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.
You're never gonna stop me
I'm the nightmare you've been dreaming of
Now the day is approaching
Gonna show you what I'm made of
This is just the beginning
Your anxiety is justified
Let me tell you something
There's nowhere left for you to hide
Justice will be mine
You can be certain
That sound of your heartbeat
Like a time bomb slowly ticking down
You won't see me coming
I can end your life without a sound
Hear me now
It's unavoidable
I fulfill my vow
There's no escape
I am unstoppable
(I am unstoppable)
There can be no penance
For the parasite that you've become
There is no repentance
This judgment can't be undone
There will be no mercy
No lenience while I'm alive
Vengeance is coming
Believe it now, you won't survive
Justice will be mine
You can be certain
That sound of your heartbeat
Like a time bomb slowly ticking down
You won't see me coming
I can end your life without a sound
Hear me now
It's unavoidable
I fulfill my vow
I am unstoppable
Don't bother running
It's over this time
You're going to pay now
For all you have taken
Hear me now
There's no escape
I am unstoppable
I am, I am, I am, I am
I am
I am unstoppable
I am, I am, I am, I am
I am
I am unstoppable
I am, I am, I am, I am
I am
I am unstoppable
Hear me now
It's unavoidable
I fulfill my vow
I am unstoppable
Don't bother running
It's over this time
You're going to pay now
For all you have taken
Hear me now
There's no escape
I am unstoppable
(You're never gonna stop me)
(I am unstoppable)
(You're never gonna stop me)
(I am unstoppable)
I'm the nightmare you've been dreaming of
Now the day is approaching
Gonna show you what I'm made of
This is just the beginning
Your anxiety is justified
Let me tell you something
There's nowhere left for you to hide
Justice will be mine
You can be certain
That sound of your heartbeat
Like a time bomb slowly ticking down
You won't see me coming
I can end your life without a sound
Hear me now
It's unavoidable
I fulfill my vow
There's no escape
I am unstoppable
(I am unstoppable)
There can be no penance
For the parasite that you've become
There is no repentance
This judgment can't be undone
There will be no mercy
No lenience while I'm alive
Vengeance is coming
Believe it now, you won't survive
Justice will be mine
You can be certain
That sound of your heartbeat
Like a time bomb slowly ticking down
You won't see me coming
I can end your life without a sound
Hear me now
It's unavoidable
I fulfill my vow
I am unstoppable
Don't bother running
It's over this time
You're going to pay now
For all you have taken
Hear me now
There's no escape
I am unstoppable
I am, I am, I am, I am
I am
I am unstoppable
I am, I am, I am, I am
I am
I am unstoppable
I am, I am, I am, I am
I am
I am unstoppable
Hear me now
It's unavoidable
I fulfill my vow
I am unstoppable
Don't bother running
It's over this time
You're going to pay now
For all you have taken
Hear me now
There's no escape
I am unstoppable
(You're never gonna stop me)
(I am unstoppable)
(You're never gonna stop me)
(I am unstoppable)
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