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.
Take off your make up, take down your hair
'Cause I want to see everything, leave nothing to spare
'Cause all that is you is beautiful
From your toes to your lips with my fingertips
I'll cover every inch of you, every single bit
And all that is you is so beautiful
I don't want no angel
I just want you
Someone who is real
And I can hold on to
You just lay back and let my hands lead you all the way
This is how love is made
'Cause you are worth savoring, taking real slow
From every angle above and below
'Cause all that is you is so beautiful
I don't want no angel
I just want you
Someone who is real
And I can hold on to
You just lay back and let my hands lead you all the way
This is how love is made
We're crossing the line
We're taking our time
I just wanna touch you, baby
I don't want no angel
I just want you
Someone who is real
And I can hold on to
You just lay back and let my hands lead you all the way
This is how love is made
'Cause I want to see everything, leave nothing to spare
'Cause all that is you is beautiful
From your toes to your lips with my fingertips
I'll cover every inch of you, every single bit
And all that is you is so beautiful
I don't want no angel
I just want you
Someone who is real
And I can hold on to
You just lay back and let my hands lead you all the way
This is how love is made
'Cause you are worth savoring, taking real slow
From every angle above and below
'Cause all that is you is so beautiful
I don't want no angel
I just want you
Someone who is real
And I can hold on to
You just lay back and let my hands lead you all the way
This is how love is made
We're crossing the line
We're taking our time
I just wanna touch you, baby
I don't want no angel
I just want you
Someone who is real
And I can hold on to
You just lay back and let my hands lead you all the way
This is how love is made
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
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