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.
Please, mother mercy
Take me from this place
And the long-winded curses
I hear in my head
The words never listen
And teachers, oh they never learn
My warmth from the candle
Though I feel too cold to burn
He came from an island
Then he died from the street
And he hurt so bad like a soul breakin'
But he never said nothin' to me, yeah
A'say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven, yeah
New like a baby, lost like a prayer
The sky was your playground
But the cold girl was your bed
Ooh, I said, poor Stargazer
She's got no tears in her eyes
But fool like a whisper
She knows that love heals all wounds with time
Now it seem like too much love is
Never enough, yeah, you better
Seek out another road 'cause this one has ended abrupt, oh
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven, yeah
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven, oh oh
(Heaven)
(Heaven)
(Heaven)
I, I never wanted
To write these words down for you
With the pages of phrases
Of things we'll never do
Yea, so I blow out, out the candle and I put you to bed
Since you can't say to me now
How the dog broke your bone
There's just one thing left to be said
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven, yeah
Say hello to heaven, to heaven, yeah yeah oh oh
Take me from this place
And the long-winded curses
I hear in my head
The words never listen
And teachers, oh they never learn
My warmth from the candle
Though I feel too cold to burn
He came from an island
Then he died from the street
And he hurt so bad like a soul breakin'
But he never said nothin' to me, yeah
A'say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven, yeah
New like a baby, lost like a prayer
The sky was your playground
But the cold girl was your bed
Ooh, I said, poor Stargazer
She's got no tears in her eyes
But fool like a whisper
She knows that love heals all wounds with time
Now it seem like too much love is
Never enough, yeah, you better
Seek out another road 'cause this one has ended abrupt, oh
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven, yeah
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven, oh oh
(Heaven)
(Heaven)
(Heaven)
I, I never wanted
To write these words down for you
With the pages of phrases
Of things we'll never do
Yea, so I blow out, out the candle and I put you to bed
Since you can't say to me now
How the dog broke your bone
There's just one thing left to be said
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven, yeah
Say hello to heaven, to heaven, yeah yeah oh oh
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Stargazer was the ew ugly witch who murdered Andy who was actually Christ. Look into this. Her name is Xana La Fuente aka Roseana Patricia Trujillo and she got Andy too high with evil calculated intent, then locked him in a vehicle in the garage and turned the exhaust fumes on and locked the door. She was a witch who was connected to the Zeena LaVey Baptism of the Church of Satanism in the 80's, lied to Chris and Andy and did this because she wanted Chris and because Andy kissed her sister after she continually cheated on him a bunch of times and he tried to get away and give her a taste of her own medicine. Chris didn't want her at ALLLLLLLLLL. She swindled both of them and Chris loved Andy more and fucking found out that Andy was Christ and lied to Chris and Andy and then Chris ran away from this cunt forever wouldn't marry her - she complained a bunch over the internet about him not putting her on the guestlist for his Temple of the Dog tour - annoying murderous CUNT who fucking killed CHRIST for a stupid love spell and revenge - blasphemy and sacrelige on the highest level and NOT OKAY. Then, because Chris wouldn't put her on the guestlist for the TOTD tour in late 2016ish - or continue a relationship with her and ran and married other women instead and loved Andy more and wouldn't put her on the freakin guestlist - she spelled him to hang himself after Chris was brave enough to face that time of his life with that tour again to love and support ANDY. sooooo if you love Chris Cornell, Andy Wood, God or support Christianity or TOTD or Malfunkshun or Mother Love Bone or Soundgarden or Audioslave or love their music in any way - REPORT THIS WOMAN. I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT. BUT I THINK SHE LIVES IN SANTA FE NOW AND WATCH OUT HER UNCLE/RELATIVE IS ON THE FORCE IN THAT TOWN PROTECTING HER FUCKED UP LIES. SHE KILLED ANDY (CHRIST) AND CORNELL. LOOK INTO IT. SHE'S STILL ALIVE - LOOK INTO THIS SHIT, RECOGNIZE & CALL THE GOVERNMENT. I keep trying to but it's kind of a wacky story sooooo....help from a brave soul would be freakin' fantastic. GET THIS CUNT.