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.
Oh, it's the long, dark night of the soul
Where you find the light
Oh, it's six-feet deep where you got to go
To come alive
Seems weird finding strength in the weakness
Tell the truth, what follows is freedom
Go to the hurt, then you'll find some healing
Looking back now after some grieving
What hurt the most wasn't even the cheating
Not even close, no, it was the feeling
You left me alone at our home
Shit, bring that beat in
I came back from hell
With stories to tell
Wished my demons well
They're crying in their cells
I've got my mistakes
The prices I've paid
Oh, where do you go
When you feel all alone?
Oh, it's the long, dark night of the soul
Where you find the light
Oh, it's six-feet deep where you got to go
To come alive
To this beautiful life
I'm painting my clothes
Bright colors to show
These scars helped me grow
When you feel all alone
Oh, it's the long dark night of the soul
Where you find the light
Oh, it's six-feet deep where you got to go
To come alive
To this beautiful life
Oh, it's the long dark night of the soul
Where you find the light
Oh, it's six-feet deep where you got to go
To come alive
To this beautiful life
Where you find the light
Oh, it's six-feet deep where you got to go
To come alive
Seems weird finding strength in the weakness
Tell the truth, what follows is freedom
Go to the hurt, then you'll find some healing
Looking back now after some grieving
What hurt the most wasn't even the cheating
Not even close, no, it was the feeling
You left me alone at our home
Shit, bring that beat in
I came back from hell
With stories to tell
Wished my demons well
They're crying in their cells
I've got my mistakes
The prices I've paid
Oh, where do you go
When you feel all alone?
Oh, it's the long, dark night of the soul
Where you find the light
Oh, it's six-feet deep where you got to go
To come alive
To this beautiful life
I'm painting my clothes
Bright colors to show
These scars helped me grow
When you feel all alone
Oh, it's the long dark night of the soul
Where you find the light
Oh, it's six-feet deep where you got to go
To come alive
To this beautiful life
Oh, it's the long dark night of the soul
Where you find the light
Oh, it's six-feet deep where you got to go
To come alive
To this beautiful life
Lyrics submitted by gatorzz3
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