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.
Fire! I can see it burning so brightly
Fire! I can feel it calling out to me
And as the sun goes down
It starts to paint a picture
Of an ancient town
So far away, across the endless sea
Lead me to the light
And take me to the edge of heaven
I'm standing in the night
Looking for the edge of heaven
We'll be touching the edge of heaven
Time
Close your eyes see dreams of tomorrow
Time
The wheels are turning till eternity
And as the darkness comes
I start to see a picture
Of a lonely man
So clearly now reaching out for me
Lead me to the light
And sail the endless sea
So lead me to the light
And take me to the edge of heaven
The edge of heaven is near
We'll sail the endless sea
Fire! I can feel it calling out to me
And as the sun goes down
It starts to paint a picture
Of an ancient town
So far away, across the endless sea
Lead me to the light
And take me to the edge of heaven
I'm standing in the night
Looking for the edge of heaven
We'll be touching the edge of heaven
Time
Close your eyes see dreams of tomorrow
Time
The wheels are turning till eternity
And as the darkness comes
I start to see a picture
Of a lonely man
So clearly now reaching out for me
Lead me to the light
And sail the endless sea
So lead me to the light
And take me to the edge of heaven
The edge of heaven is near
We'll sail the endless sea
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