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 just want to have fun
Don't want to come down
I get so giddy when you're around
Look, the sun is shining softly
Through the trees and the fluffy clouds
Why does it seem
Like every little bird sings sweetly
Just for you and me?
Take my hand
Let's run away
Go enjoy the day
Go walk in the park
Or a trip to the sea
Do anything that strikes off and see
Take a bike ride
Pick some faeries
Singing songs about sugar plum faeries
What a wonderful day
What a cool exceptional
Crazy magical day
And watching it fall into night
It's such a beautiful sight
Oh, why does it seem
Like every firefly glows sweetly
Just for you and I?
Come take my hand
Come hold me tight
The stars are so bright
Ah, ah, ah
I just want to have fun
Don't want to come down
I get so giddy when you're around
Look, the moonlight shines softly
Through the trees and the fluffy clouds
Ah-wah-oh-oh
Don't want to come down
I get so giddy when you're around
Look, the sun is shining softly
Through the trees and the fluffy clouds
Why does it seem
Like every little bird sings sweetly
Just for you and me?
Take my hand
Let's run away
Go enjoy the day
Go walk in the park
Or a trip to the sea
Do anything that strikes off and see
Take a bike ride
Pick some faeries
Singing songs about sugar plum faeries
What a wonderful day
What a cool exceptional
Crazy magical day
And watching it fall into night
It's such a beautiful sight
Oh, why does it seem
Like every firefly glows sweetly
Just for you and I?
Come take my hand
Come hold me tight
The stars are so bright
Ah, ah, ah
I just want to have fun
Don't want to come down
I get so giddy when you're around
Look, the moonlight shines softly
Through the trees and the fluffy clouds
Ah-wah-oh-oh
Lyrics submitted by a13xftw
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a few corrections: "do anything that strikes our fancy" and "pick sonme berries" not faeries
"Oh, why does it seem Like every firefly glows sweetly Just for you and I?" cute