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.
"Life is one part lullaby, two parts fear" – Oscar Wilde
One part lullaby, two parts fear
Another animal mixing with the atmosphere
It takes forever to learn to pretend
Nature is the enemy, weather is not your friend
Who can be trusted?
With perfect weather inside
Look for magic in the daily routine
It's all it takes to survive
Leaving heaven below
Go wherever the angels follow
I'm watching my body and mind divide
Why live for a future that never arrives on time?
I can't be trusted, I'm dust in the wind
I let he weather decide where my day begins
I'm not a rebel of the natural one
I'm in love with the chemical
Following the setting sun
Lost my patience
All that it takes to survive
Watching my mind and my body divide
Why live for a future that never arrives on time?
Leaving heaven below
Go wherever the angels follow
One Part Lullaby, Two parts fear
Another animal, mixing with the atmosphere
One part lullaby, two parts fear
I'm watching my body and mind divide
Why live for a future that never arrives on time?
One part lullaby, two parts fear
Another animal mixing with the atmosphere
It takes forever to learn to pretend
Nature is the enemy, weather is not your friend
Who can be trusted?
With perfect weather inside
Look for magic in the daily routine
It's all it takes to survive
Leaving heaven below
Go wherever the angels follow
I'm watching my body and mind divide
Why live for a future that never arrives on time?
I can't be trusted, I'm dust in the wind
I let he weather decide where my day begins
I'm not a rebel of the natural one
I'm in love with the chemical
Following the setting sun
Lost my patience
All that it takes to survive
Watching my mind and my body divide
Why live for a future that never arrives on time?
Leaving heaven below
Go wherever the angels follow
One Part Lullaby, Two parts fear
Another animal, mixing with the atmosphere
One part lullaby, two parts fear
I'm watching my body and mind divide
Why live for a future that never arrives on time?
Lyrics submitted by Selfmutilized
One Part Lullaby Lyrics as written by John Davis Louis Knox Barlow
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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