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 restless and I keep trembling
Everyone watch me as I descend
Into a feeling that's overwhelming me
I've finally stopped, stopped making sense
I can't stop talking to myself
I'm a desperate cry for help
Run, don't walk, the sky is falling through
Don't talk tonight, I'm so confused
I'm lost, I'm lost with you
I don't care where we are or where we're heading to
But I know I'm lost, I'm lost with you, with you
You're mouth keeps moving but I've lost focus now
Clock keeps ticking, time's running out
Where we're headed, there is no heading back
Tripping ugly, I'm losing ground
I can't stop talking to myself
I'm a desperate cry for help
Run, don't walk, the sky is falling through
Don't talk tonight, I'm so confused
I'm lost, I'm lost with you
I don't care where we are or where we're heading to
But I know I'm lost, I'm lost with you, with you
For the record, when I'm with you
Things are looking better for once
Everything is brighter
Than the darkness before you
Run, don't walk, the sky is falling through
Don't talk tonight, I'm so confused
I'm lost, I'm lost with you
Run, don't walk, the sky is falling through
Don't talk tonight, I'm so confused
I'm lost, I'm lost with you
I don't care where we are or where we're heading to
But I know I'm lost, I'm lost with you
Everyone watch me as I descend
Into a feeling that's overwhelming me
I've finally stopped, stopped making sense
I can't stop talking to myself
I'm a desperate cry for help
Run, don't walk, the sky is falling through
Don't talk tonight, I'm so confused
I'm lost, I'm lost with you
I don't care where we are or where we're heading to
But I know I'm lost, I'm lost with you, with you
You're mouth keeps moving but I've lost focus now
Clock keeps ticking, time's running out
Where we're headed, there is no heading back
Tripping ugly, I'm losing ground
I can't stop talking to myself
I'm a desperate cry for help
Run, don't walk, the sky is falling through
Don't talk tonight, I'm so confused
I'm lost, I'm lost with you
I don't care where we are or where we're heading to
But I know I'm lost, I'm lost with you, with you
For the record, when I'm with you
Things are looking better for once
Everything is brighter
Than the darkness before you
Run, don't walk, the sky is falling through
Don't talk tonight, I'm so confused
I'm lost, I'm lost with you
Run, don't walk, the sky is falling through
Don't talk tonight, I'm so confused
I'm lost, I'm lost with you
I don't care where we are or where we're heading to
But I know I'm lost, I'm lost with you
Lyrics submitted by romanceisdead
Run, Don't Walk Lyrics as written by David Katz Cassadee Pope
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theyre not paramore. paramore is more idk rock?