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.
There is a place we can go
Over the edge of the world
Drift down the days and you dream of a time
Sun on your face, all your cares left behind
There is a time for ourselves
Unseen lands way past the sun
Unspoken words that are casting their spell
Unwritten lines fingers tremble to tell
Don't hesitate with the passing of years
Don't lose your way in the valley of tears
There is a pattern embroidered for you
Follow the design that was given to you
There is a place we can go
Over the edge of the world
Drift down the days and you dream of a time
Sun on your face, all your cares left behind
There is a place we can go
Drift down the days and you dream
There is a time for ourselves
Over the edge of the world
There is a place we can go
Drift down the days and you dream
There is a time for ourselves
Over the edge of the world
There is a place we can go
Drift down the days and you dream
There is a time for ourselves
Over the edge of the world
Over the edge of the world
Over the edge of the world
Drift down the days and you dream of a time
Sun on your face, all your cares left behind
There is a time for ourselves
Unseen lands way past the sun
Unspoken words that are casting their spell
Unwritten lines fingers tremble to tell
Don't hesitate with the passing of years
Don't lose your way in the valley of tears
There is a pattern embroidered for you
Follow the design that was given to you
There is a place we can go
Over the edge of the world
Drift down the days and you dream of a time
Sun on your face, all your cares left behind
There is a place we can go
Drift down the days and you dream
There is a time for ourselves
Over the edge of the world
There is a place we can go
Drift down the days and you dream
There is a time for ourselves
Over the edge of the world
There is a place we can go
Drift down the days and you dream
There is a time for ourselves
Over the edge of the world
Over the edge of the world
Lyrics submitted by Tootsiesclaw
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