endless midnight there's a sky full of broken stars and there'll always be a place for you inside my arms
where does it hurt?
When you open your heart, there's always so much to lose so far to fall and nowhere to go when it's through but if you let me in I won't let you down put your faith in me cuz whenever you crash wherever you land that's where I'll be
and for every endless midnight there's a sky full of broken stars and there'll always be a place for you inside my arms there's a million streets to walk down in this city of broken hearts but there'll always be a place for you inside my arms
where does it hurt? where does it hurt?
And for every endless midnight there's a sky full of broken stars and there'll always be a place for you inside my arms and there's a million streets to walk down in this city of broken hearts but there'll always be a place for you inside my arms
Where does it hurt? (Ooh) Where does it hurt? Where does it hurt?