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.
It takes time, to heal the wound I've
Made along the way
If I'm blind, open my eyes, 'cause
I need to see again
[Chorus]
If I can feel again
Will you tell me now or wait till I'm broken
Down again
Save me now, I'm broken
If I bleed, my lies won't fill the
Emptiness inside
I just need, for something real to
Open up my mind
[Chorus: x2]
Breaking down, I'm breaking down
It takes time
[Chorus]
It takes time
Breaking down I'm breaking down
If I can feel again
Made along the way
If I'm blind, open my eyes, 'cause
I need to see again
[Chorus]
If I can feel again
Will you tell me now or wait till I'm broken
Down again
Save me now, I'm broken
If I bleed, my lies won't fill the
Emptiness inside
I just need, for something real to
Open up my mind
[Chorus: x2]
Breaking down, I'm breaking down
It takes time
[Chorus]
It takes time
Breaking down I'm breaking down
If I can feel again
Lyrics submitted by BlueHellBoy
Broken Down Lyrics as written by Clint Lowery Butch Walker
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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NGL I'm relating to this song rn