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.
Oh I, I watch it all go down
Closed eyes, pretend no one's around
So I, I chose to play the clown
Or blow by and never make a sound
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Turn 'round, say it to my face
No sound, everything's a race
Lose ground, lost in your embrace
Leave town, never leave a trace
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Hardly know what anything's for
Just for show, I'm slamming the door
Even so, my heart and my head are an open book
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
I'd rather say goodbye
Closed eyes, pretend no one's around
So I, I chose to play the clown
Or blow by and never make a sound
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Turn 'round, say it to my face
No sound, everything's a race
Lose ground, lost in your embrace
Leave town, never leave a trace
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Hardly know what anything's for
Just for show, I'm slamming the door
Even so, my heart and my head are an open book
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
Any other guy would wanna take it outside
But I'd never even try
Who wants to get their lights knocked out?
Any other guy would wanna stir it up some
But I'd rather say goodbye
I'd rather say goodbye
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The slide guitar in this song is SEX.