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.
The stars look close on a night like this
Lying still beneath them
The air feels full of new ideas
And I’ve just got to reach them
(All I know) There’s a little
(Way to go) But it only
(Goes to show) How far we’ve come
On a night like this
Hope just needs a spark
Like heaven’s kiss
A lamplight in the dark
Some inspiration, revelation falling from our lips
How can I resist?
‘Cause words just hit the mark
On a night like this
My senses reel and the patterns change
Time is just a shadow
The fleeting falls and the best remains
And I don’t want to let go
(All I know) There’s a little
(Way to go) But it only
(Goes to show) How far we’ve come
On a night like this
Hope just needs a spark
Like heaven’s kiss
A lamplight in the dark
Some inspiration, revelation falling from our lips
How can I resist?
‘Cause words just hit the mark
On a night like this
And I know and I know and I know and I know you feel the same
On a night like this
And I know and I know and I know and I know you fan the flame
All I know
On a night like this
Hope just needs a spark
Like heaven’s kiss
A lamplight in the dark
Some inspiration, revelation falling from our lips
How can I resist?
‘Cause words just hit the mark
On a night like this
Some inspiration, revelation falling from our lips
How can I resist?
‘Cause words just hit the mark
On a night like this
Lying still beneath them
The air feels full of new ideas
And I’ve just got to reach them
(All I know) There’s a little
(Way to go) But it only
(Goes to show) How far we’ve come
On a night like this
Hope just needs a spark
Like heaven’s kiss
A lamplight in the dark
Some inspiration, revelation falling from our lips
How can I resist?
‘Cause words just hit the mark
On a night like this
My senses reel and the patterns change
Time is just a shadow
The fleeting falls and the best remains
And I don’t want to let go
(All I know) There’s a little
(Way to go) But it only
(Goes to show) How far we’ve come
On a night like this
Hope just needs a spark
Like heaven’s kiss
A lamplight in the dark
Some inspiration, revelation falling from our lips
How can I resist?
‘Cause words just hit the mark
On a night like this
And I know and I know and I know and I know you feel the same
On a night like this
And I know and I know and I know and I know you fan the flame
All I know
On a night like this
Hope just needs a spark
Like heaven’s kiss
A lamplight in the dark
Some inspiration, revelation falling from our lips
How can I resist?
‘Cause words just hit the mark
On a night like this
Some inspiration, revelation falling from our lips
How can I resist?
‘Cause words just hit the mark
On a night like this
Lyrics submitted by Octavarium64
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