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.
There sat a new test
Much harder that you bought in
As for the unseen, just take care of what you will
Light the silent alarm
We never think that we're missing much 'til
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
I need a new test
Then I set out to choose someone to
Light the soul like a kiln
Just imagine us chasing this with
Eyes scorned from sleep apnea
A slight of tongue as the seas are emptying
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
Ever
Ever
Ever
Ever
Try to read off a letter that's falling apart
The sun and the moon I count sheep
Escape like an animal ready for my sleepless stroll
I found these shifting hours mistakenly used up
So I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for years
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
Ever
Ever
Ever
Ever
Much harder that you bought in
As for the unseen, just take care of what you will
Light the silent alarm
We never think that we're missing much 'til
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
I need a new test
Then I set out to choose someone to
Light the soul like a kiln
Just imagine us chasing this with
Eyes scorned from sleep apnea
A slight of tongue as the seas are emptying
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
Ever
Ever
Ever
Ever
Try to read off a letter that's falling apart
The sun and the moon I count sheep
Escape like an animal ready for my sleepless stroll
I found these shifting hours mistakenly used up
So I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for years
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
Ever
Ever
Ever
Ever
Lyrics submitted by beiselb, edited by adam108634
Sleep Apnea Lyrics as written by Samuel Loeffler Peter Loeffler
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Sure. And the moon is made of cheese. Just read ~dreamer~'s post above.