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.
If I could, take a trip, to outer space
She would be the one, I would see
When I get, to heavens gate
She would welcome me with her arms, open wide, and a smile
Will shadow me brighter than the sun
She hasn't had a fair chance, so I'll give her one
Let me tell you who she is, yeah
She's a fallen angel, sent from heaven up above
She's a fallen angel, waiting for me to love her, yeah
(Know that she's) She's a fallen angel, take your judgment off her
I know, that she's a fallen angel
You know, maybe I should
Help her mend, her broken wings
So she can fly again
But I don't, wanna lose everything that I've gained
It's turning me a selfish man (oh)
'Cause without her my heart just don't go, no more (no more)
I couldn't take the pain, from watching her fly away
So say that you'll stay
She's mine
She's a fallen angel, ooh sent from heaven up above
She's a fallen angel, waiting for me to love her, yeah
(Know that she's) She's a fallen angel, so take your judgment off her
I know, that she's a fallen angel
Don't you
Baby don't you (don't you worry) worry
I'm goin' help you (I'm goin' help you ) fly
(I'm goin' help you fly)
Just take me under your (take me under) wings
And we can reach the (we can reach the) sky
(We can reach the sky)
Baby don't you (don't you worry) worry
I'm goin' help you (I'm goin' help you ) fly
(I'm goin' help you fly)
Lil' mama, don't you (take me under) worry
You goin' reach the (we can reach the) sky
(We can reach the sky)
She's a
She's a fallen angel, hey hey sent from heaven up above, just for me
She's a fallen angel, waiting for me to wrap my heart around her now
(Know that she's) She's a fallen angel, take your judgment off her
I know, that she's a fallen angel
Baby, I know
I know that they done hurt you
But I'm here
Let's take it all away
So if you let me
You know what, just put your heart in my hands
And everything they say, I take it back
Like this
You don't mean nothing
I don't want ya
I don't need ya
Never loved ya
You're a nobody
And never make it
You're a mistake (oh)
She would be the one, I would see
When I get, to heavens gate
She would welcome me with her arms, open wide, and a smile
Will shadow me brighter than the sun
She hasn't had a fair chance, so I'll give her one
Let me tell you who she is, yeah
She's a fallen angel, sent from heaven up above
She's a fallen angel, waiting for me to love her, yeah
(Know that she's) She's a fallen angel, take your judgment off her
I know, that she's a fallen angel
You know, maybe I should
Help her mend, her broken wings
So she can fly again
But I don't, wanna lose everything that I've gained
It's turning me a selfish man (oh)
'Cause without her my heart just don't go, no more (no more)
I couldn't take the pain, from watching her fly away
So say that you'll stay
She's mine
She's a fallen angel, ooh sent from heaven up above
She's a fallen angel, waiting for me to love her, yeah
(Know that she's) She's a fallen angel, so take your judgment off her
I know, that she's a fallen angel
Don't you
Baby don't you (don't you worry) worry
I'm goin' help you (I'm goin' help you ) fly
(I'm goin' help you fly)
Just take me under your (take me under) wings
And we can reach the (we can reach the) sky
(We can reach the sky)
Baby don't you (don't you worry) worry
I'm goin' help you (I'm goin' help you ) fly
(I'm goin' help you fly)
Lil' mama, don't you (take me under) worry
You goin' reach the (we can reach the) sky
(We can reach the sky)
She's a
She's a fallen angel, hey hey sent from heaven up above, just for me
She's a fallen angel, waiting for me to wrap my heart around her now
(Know that she's) She's a fallen angel, take your judgment off her
I know, that she's a fallen angel
Baby, I know
I know that they done hurt you
But I'm here
Let's take it all away
So if you let me
You know what, just put your heart in my hands
And everything they say, I take it back
Like this
You don't mean nothing
I don't want ya
I don't need ya
Never loved ya
You're a nobody
And never make it
You're a mistake (oh)
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Fallen Angel [Bonus Track] Lyrics as written by Bryan Cox Chris Brown
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