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.
She gives a wicked ride
Yes, she does
She says I'll make you wanna climb right out yourself
She said to break free
Might have to give up your life
But I was thinking
I'd love to get inside you
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
You make me crazy, baby, don't let up
'Cause if I'm falling, I don't wanna stop
I'll give up everything to have your love
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
Dry your tears don't you cry, cry, cry, cry
She is a wicked high
Yes, she is
She goes down so hard
She might never come back
She's gonna break free
The way she loves to laugh
But I was thinking
I'd like to get some of that, girl
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
You make me crazy, baby, don't let up
'Cause if I'm falling, I don't wanna stop
I'll give up everything to have your love
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
But dry your tears, don't you cry, cry, cry, cry
I say I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
Dry your tears don't you cry, cry, cry, cry
The way she does me
The way she hates and loves me
And if you fill the cup, I'll drink you up, baby
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
You make me crazy, baby, don't let up
'Cause if I'm falling, I don't wanna stop
I'll give up everything to have your love
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
But dry your tears, don't you cry, cry, cry, cry
Yes, she does
She says I'll make you wanna climb right out yourself
She said to break free
Might have to give up your life
But I was thinking
I'd love to get inside you
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
You make me crazy, baby, don't let up
'Cause if I'm falling, I don't wanna stop
I'll give up everything to have your love
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
Dry your tears don't you cry, cry, cry, cry
She is a wicked high
Yes, she is
She goes down so hard
She might never come back
She's gonna break free
The way she loves to laugh
But I was thinking
I'd like to get some of that, girl
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
You make me crazy, baby, don't let up
'Cause if I'm falling, I don't wanna stop
I'll give up everything to have your love
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
But dry your tears, don't you cry, cry, cry, cry
I say I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
Dry your tears don't you cry, cry, cry, cry
The way she does me
The way she hates and loves me
And if you fill the cup, I'll drink you up, baby
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
You make me crazy, baby, don't let up
'Cause if I'm falling, I don't wanna stop
I'll give up everything to have your love
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
But dry your tears, don't you cry, cry, cry, cry
Lyrics submitted by myloveisfreeing
Break Free Lyrics as written by Carter A. Beauford Boyd C. Tinsley
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I feel like this song is loaded with lust and desire. Sounds like he really wants to have and keep her but knows she's going to "break free" at some point. Like she's at a point in her life where she's unbound to paths that anything could happen to her. And I get the impression that it's also about the intensity between two people when the chemistry is just mind blowing.