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.
""All faith corroded Your fate within my hands I will not need the help from onlookers and the weak Their purpose has gone And I promise you that this Will be our final resting place Your breath will fade away And I promise you that this Will be our final resting place Are we so broken that we won't last? Open the flood gates Don't close your eyes This will be ephemeral If you don't take this chance This door will close We will play our parts Yet tearing at us We will know that this is a disappointment Every little detail ruined by your cold hate This is disappointment And I promise this Will be our final resting place Your breath will fade away And I promise you that this Will last forever Our years have never looked so good How can we rest while the fires burn outside? I am pulled down with the weight of the broken I will fall Our souls burn""
Lyrics submitted by davyjackson
The Disappointment Lyrics as written by Edward Gibbs Alex Wood
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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FFFFFFUUUUUUUUk yes. DSHS is one big extensive vamp.