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.
Small cheroot
Black hat
Cold eyes
Pointed boot
No heart
Never cries
Hot sun
Desert sand
One man
On his own
Stands alone
Never ran
No ties
No claims
No name
Man of frenzy
Man of fortune
Man of fame
No show
Gotta go
Mexico
Every man
Want to be
Malpaso
Black hat
Cold eyes
Pointed boot
No heart
Never cries
Hot sun
Desert sand
One man
On his own
Stands alone
Never ran
No ties
No claims
No name
Man of frenzy
Man of fortune
Man of fame
No show
Gotta go
Mexico
Every man
Want to be
Malpaso
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An ode to the Clint Eastwood 'spaghetti' westerns. There's some seriously wicked drum playing in this song. Alright Rusty.