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’m so tired
Everything I see is like a dream
Time suspended
Floating like a brick into the sea
It’s a lie but it’s true
All those things I said to you
Like a dream
Like a dream
This goes out to all the ghosts that live in hotel rooms
Must be lonely watching all the people come & go
It’s a lie but it’s true
Everything I’ve said to you
Like a dream
Like a dream
Yeah
Like a dream
Like a dream
Everything I see is like a dream
Time suspended
Floating like a brick into the sea
It’s a lie but it’s true
All those things I said to you
Like a dream
Like a dream
This goes out to all the ghosts that live in hotel rooms
Must be lonely watching all the people come & go
It’s a lie but it’s true
Everything I’ve said to you
Like a dream
Like a dream
Yeah
Like a dream
Like a dream
Lyrics submitted by Loose Tongue
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