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.
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
Look outside your window, there's a woman being grabbed
They're loaded with their weapons in a bible in their hand
Maybe we should go inside and try to stop the pain
The anthem started playing and I'd hate to miss the game
Sweating in the ghetto with the panthers and the poor
[?] the floor
[?]
[?] the cops
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
[?] to make a sale
[?] to a fail
Maybe we could help the [?]
[?] New York Times
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
[?]
No we don't need another warning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
I'll see you when the wall falls
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
[?]
No we don't need another warning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
I'll see you when the wall falls
They will come for me in the morning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
Look outside your window, there's a woman being grabbed
They're loaded with their weapons in a bible in their hand
Maybe we should go inside and try to stop the pain
The anthem started playing and I'd hate to miss the game
Sweating in the ghetto with the panthers and the poor
[?] the floor
[?]
[?] the cops
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
[?] to make a sale
[?] to a fail
Maybe we could help the [?]
[?] New York Times
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
[?]
No we don't need another warning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
I'll see you when the wall falls
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
[?]
No we don't need another warning
If they come for you in the night
They will come for me in the morning
I'll see you when the wall falls
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
When The Wall Falls Lyrics as written by Patrick Bollinger Justin Geever
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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This tune is about how people are distracted from the issues going on in their community since they're too busy consuming nonsense media