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.
Ease
Had to start telling me
Won't bring me to my knees
Scraped up and bruised from your fickelness
I plead
Just let me feel some ease from creatures of your greed
Just let me feel some ease for me
And I'm so glad I met you.
It makes me wanna go away
Till you think its over
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
These
Broken dreams are screams to me
The difference I can't see
The way you look and talk to me
You're cursing me I freeze
The combination of loss, control, loss of soul
I weaze
Just give some ease to me
And I'm so glad I met you.
It makes me wanna go away
Till you think its over
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the guilty one
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go?
Had to start telling me
Won't bring me to my knees
Scraped up and bruised from your fickelness
I plead
Just let me feel some ease from creatures of your greed
Just let me feel some ease for me
And I'm so glad I met you.
It makes me wanna go away
Till you think its over
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
These
Broken dreams are screams to me
The difference I can't see
The way you look and talk to me
You're cursing me I freeze
The combination of loss, control, loss of soul
I weaze
Just give some ease to me
And I'm so glad I met you.
It makes me wanna go away
Till you think its over
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the guilty one
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go?
Lyrics submitted by i_love_liana
Where Do We Go From Here? Lyrics as written by Richard Michael Patrick Geno Lenardo
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Atleast Rich Patrick writes about different themes than other artists. I think the lyrics are saying a number of things, but in general it's about teenage life.