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.
Never saw a meaningful TV advert
I don't think shopping
Is a metaphor for life
Don't waste my time at the gym
In the morning
Try to keep trim by living my life
Wanna feel the wind blowing in my hair
Wanna hear the waves crashing on the beach
I'm not seeking easy answers or inner peace
I'm just looking for some release
I want to help to make the world better
But I can't do it all on my own
Try to keep the lead
On my disappointment
'Cause cynicism's such a cop out
I know
Watch the shadows of clouds
Moving on the hill
Open my eyes and drink my fill
On those days that I feel dejected
I come up here for a bit of perspective
Gonna follow the path
That climbs up through the trees
Walk along the cliff top
And gaze out to sea
I feel free when I come up here and
If it's clear
Some days I see the point
I don't think shopping
Is a metaphor for life
Don't waste my time at the gym
In the morning
Try to keep trim by living my life
Wanna feel the wind blowing in my hair
Wanna hear the waves crashing on the beach
I'm not seeking easy answers or inner peace
I'm just looking for some release
I want to help to make the world better
But I can't do it all on my own
Try to keep the lead
On my disappointment
'Cause cynicism's such a cop out
I know
Watch the shadows of clouds
Moving on the hill
Open my eyes and drink my fill
On those days that I feel dejected
I come up here for a bit of perspective
Gonna follow the path
That climbs up through the trees
Walk along the cliff top
And gaze out to sea
I feel free when I come up here and
If it's clear
Some days I see the point
Lyrics submitted by guitarbloke, edited by galaxiaad
Some Days I See the Point Lyrics as written by Simon Edwards Billy Bragg
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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