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.
when you sing, i sing back. when you leave, i lean back. silence is gold when you're around. when you change, i don't change. when you talk now it’s all strange. silence is gold when you’re around. and you can’t sing (it’s all i want). and i can’t speak (it’s all i want). silence is golden. love takes time and time is money. love takes lots and lots of money. and i can’t eat when you’re around. new friends come and old ones go. how can i expect to know that you don’t want to stick around? and you can’t sing (it’s all i want). and i can’t speak (it’s all i want). silence is golden. when we meet, it’s alright. but your eyes don’t meet my eyes. i’m paranoid when you’re around. when you talk, i talk back. try my hardest to react, but i don’t understand at all. and you can’t sing (it’s all i want). and i can’t speak (it’s all i want). silence is golden.
Lyrics submitted by The Drift
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love takes lots and lots of money kills me every time