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.
AD2773. parallel. Saddle Ring System. NuErth. Naxos. Hall of Records. Gabryel Torena "I have clearance"
Massive first strike, distorting daylight, blurring space-time, devastation worldwide, maps of stretch and silence, echoes of fallen gates above once solid cities, death still regenerates
"calm your fear and lift up your eyes, we're breaking free of Terafirma tonight, fearless angle to the edge of sight, we'll race the darkness till we reach the light"
generations forgotten, yet resilient life remained, on foundations original cities again reclaimed, born into revolution, season of the magaton, reason clear and empirical - hope of the future's son and from the ashes of buried past where death still resonates, rises humanity were bright freedom detonates
captain Torena your courage lives forever, your memory lives, forever
"breach time and space, restore the human race, fight the future, fight the past, just survive"!
"calm your fear and lift your eyes, you're breaking free of Terafirma tonight, it's the pinnacle fight of our lives, enduring darkness to embrace the light"
Massive first strike, distorting daylight, blurring space-time, devastation worldwide, maps of stretch and silence, echoes of fallen gates above once solid cities, death still regenerates
"calm your fear and lift up your eyes, we're breaking free of Terafirma tonight, fearless angle to the edge of sight, we'll race the darkness till we reach the light"
generations forgotten, yet resilient life remained, on foundations original cities again reclaimed, born into revolution, season of the magaton, reason clear and empirical - hope of the future's son and from the ashes of buried past where death still resonates, rises humanity were bright freedom detonates
captain Torena your courage lives forever, your memory lives, forever
"breach time and space, restore the human race, fight the future, fight the past, just survive"!
"calm your fear and lift your eyes, you're breaking free of Terafirma tonight, it's the pinnacle fight of our lives, enduring darkness to embrace the light"
Lyrics submitted by JackH83
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!