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.
You run, run... run away
It's your heart... that you betray
Feeding on... your hungry eyes
I bet you're not so civilized
Well, isn't love... primitive
A wild gift... that you wanna give
Break out of captivity
And follow me, stereo jungle child
Love is the kill... your heart's still wild
Shootin' at the walls of heartache, bang, bang, I am the warrior
Well I am the warrior, and heart to heart you'll win..if you survive
the warrior... the warrior
You talk, talk, you talk to me
Your eyes touch me physically
Stay with me, we'll take the night
As passion takes another bite
Who's the hunter... who's the game?
I feel the beat... call your name
I hold you close... in victory
I don't wanna tame your animal style..
you won't be caged... in the call of the wild....
Shootin' at the walls of heartache, bang, bang, I am the warrior
Well I am the warrior, and heart to heart you'll win..if you survive
the warrior... the warrior
Shootin' at the walls of heartache (shootin' at the walls of heartache)
The warrior...
I am the warrior, and heart to heart you'll win
heart to heart you'll win... if you survive
The warrior... the warrior
shootin' at the walls of heartache, bang, bang, I am the warrior
yes I am the warrior and victory is mine
The warrior... the warrior
It's your heart... that you betray
Feeding on... your hungry eyes
I bet you're not so civilized
Well, isn't love... primitive
A wild gift... that you wanna give
Break out of captivity
And follow me, stereo jungle child
Love is the kill... your heart's still wild
Shootin' at the walls of heartache, bang, bang, I am the warrior
Well I am the warrior, and heart to heart you'll win..if you survive
the warrior... the warrior
You talk, talk, you talk to me
Your eyes touch me physically
Stay with me, we'll take the night
As passion takes another bite
Who's the hunter... who's the game?
I feel the beat... call your name
I hold you close... in victory
I don't wanna tame your animal style..
you won't be caged... in the call of the wild....
Shootin' at the walls of heartache, bang, bang, I am the warrior
Well I am the warrior, and heart to heart you'll win..if you survive
the warrior... the warrior
Shootin' at the walls of heartache (shootin' at the walls of heartache)
The warrior...
I am the warrior, and heart to heart you'll win
heart to heart you'll win... if you survive
The warrior... the warrior
shootin' at the walls of heartache, bang, bang, I am the warrior
yes I am the warrior and victory is mine
The warrior... the warrior
Lyrics submitted by azkm
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This is a very enjoyable song. I just wish the lyrics were better. "Your eyes touch my physically"?? That's pretty creepy. When I sing along, I often have to change that line to something less weird, such as "your eyes move me emotionally."