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.
Take me out baby I want to go sail tonight
I can see the ocean floor in the pale moon light
Ooh, let's explore the sheltered banks til the morning light
And we won't turn back til the shoreline is out of sight
We can play in the sun holding hands
And nap through the day on sun-bathed sands
We can live on an island of old conch shells
We can listen to the sounds of the ocean swell
Do you want to go where it never snows
and the mid-60s are the extra lows (?)
Well I know a place hidden by the sea
We can drift all day in the gentle breeze
I can see the ocean floor in the pale moon light
Ooh, let's explore the sheltered banks til the morning light
And we won't turn back til the shoreline is out of sight
We can play in the sun holding hands
And nap through the day on sun-bathed sands
We can live on an island of old conch shells
We can listen to the sounds of the ocean swell
Do you want to go where it never snows
and the mid-60s are the extra lows (?)
Well I know a place hidden by the sea
We can drift all day in the gentle breeze
Lyrics submitted by jimmyp00h
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"and the mid-60s are the extreme lows"
<3
And what is it supposed to mean?
She is referring to a tropical climate - it's always warm wherever they go.
I always knew shitty weather sucks but never knew the effects constant nice weather could have on a person until the last couple of years. Unbelievable. Anyways, I like this band, I attribute their soft, happy sound to them being able to be outdoors in the sun, around natural water all day.
Their version on KEXP is fantastic! The new album is really good too! youtube.com/watch