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.
On the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is making music with my friends
And I cant wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Goin' places that I've never been
Seein' things that I may never see again
I can't wait to get on the road again
(Everybody sing)
On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way
And our way, on the road again
Just cant wait to get on the road again
The life I love is making music with my friends
And I cant wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way
And our way
Is on the road again (I hear ya)
Just can't wait to get on the road again (I hear ya)
The life I love is making music with my friends
And I cant wait to get on the road again
Big finish
And I cant wait to get on the road again
(Thank you)
(Well, what do you think? Can you handle one more if we can think of one?)
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is making music with my friends
And I cant wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Goin' places that I've never been
Seein' things that I may never see again
I can't wait to get on the road again
(Everybody sing)
On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way
And our way, on the road again
Just cant wait to get on the road again
The life I love is making music with my friends
And I cant wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way
And our way
Is on the road again (I hear ya)
Just can't wait to get on the road again (I hear ya)
The life I love is making music with my friends
And I cant wait to get on the road again
Big finish
And I cant wait to get on the road again
(Thank you)
(Well, what do you think? Can you handle one more if we can think of one?)
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On the Road Again [Live at Bridgestone Arena, 2019] Lyrics as written by Willie Nelson
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