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.
Do you remember when
You used to sleep at night
And when somebody dies
You see them lifting
But you know, you know
It's not over
Do you remember when
You had no need for lies
And now your mother cries
And nothing matters much
You know, you know
It's not over
Don't you know
He's never coming back again
Don't you know
He's never coming back again
Do you remember when
You used to walk on by
And now you run and hide
Pretend they never knew
You know, you know
That it's over
Don't you know
He's never coming back again
Don't you know
He's never coming back again
You used to sleep at night
And when somebody dies
You see them lifting
But you know, you know
It's not over
Do you remember when
You had no need for lies
And now your mother cries
And nothing matters much
You know, you know
It's not over
Don't you know
He's never coming back again
Don't you know
He's never coming back again
Do you remember when
You used to walk on by
And now you run and hide
Pretend they never knew
You know, you know
That it's over
Don't you know
He's never coming back again
Don't you know
He's never coming back again
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Leader of the Pack Lyrics as written by Sydney Alexis Krauss Derek Miller
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Do you remember when you used to sleep at night and when somebody dies you see them lifting but you know, you know it’s not over
do you remember when you had no need for lies and now your mother cries and nothing matters much you know, you know it’s not over
don’t you know he’s never coming back again
do you remember when you used to walk on by and now your run and hide pretend they never knew yo know you, know that it’s over
don’t you know he’s never coming back don't you know he’s never coming back again