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.
Sit down, stand up
Sit down, stand up
Walk into the jaws of hell
(Sit down)
Walk into the jaws of hell
(Stand up)
Anytime
(Sit down)
Anytime
(Stand up)
Sit down, stand up
Sit down
We can wipe you out anytime
(Stand up)
We can wipe you out
(Sit down)
Anytime
Anytime
Stand up
Sit down
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Sit down, stand up
Walk into the jaws of hell
(Sit down)
Walk into the jaws of hell
(Stand up)
Anytime
(Sit down)
Anytime
(Stand up)
Sit down, stand up
Sit down
We can wipe you out anytime
(Stand up)
We can wipe you out
(Sit down)
Anytime
Anytime
Stand up
Sit down
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To me, (and this may be a stretch), this song is a commentary on the the current state of the Catholic Church. To that end, I need to reference 'Paranoid Android'. In the line, "rain down on me from a great height" he is speaking about tears from God.
If you have ever been to a Catholic mass, you know you have to stand up and sit down many times. A small metaphor to how the congregation mindlessly follows a priest's directions, trusting in his leadership.
Well, several priests have betrayed that trust and led us into the gates of hell. The raindrops, i assume, are tears from God yet again.
Am I off my rocker?