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.
Now there's ten thousand singers all singing along
To sad songs about lovers who tried to move on
And if dreams are worth dying for I'll dream till I'm gone
About kids in a mosh pit all singing my songs
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
My body is aching my stomach feels sick
But things couldn't get better then this
Well we swore that we'd make it and never give in
Now I'm back in the van and we're all wearing thin
And if dreams are worth dying for I'll dream till I'm gone
With my friends all around me and singing along
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
My body is aching my stomach feels sick
But things couldn't get better then this
Just keep breathing, and forget the pain
Just keep dreaming and you'll find a place
And the part of you, you thought was dead
Will come right back to life and you'll know what I meant
Just keep breathing, and forget the pain
Just keep dreaming and you'll find a place
Now there's ten thousand singers all singing along
To sad songs about lovers who tried to move on
And if dreams are worth dying for I'll dream till I'm gone
About kids in a mosh pit all singing my songs
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
My body is aching my stomach feels sick
But things couldn't get better then this
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
My body is aching my stomach feels sick
But things couldn't get better then this
Just keep breathing, and forget the pain
Just keep dreaming and you'll find a place
And the part of you, you thought was dead
Will come right back to life and you'll know what I meant
Just keep breathing, and forget the pain
Just keep dreaming and you'll find a place
To sad songs about lovers who tried to move on
And if dreams are worth dying for I'll dream till I'm gone
About kids in a mosh pit all singing my songs
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
My body is aching my stomach feels sick
But things couldn't get better then this
Well we swore that we'd make it and never give in
Now I'm back in the van and we're all wearing thin
And if dreams are worth dying for I'll dream till I'm gone
With my friends all around me and singing along
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
My body is aching my stomach feels sick
But things couldn't get better then this
Just keep breathing, and forget the pain
Just keep dreaming and you'll find a place
And the part of you, you thought was dead
Will come right back to life and you'll know what I meant
Just keep breathing, and forget the pain
Just keep dreaming and you'll find a place
Now there's ten thousand singers all singing along
To sad songs about lovers who tried to move on
And if dreams are worth dying for I'll dream till I'm gone
About kids in a mosh pit all singing my songs
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
My body is aching my stomach feels sick
But things couldn't get better then this
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
We wont let it die, let it die
Things couldn't get better then this
My body is aching my stomach feels sick
But things couldn't get better then this
Just keep breathing, and forget the pain
Just keep dreaming and you'll find a place
And the part of you, you thought was dead
Will come right back to life and you'll know what I meant
Just keep breathing, and forget the pain
Just keep dreaming and you'll find a place
Lyrics submitted by TheHeartNeverLies-x
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