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.
Lay down, lay down with your drunken fools
I never thought you could be so cruel
And all the rumors I heard were true
You had another man in our room
Peel off the bandages from the wounds
I still have plenty of scars to prove
I'm sick of covering up the truth
So now I'm taking it back from you
From the start,
Drew a target on my heart
So you can throw your poison darts
You'll never kill, never kill...
You left the trail right from the start
Of bloody nails and broken hearts
And you keep tearing them apart
With bloody nails and broken hearts
Now I know fairy tales don't come true
When Cinderella don't fit the shoe
Someday I'll get back the love I gave
Someday you'll pay for the mess you've made
From the start,
Drew a target on my heart
So you can throw your poison darts
You'll never kill, never kill...
You left the trail right from the start
Of bloody nails and broken hearts
And you keep tearing them apart
With bloody nails and broken hearts
You left the trail right from the start
Of bloody nails and broken hearts
And I bet you thought I'd miss
Your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
I'll never miss your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
I'll never miss your bitter kiss
So now I'm taking it back from you
(So now I'm taking it back from you)
And now I'm taking it back from you
You left the trail right from the start
Of bloody nails and broken hearts
And you keep tearing them apart
With bloody nails and broken hearts
You left the trail right from the start
Of bloody nails and broken hearts
And I bet you thought I'd miss
Your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
I never thought you could be so cruel
And all the rumors I heard were true
You had another man in our room
Peel off the bandages from the wounds
I still have plenty of scars to prove
I'm sick of covering up the truth
So now I'm taking it back from you
From the start,
Drew a target on my heart
So you can throw your poison darts
You'll never kill, never kill...
You left the trail right from the start
Of bloody nails and broken hearts
And you keep tearing them apart
With bloody nails and broken hearts
Now I know fairy tales don't come true
When Cinderella don't fit the shoe
Someday I'll get back the love I gave
Someday you'll pay for the mess you've made
From the start,
Drew a target on my heart
So you can throw your poison darts
You'll never kill, never kill...
You left the trail right from the start
Of bloody nails and broken hearts
And you keep tearing them apart
With bloody nails and broken hearts
You left the trail right from the start
Of bloody nails and broken hearts
And I bet you thought I'd miss
Your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
I'll never miss your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
I'll never miss your bitter kiss
So now I'm taking it back from you
(So now I'm taking it back from you)
And now I'm taking it back from you
You left the trail right from the start
Of bloody nails and broken hearts
And you keep tearing them apart
With bloody nails and broken hearts
You left the trail right from the start
Of bloody nails and broken hearts
And I bet you thought I'd miss
Your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
Your bitter kiss
Lyrics submitted by bfg1024
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and I do think that it means that she is trying to break his heart and does just that in the end.