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.
Well there is no reason why
You should be here tonight
But you're back again
Well I tried and I tried
To keep you out of my life
But you're back
You're back again
Well I keep holding back my tears
Cuz you've been watching me for years
Yeah, you're back again
Well you're memory it don't care if I lock the door
It finds it's way in just to hurt me some more
You're back again
I spend all of my time looking over my shoulder
Just when I think that this whole thing is over
You're back again
I'm seeing so much of you
I set the table for two
Yeah, you're back again
When I answer the phone
Am I lyeing when I see that you're not home
You're back again
Well you're memory it don't care if I lock the door
It finds it's way in just to hurt me some more
You're back again
I spend all of my time looking over my shoulder
Just when I think that this whole thing is over
Then you're back again
I spend all of my time looking over my shoulder
This whole routine is getting older and older
Yeah, you're back again
Every day, every moment, it's you
Yeah, you're back again
Just as soon as I think that we're through
Yeah, you're back again
You should be here tonight
But you're back again
Well I tried and I tried
To keep you out of my life
But you're back
You're back again
Well I keep holding back my tears
Cuz you've been watching me for years
Yeah, you're back again
Well you're memory it don't care if I lock the door
It finds it's way in just to hurt me some more
You're back again
I spend all of my time looking over my shoulder
Just when I think that this whole thing is over
You're back again
I'm seeing so much of you
I set the table for two
Yeah, you're back again
When I answer the phone
Am I lyeing when I see that you're not home
You're back again
Well you're memory it don't care if I lock the door
It finds it's way in just to hurt me some more
You're back again
I spend all of my time looking over my shoulder
Just when I think that this whole thing is over
Then you're back again
I spend all of my time looking over my shoulder
This whole routine is getting older and older
Yeah, you're back again
Every day, every moment, it's you
Yeah, you're back again
Just as soon as I think that we're through
Yeah, you're back again
Lyrics submitted by CanonJoe
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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