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.
were you dying to go? you just look so exposed
demure through the dark, dancing lights
i glided by
i can't deny that the shadows betrayed you and i on that night
oh i must confess i am overdressed
are you not impressed?
darling, i want to...
I'll confess this too, must you know the truth
this is all for you
darling, i want to destroy you.
as you reached for my hand,
did you then understand it was i who would lead you that night?
when you begged to know i was glad to show that i needn't be scared
either way, i still bite
oh i must confess i am overdressed
are you not impressed?
darling, i want to
i'll confess this too, must you know the truth
this is all for you
darling, i want to...
so here's the final scene when i finally come clean
i've watched you for years. years
and here's my favorite part where you beg for my heart
and i disappear
oh i must confess i am overdressed
are you not impressed?
darling, i want to
i'll confess this too, must you know the truth
this is all for you
darling, i want to
darling, i want to
destroy you.
demure through the dark, dancing lights
i glided by
i can't deny that the shadows betrayed you and i on that night
oh i must confess i am overdressed
are you not impressed?
darling, i want to...
I'll confess this too, must you know the truth
this is all for you
darling, i want to destroy you.
as you reached for my hand,
did you then understand it was i who would lead you that night?
when you begged to know i was glad to show that i needn't be scared
either way, i still bite
oh i must confess i am overdressed
are you not impressed?
darling, i want to
i'll confess this too, must you know the truth
this is all for you
darling, i want to...
so here's the final scene when i finally come clean
i've watched you for years. years
and here's my favorite part where you beg for my heart
and i disappear
oh i must confess i am overdressed
are you not impressed?
darling, i want to
i'll confess this too, must you know the truth
this is all for you
darling, i want to
darling, i want to
destroy you.
Lyrics submitted by KTheLibra
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