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.
You're suffering, feel your pain
Allow me to be your sponge
Cause I can absorb your sorrows
I'm the one
Fire may rain down on you, but I'll be your water
Waves may crash on you, but I'll be your land
Cause I want to give you just a temporary bliss
Just a little bit, just a little bit
A little more information
To add to my confusion
To add to the frustration
I don't need it
So shed your pain, well I'll sit in silence
As you bleed your deepest feelings here
Quakes may rattle you, but I'll be your sky
Winds may twist around you, but I'll be your clouds
Just a little bit, just a little bit
A little more information
To add to my confusion
To add to the frustration
I don't need it
No, I don't need it
He woke up next to her, his head against her head
His hand upon her breast, he knew today meant death
He kissed her on the cheek, and then on her lips
Thought to himself, "it's the last time I'll do this"
Put on a suit, pressed and clean
He brushed his hair, grabbed his keys
Then he headed out to the morning air
With an anticipation no man could bear
The air was heavy
He could feel it in his lungs
With every step he took, a prayer rolled off his tongue
They were prayers of forgiveness, and prayers of praise
And his actions a gift for a god without a name
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Just a little bit, just a little bit
A little more information
To add to my confusion
To add to the frustration
I don't need it
No, I don't need it
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Allow me to be your sponge
Cause I can absorb your sorrows
I'm the one
Fire may rain down on you, but I'll be your water
Waves may crash on you, but I'll be your land
Cause I want to give you just a temporary bliss
Just a little bit, just a little bit
A little more information
To add to my confusion
To add to the frustration
I don't need it
So shed your pain, well I'll sit in silence
As you bleed your deepest feelings here
Quakes may rattle you, but I'll be your sky
Winds may twist around you, but I'll be your clouds
Just a little bit, just a little bit
A little more information
To add to my confusion
To add to the frustration
I don't need it
No, I don't need it
He woke up next to her, his head against her head
His hand upon her breast, he knew today meant death
He kissed her on the cheek, and then on her lips
Thought to himself, "it's the last time I'll do this"
Put on a suit, pressed and clean
He brushed his hair, grabbed his keys
Then he headed out to the morning air
With an anticipation no man could bear
The air was heavy
He could feel it in his lungs
With every step he took, a prayer rolled off his tongue
They were prayers of forgiveness, and prayers of praise
And his actions a gift for a god without a name
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Just a little bit, just a little bit
A little more information
To add to my confusion
To add to the frustration
I don't need it
No, I don't need it
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Lyrics submitted by christsizeshoes
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oh, as for meaning...my guess is a man in the role of soul mate/answer-to-all-her-problems and his love. he fixes everything for her, as in makes the bad go away, but now he needs to be helped. cancer possibly? i don't know why i got that feeling.
It's about a suicide bomber.