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.
She, she is the love that you make
And break
And he, he is the drug that you hate
To crave
And I, I am the liar you made
To praise
And you, you are the one that we want
And made
Who will convince us
The wicked will
Who will condemn us
The wicked will
Who will defend us
The wicked will
Always
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Who adore you
The wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Will destroy you
We are the loss of your innocence
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Coming for you
We, we are the scar on the skin again
Massive lines of wondering eyes
Waiting, waiting to be
Bastardized, monopolized
Selling clones of every kind
Who will convince us
The wicked will
Who will condemn us
The wicked will
Who will defend us
The wicked will
Always
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Who adore you
The wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Will destroy you
We are the loss of your innocence
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
(The wicked ones)
Kill yourself
To save yourself
From yourself
Kill yourself
To save yourself
From yourself
Kill yourself
To save yourself
From yourself
Before you become
One of us
Before you become
One of us
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Who adore you
The wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Will destroy you
We are the loss of your innocence
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
You will become
One of us
And break
And he, he is the drug that you hate
To crave
And I, I am the liar you made
To praise
And you, you are the one that we want
And made
Who will convince us
The wicked will
Who will condemn us
The wicked will
Who will defend us
The wicked will
Always
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Who adore you
The wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Will destroy you
We are the loss of your innocence
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Coming for you
We, we are the scar on the skin again
Massive lines of wondering eyes
Waiting, waiting to be
Bastardized, monopolized
Selling clones of every kind
Who will convince us
The wicked will
Who will condemn us
The wicked will
Who will defend us
The wicked will
Always
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Who adore you
The wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Will destroy you
We are the loss of your innocence
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
(The wicked ones)
Kill yourself
To save yourself
From yourself
Kill yourself
To save yourself
From yourself
Kill yourself
To save yourself
From yourself
Before you become
One of us
Before you become
One of us
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Who adore you
The wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
Will destroy you
We are the loss of your innocence
We are the wicked, the wicked, the wicked ones
You will become
One of us
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20, edited by Ignoreland
The Wicked Ones Lyrics as written by Jesse Hasek Brian Vodinh
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I'd have to agree with just about everyone on this. Everyone is tempted by demons, and one day, we all give in. We are human, and no matter how we attempt to resist, we always find ourselves lost in what is wrong or wicked