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 climbed this hill watching so still
I took to the fears of all I held dear
But up on this height, a majestic sight
Flooded the skies
And how I could feel you near
Oh I could sail the world
Search through the darkest waters but
I'd never find
These golden eyes
I held the stars to light where you are
When your unfeigned heart called to me through the dark
Soaked in the sound that rose from the ground
There I could feel
I felt, I felt you near
Oh I could sail the world
Search through the darkest waters but
I'd never find
These golden eyes
Oh I'd wait for the seas to part
To be with you
Oh I could sail the world
Search through the darkest waters
Oh I could sail the world
Search through the darkest waters but
I'd never find
These golden eyes
I took to the fears of all I held dear
But up on this height, a majestic sight
Flooded the skies
And how I could feel you near
Oh I could sail the world
Search through the darkest waters but
I'd never find
These golden eyes
I held the stars to light where you are
When your unfeigned heart called to me through the dark
Soaked in the sound that rose from the ground
There I could feel
I felt, I felt you near
Oh I could sail the world
Search through the darkest waters but
I'd never find
These golden eyes
Oh I'd wait for the seas to part
To be with you
Oh I could sail the world
Search through the darkest waters
Oh I could sail the world
Search through the darkest waters but
I'd never find
These golden eyes
Lyrics submitted by andreaaaa, edited by PrinceBunnyBoy
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Such a pretty song. The meaning is fairly obvious as far as the point being wanting to be with someone so baldly. However a few metaphors are more difficult to place the meaning she meant. I love her voice, original.