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.
As He left is how He shall return
Separating the sky
It's up to you what choice will you decide
Will you live or will you die?
Many things are written, written in His word
Prophecies being fulfilled
Suffering and pain for the wicked ones
But peace for those who have been sealed
Time is short, now count the cost
He will come back to judge the lost
Time is short, now count the cost
He will come back to judge the lost
Earthquakes and famines
A world that's filled with pain
Hatred and war
The suffering begins
Earthquakes and famines
A world that's filled with pain
Vengeance and murder
The earth is at its end
As He left is how He shall return
Separating the sky
It's up to you what choice will you decide?
Will you live or will you die?
As He left is how He shall return
Separating the sky
It's up to you what choice will you decide
Will you live or will you die?
Separating the sky
It's up to you what choice will you decide
Will you live or will you die?
Many things are written, written in His word
Prophecies being fulfilled
Suffering and pain for the wicked ones
But peace for those who have been sealed
Time is short, now count the cost
He will come back to judge the lost
Time is short, now count the cost
He will come back to judge the lost
Earthquakes and famines
A world that's filled with pain
Hatred and war
The suffering begins
Earthquakes and famines
A world that's filled with pain
Vengeance and murder
The earth is at its end
As He left is how He shall return
Separating the sky
It's up to you what choice will you decide?
Will you live or will you die?
As He left is how He shall return
Separating the sky
It's up to you what choice will you decide
Will you live or will you die?
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The Suffering Lyrics as written by Dennis Frazier Dean Atkinson
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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