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.
Little sister, I'm gonna miss ya
Sometimes you keep me up all night long
When your memory, comes to me
If it don't kill me then it'll make me strong
Little sister, now you'll be eighteen
And posing in your graduation dress
It's probably better, we're not together
The world's on fire, it's a fucked up mess
Do your wings fit good, can you fly?
And do your wings fit good, can you fly?
It's almost like you've been carrying me
A little angel always watching over me
Save me from the danger I can't see
I always seem to know where I'm supposed to be
When in the darkest place, (whoa)
You're my light, you're my saving grace (whoa)
You'll be an angel but you'll always be
Little sister
Little sister, I'm here for ya
If you ever need to talk to me
Not gonna keep you, just love to see you
Is there any way they'll let you leave?
Do your wings fit good, can you fly?
And do your wings fit good, can you fly?
It's almost like you've been carrying me
A little angel always watching over me
Save me from the danger I can't see
I always seem to know where I'm supposed to be
When in the darkest place, (whoa)
You're my light, you're my saving grace (whoa)
You'll be an angel but you'll always be
Little sister
Do your wings fit good, can you fly?
I hope your wings fit good, when you fly
It's almost like you've been carrying me
A little angel always watching over me
Save me from the danger I can't see
I always seem to know where I'm supposed to be
When in the darkest place, (whoa)
You're my light, you're my saving grace (whoa)
You'll be an angel but you'll always be
Little sister
Litter sister
I hope your wings fit good
Sometimes you keep me up all night long
When your memory, comes to me
If it don't kill me then it'll make me strong
Little sister, now you'll be eighteen
And posing in your graduation dress
It's probably better, we're not together
The world's on fire, it's a fucked up mess
Do your wings fit good, can you fly?
And do your wings fit good, can you fly?
It's almost like you've been carrying me
A little angel always watching over me
Save me from the danger I can't see
I always seem to know where I'm supposed to be
When in the darkest place, (whoa)
You're my light, you're my saving grace (whoa)
You'll be an angel but you'll always be
Little sister
Little sister, I'm here for ya
If you ever need to talk to me
Not gonna keep you, just love to see you
Is there any way they'll let you leave?
Do your wings fit good, can you fly?
And do your wings fit good, can you fly?
It's almost like you've been carrying me
A little angel always watching over me
Save me from the danger I can't see
I always seem to know where I'm supposed to be
When in the darkest place, (whoa)
You're my light, you're my saving grace (whoa)
You'll be an angel but you'll always be
Little sister
Do your wings fit good, can you fly?
I hope your wings fit good, when you fly
It's almost like you've been carrying me
A little angel always watching over me
Save me from the danger I can't see
I always seem to know where I'm supposed to be
When in the darkest place, (whoa)
You're my light, you're my saving grace (whoa)
You'll be an angel but you'll always be
Little sister
Litter sister
I hope your wings fit good
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
Do your wings fit good, can you fly? I hope your wings fit good, when you fly.
It's almost like you've been carrying me, A little angel always watching over me. Save me from the danger I can't see, So I know where I'm supposed to be.
Seems like his little sister may have passed away. Or even a girl that the thought of as his "little sister".
It is about his little sister. She died when she was a baby, and it's something that he's never quite been able to get over. I don't remember how old he was when it occurred, but it definitely stuck with him.
@DiggityDugs Do you know her name?