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.
Sit and watch, my TV set
What is on, will make it better (will make it better)
I wanna call and ask, what's up
Gonna dial but then I stopped (why don't you call)
To the end, my friend
Oh, what a lie
Oh, what a lie
If I could pretend, if I could lie
If I could lie
But I can't stay
No I can't stay
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
But I'll be back someday
I'll be back someday
I like to read to you at night
Like to read till you feel better (until you're better)
Now's the time for us to begin
Not the time for us to give in (it's not the time)
To the end, my friend
Oh, what a lie
Oh, what a lie
If I could pretend, if I could lie
If I could lie
But I can't say
No I can't stay
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
But I'll be back someday
I'll be back someday
You know that feeling when you're cold
How do you make it go away? (how do you make it go away)
You know that feeling when you're cold
How do you make it go away? (how do you make it go away)
To the end, my friend
Oh, what a lie
Oh, what a lie
If I could pretend, if I could lie
If I could lie
But I can't say
No I can't stay
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
But I'll be back someday
I'll be back someday
But I'll be back someday
I'll be back someday
What is on, will make it better (will make it better)
I wanna call and ask, what's up
Gonna dial but then I stopped (why don't you call)
To the end, my friend
Oh, what a lie
Oh, what a lie
If I could pretend, if I could lie
If I could lie
But I can't stay
No I can't stay
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
But I'll be back someday
I'll be back someday
I like to read to you at night
Like to read till you feel better (until you're better)
Now's the time for us to begin
Not the time for us to give in (it's not the time)
To the end, my friend
Oh, what a lie
Oh, what a lie
If I could pretend, if I could lie
If I could lie
But I can't say
No I can't stay
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
But I'll be back someday
I'll be back someday
You know that feeling when you're cold
How do you make it go away? (how do you make it go away)
You know that feeling when you're cold
How do you make it go away? (how do you make it go away)
To the end, my friend
Oh, what a lie
Oh, what a lie
If I could pretend, if I could lie
If I could lie
But I can't say
No I can't stay
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
I run, run, run, run, run away
Get, get, get, get, get away
But I'll be back someday
I'll be back someday
But I'll be back someday
I'll be back someday
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