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.
And I
I wonder if you'd understand
If I said I'll never go never go along again
And if I told you all that I believe in
And gave you my reasons and always had an answer
An honest answer for all of them
Sometimes you just want to belong
At any loss or any cost
Yeah I've
I've made mistakes before
But I just can't seem to remember them anymore
And I've followed everyone's lead before
And I've made my own decisions
And I've never felt so strong before
I've never felt so strong before
Sometimes you just want to belong
At any loss or any cost
Sometimes your best defence is a good reminder
Of your common sense
Strike a match and hope it lasts
Here's to following your own lead
It's the path that I have taken
After all the contemplation
It's the promise I have made
I hope it lasts
I wonder if you'd understand
If I said I'll never go never go along again
And if I told you all that I believe in
And gave you my reasons and always had an answer
An honest answer for all of them
Sometimes you just want to belong
At any loss or any cost
Yeah I've
I've made mistakes before
But I just can't seem to remember them anymore
And I've followed everyone's lead before
And I've made my own decisions
And I've never felt so strong before
I've never felt so strong before
Sometimes you just want to belong
At any loss or any cost
Sometimes your best defence is a good reminder
Of your common sense
Strike a match and hope it lasts
Here's to following your own lead
It's the path that I have taken
After all the contemplation
It's the promise I have made
I hope it lasts
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i sat and listened to this song in regret after i got in a lotta trouble last year... then i played it for my mom.. my way of apologizing and saying i'd change. i like getting my point across thru songs... its great