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.
Try not to get worried
Try not to turn on to problems that upset you
Oh, don't you know everything's alright?
Yes, everything's fine
And we want you to sleep well tonight
Let the world turn without you tonight
If we try, we'll get by
So forget all about us tonight
(everything's alright, yes)
(everything's alright, yes)
Sleep and I shall soothe you
Calm you and anoint you
Myrrh for your hot forehead
And you'll feel everything's alright
Yes, everything's fine
And it's cool and the ointment's sweet
For the fire in your head and feet
Close your eyes
Close your eyes and relax
Think of nothing tonight
(everything's alright, yes)
(everything's alright, yes)
Ay woman, you find ointment
Brand new and expensive
Should have been saved for the poor
Why has it been wasted?
We could have raised maybe
Three hundred silver pieces or more
People who are hungry
People who are starving
They matter more than your feet and head
Try not to get worried
Try not to turn onto problems that upset you
Oh, don't you know everything's alright?
Yes, everything's fine
And we want you to sleep well tonight
Let the world turn without you tonight
If we try we'll get by
So forget all about us tonight
(everything's alright, yes)
(everything's alright, yes)
Surely you're not saying
We have the resources
to save the poor from their luck
There will be poor always
Pathetically struggling
Look at the good things we've got
Think while you still have me
Move while you still see me
You'll be lost
You'll be so, so sorry when I'm gone
Sleep and I shall soothe you
Calm you and anoint you
Myrrh for your hot forehead
Then you'll feel everything's alright
Yes, everything's fine
And it's cool and the ointment's sweet
For the fire in your head and feet
Close your eyes
Close your eyes, and relax
Think of nothing tonight
(Close your eyes)
(Close your eyes, and relax)
(Think of nothing tonight)
Close your eyes
Close your eyes, and relax
(Close your eyes)
(Close your eyes, and relax)
(Think of nothing tonight)
Close your eyes
Close your eyes, and relax
Think of nothing tonight
(Close your eyes)
(Close your eyes, and relax)
(Think of nothing tonight)
Close your eyes
Close your eyes, and relax
Think of nothing tonight
Try not to turn on to problems that upset you
Oh, don't you know everything's alright?
Yes, everything's fine
And we want you to sleep well tonight
Let the world turn without you tonight
If we try, we'll get by
So forget all about us tonight
(everything's alright, yes)
(everything's alright, yes)
Sleep and I shall soothe you
Calm you and anoint you
Myrrh for your hot forehead
And you'll feel everything's alright
Yes, everything's fine
And it's cool and the ointment's sweet
For the fire in your head and feet
Close your eyes
Close your eyes and relax
Think of nothing tonight
(everything's alright, yes)
(everything's alright, yes)
Ay woman, you find ointment
Brand new and expensive
Should have been saved for the poor
Why has it been wasted?
We could have raised maybe
Three hundred silver pieces or more
People who are hungry
People who are starving
They matter more than your feet and head
Try not to get worried
Try not to turn onto problems that upset you
Oh, don't you know everything's alright?
Yes, everything's fine
And we want you to sleep well tonight
Let the world turn without you tonight
If we try we'll get by
So forget all about us tonight
(everything's alright, yes)
(everything's alright, yes)
Surely you're not saying
We have the resources
to save the poor from their luck
There will be poor always
Pathetically struggling
Look at the good things we've got
Think while you still have me
Move while you still see me
You'll be lost
You'll be so, so sorry when I'm gone
Sleep and I shall soothe you
Calm you and anoint you
Myrrh for your hot forehead
Then you'll feel everything's alright
Yes, everything's fine
And it's cool and the ointment's sweet
For the fire in your head and feet
Close your eyes
Close your eyes, and relax
Think of nothing tonight
(Close your eyes)
(Close your eyes, and relax)
(Think of nothing tonight)
Close your eyes
Close your eyes, and relax
(Close your eyes)
(Close your eyes, and relax)
(Think of nothing tonight)
Close your eyes
Close your eyes, and relax
Think of nothing tonight
(Close your eyes)
(Close your eyes, and relax)
(Think of nothing tonight)
Close your eyes
Close your eyes, and relax
Think of nothing tonight
Lyrics submitted by SnuffieSniffer
Everything's Alright Lyrics as written by Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I'm glad people like Ted Neely as JC in the film production but you must have never heard Ian Gillan belting it out in the original cast. No comparison.