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.
I am the last of a dying breed
the Spartans; built to fight and born to lead
we will destroy the covenant and make them bleed
Cortana lead me through your eyes I will see
Heading off to the halo rings
finding out that earth is the final key
destroying the flood for all eternity
killing brutes, jackals, grunts, and covenant elites
I am the master chief
no one can mess with me
saving the world from catastrophe
unleashin' BXR's and killing sprees
let’s start a match, Team Slayer on Lockout
battle rifles blazin', you're gonna get knocked out
turn the corner, and im'a stick you right in da' grill
gettin’ no scoped beat down, I’m one in a mill'
HEADSHOT!
unstoppable
team skirmish CTF on Zanzibar,
capturing flags, gettin’ my battle scars
time to defend, I’m bustin’ heads with my shotgun
second round secured, another battle won
I am the MASTER CHIEF
no one can MESS WITH ME
saving the world from CATASTROPHE
unstoppables and KILLING SPREES
the Spartans; built to fight and born to lead
we will destroy the covenant and make them bleed
Cortana lead me through your eyes I will see
Heading off to the halo rings
finding out that earth is the final key
destroying the flood for all eternity
killing brutes, jackals, grunts, and covenant elites
I am the master chief
no one can mess with me
saving the world from catastrophe
unleashin' BXR's and killing sprees
let’s start a match, Team Slayer on Lockout
battle rifles blazin', you're gonna get knocked out
turn the corner, and im'a stick you right in da' grill
gettin’ no scoped beat down, I’m one in a mill'
HEADSHOT!
unstoppable
team skirmish CTF on Zanzibar,
capturing flags, gettin’ my battle scars
time to defend, I’m bustin’ heads with my shotgun
second round secured, another battle won
I am the MASTER CHIEF
no one can MESS WITH ME
saving the world from CATASTROPHE
unstoppables and KILLING SPREES
Lyrics submitted by diamond lights
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What parts does Chad from For the Fallen Dream sing on this?
He and others sing the gang vocals.