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.
shade open canopy present in a mirror
curled unlike a knife blade
fetal to fear
that screwed it over, that screwed it over
black closed door agenda
each is everywhere
fists against the painless
absorbed in useless prayer
like honey flies attracted
rotten smelling air
breathe in deep reflective the image of despair
flick often sore green jealousy and fear
twist off forget me not the jinx reappears
that screwed the soul, removing the old one
rancid sewage temperate thought comes in clear
manner of environment polluted seer
sensuous a fable lost trapping history
magic story less is taught force a way to see
this world is spinning upside down
his world is turning left around
a constant shifting motion sound
reverses all whatever learned
each is everywhere absorbed in useless prayer
each is everywhere absorbed in useless prayer
page turning sentimental hidden motive liar
baby he dies here garbage can dersire
little lover rubber lost caught between the sheets
fairy tale of horror sounds like pulpits cutting meat
curled unlike a knife blade
fetal to fear
that screwed it over, that screwed it over
black closed door agenda
each is everywhere
fists against the painless
absorbed in useless prayer
like honey flies attracted
rotten smelling air
breathe in deep reflective the image of despair
flick often sore green jealousy and fear
twist off forget me not the jinx reappears
that screwed the soul, removing the old one
rancid sewage temperate thought comes in clear
manner of environment polluted seer
sensuous a fable lost trapping history
magic story less is taught force a way to see
this world is spinning upside down
his world is turning left around
a constant shifting motion sound
reverses all whatever learned
each is everywhere absorbed in useless prayer
each is everywhere absorbed in useless prayer
page turning sentimental hidden motive liar
baby he dies here garbage can dersire
little lover rubber lost caught between the sheets
fairy tale of horror sounds like pulpits cutting meat
Lyrics submitted by fizzstickle
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you cant lable this song as "abortion" Ohgr's music has a surreal quality that can mean almost anything