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.
There must be something they're hiding
Must be reasons that no-one will dare to tell
There must be something inside me
But I don't think so anymore
Its hurting again now,
and I don't need friends when I have foes like you
Its hurting again now,
Its killing me to be here all alone
Go away. Its all the same. there's more for me.
As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason
As the world turns to grey,
Its killing me unwillingly and I am just the same as you.
There must be something confided
Must be someway to feel the pain and heal again
Pain and pleasure, inviting
I don't think so anymore
Its hurting again now, and I don't need pills
When I have drugs like you
Its hurting again now, its killing me to be here alone
Go away. Its all the same. there's more for me.
As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason
As the world turns to grey,
Its killing me unwillingly and I am just afraid
As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason
As the world turns to grey,
Its killing me unwillingly and I am just the same as you.
I'm just like you, just not a fool, I'm just like, just not as cool
I'm just like you, just not fool, I'm just like you
As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason
As the world turns to grey,
Its killing me unwillingly and I am just afraid
As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason
As the world turns to grey,
Its killing me unwillingly and I am just the same as you.
I'm just like you, just not a fool, I'm just like, just not as cool
I'm just like you, just not fool, I'm just like you
Must be reasons that no-one will dare to tell
There must be something inside me
But I don't think so anymore
Its hurting again now,
and I don't need friends when I have foes like you
Its hurting again now,
Its killing me to be here all alone
Go away. Its all the same. there's more for me.
As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason
As the world turns to grey,
Its killing me unwillingly and I am just the same as you.
There must be something confided
Must be someway to feel the pain and heal again
Pain and pleasure, inviting
I don't think so anymore
Its hurting again now, and I don't need pills
When I have drugs like you
Its hurting again now, its killing me to be here alone
Go away. Its all the same. there's more for me.
As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason
As the world turns to grey,
Its killing me unwillingly and I am just afraid
As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason
As the world turns to grey,
Its killing me unwillingly and I am just the same as you.
I'm just like you, just not a fool, I'm just like, just not as cool
I'm just like you, just not fool, I'm just like you
As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason
As the world turns to grey,
Its killing me unwillingly and I am just afraid
As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason
As the world turns to grey,
Its killing me unwillingly and I am just the same as you.
I'm just like you, just not a fool, I'm just like, just not as cool
I'm just like you, just not fool, I'm just like you
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World Falls Away Lyrics as written by Dale Stewart Shaun Welgemoed
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This song could not be about anything else than being excluded from society or a "group" hence your not part of the world, it falls away, and he's saying why hate me? I am just like you, just not a fool, this song is pretty self explanatory,
But then again somehow i could be wrong, I did poke myself in the eye this morning.... that's never a sign of somebody who knows what their talking about....