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.
If I had the moon in a jar
I'd wanna share it with you
Or the light of a million stars
I'd wanna share it with you
The hidden knowledge to the way things are
I'd love to share that with you
But all I have is my heart
I can't control my feelings
I wanna lay with you nude at night
Open up your eyes and see I've never compromised my spirit
I can't persuade my conscience
I need you whether it's wrong or it's right
I know how to fly I've only
Waited for someone to teach me to steer it
If I could show the world on a screen
I'd wanna share it with you
The life story of every human being
I'd wanna share it with you
The inner mystery of the outer scheme
Oh I'd love I'd Love I'd love to
share that with you
But all I have is a dream
I can't control my feelings
I wanna lay with you nude at night
Open up your eyes and see I've never compromised my spirit
I can't persuade my conscience
I need you whether it's wrong or it's right
I know how to fly I've only
Waited for someone to teach me to steer it
If I had a place on the shore
I'd wanna share it with you
Or a backstreet paved in gold
Oh you know I'd share that with you
A time machine and an old riverboat
I'd wanna share it with you
But all I have is my soul
(better turn the lights on the runway)
I wanna lay with you nude at night
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
open up your eyes darlin'
I wanna lay with you nude tonight
I'd wanna share it with you
Or the light of a million stars
I'd wanna share it with you
The hidden knowledge to the way things are
I'd love to share that with you
But all I have is my heart
I can't control my feelings
I wanna lay with you nude at night
Open up your eyes and see I've never compromised my spirit
I can't persuade my conscience
I need you whether it's wrong or it's right
I know how to fly I've only
Waited for someone to teach me to steer it
If I could show the world on a screen
I'd wanna share it with you
The life story of every human being
I'd wanna share it with you
The inner mystery of the outer scheme
Oh I'd love I'd Love I'd love to
share that with you
But all I have is a dream
I can't control my feelings
I wanna lay with you nude at night
Open up your eyes and see I've never compromised my spirit
I can't persuade my conscience
I need you whether it's wrong or it's right
I know how to fly I've only
Waited for someone to teach me to steer it
If I had a place on the shore
I'd wanna share it with you
Or a backstreet paved in gold
Oh you know I'd share that with you
A time machine and an old riverboat
I'd wanna share it with you
But all I have is my soul
(better turn the lights on the runway)
I wanna lay with you nude at night
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
open up your eyes darlin'
I wanna lay with you nude tonight
Lyrics submitted by dejavula
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