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.
Sometimes it’s hard to get all over again
And stop to think I don’t belong to the band
I’m stuck with thoughts… I better let ‘me apart
Sometimes I wish I had it back from the start
I’m on the run, the winning bet
The golden boy, but I smell crap
“It’s just a matter of time” that’s what they said
And what I want is a start, It’s comin’ over so
make me real gold
the life i was expecting for is so near
and on and on to me, it's comin' over to me to me again
this time i'm taking the chance
Well you can seat or stand as well
Just a couple of lines I get the swell
In a couple of hours this is hell
It’s because of your hugs that I stand still
Put the spotlight on me all night and day
Make room for trophy and save a way
To get out of this crap fucked up refrain
It’s comin’ over to me, it’s comin’ over to
make me real gold
the life i was expecting for is so near
and on and on to me, it's comin' over to me to me again
this time i'm taking the chance
Fucked up refrain fucked up refrain
‘cause I just wanted a start for you and me
But it’s tougher than hell or so it seems
It’s comin’ over to me, it’s comin’ over to
make me dave grohl
the life i was expecting for is so near
and on and on to me, it's comin' over to me to me again
this time i'm taking the chance
And stop to think I don’t belong to the band
I’m stuck with thoughts… I better let ‘me apart
Sometimes I wish I had it back from the start
I’m on the run, the winning bet
The golden boy, but I smell crap
“It’s just a matter of time” that’s what they said
And what I want is a start, It’s comin’ over so
make me real gold
the life i was expecting for is so near
and on and on to me, it's comin' over to me to me again
this time i'm taking the chance
Well you can seat or stand as well
Just a couple of lines I get the swell
In a couple of hours this is hell
It’s because of your hugs that I stand still
Put the spotlight on me all night and day
Make room for trophy and save a way
To get out of this crap fucked up refrain
It’s comin’ over to me, it’s comin’ over to
make me real gold
the life i was expecting for is so near
and on and on to me, it's comin' over to me to me again
this time i'm taking the chance
Fucked up refrain fucked up refrain
‘cause I just wanted a start for you and me
But it’s tougher than hell or so it seems
It’s comin’ over to me, it’s comin’ over to
make me dave grohl
the life i was expecting for is so near
and on and on to me, it's comin' over to me to me again
this time i'm taking the chance
Lyrics submitted by jaake
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