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.
Line 'em up, go, that's what she said
When the lightning struck I couldn't see the difference
Time to let go of Russian roulette
God's the only one who knows how we are not dead
Out the window, but don't waste it
'Cause falling on the floor is overrated
Over the rainbow, I'm bleeding
What I wanted isn't always what I needed
But you're whispering so loud with words that never die
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke, they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
And I will carry them with me forever
A night of looking down a musket
Somehow I always end up on this magic carpet
Hit the tango wherever the wind blows
It always takes me further than I wanted to go
After the sideshow, an invitation
Outside the city limits leaving condemnation
Ears are ringing with little whispers
After everything, that's all I can remember
But you're whispering so loud with words that never die
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
And I will carry them with me forever
I hear what you whisper, I'll always remember they never die
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
And I will carry them with me forever
When the lightning struck I couldn't see the difference
Time to let go of Russian roulette
God's the only one who knows how we are not dead
Out the window, but don't waste it
'Cause falling on the floor is overrated
Over the rainbow, I'm bleeding
What I wanted isn't always what I needed
But you're whispering so loud with words that never die
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke, they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
And I will carry them with me forever
A night of looking down a musket
Somehow I always end up on this magic carpet
Hit the tango wherever the wind blows
It always takes me further than I wanted to go
After the sideshow, an invitation
Outside the city limits leaving condemnation
Ears are ringing with little whispers
After everything, that's all I can remember
But you're whispering so loud with words that never die
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
And I will carry them with me forever
I hear what you whisper, I'll always remember they never die
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
I remember everything you said to me
The words you spoke they burn
Burn within my heart, burn within my soul
And I will carry them with me forever
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simple to me it means that you dont need everything just god