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's a man on the corner selling dozens of bones
Every type of bone except the one that I want
Ever think what your eyes do when trying to sleep
Or where your tongue rests, is that against your teeth?
But now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
The sleep is the safest place you can be
You can try hard to catch it, it just catches you
Imagine a camera coming up from your feet
Relax all your muscles, son, just hope your heart's in one piece
Now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
It's bigger than a halo, a devil, an angel and a crow
The bone's got the wrong detail, I hoped it would have
Save for a shinbone or even a hand
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
The bone's got the wrong detail, I hoped it would have for you
Save for a shinbone or even a hand
There's a man on the corner selling dozens of bones
Every type of bone except the one that I want
Every type of bone except the one that I want
Ever think what your eyes do when trying to sleep
Or where your tongue rests, is that against your teeth?
But now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
The sleep is the safest place you can be
You can try hard to catch it, it just catches you
Imagine a camera coming up from your feet
Relax all your muscles, son, just hope your heart's in one piece
Now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
It's bigger than a halo, a devil, an angel and a crow
The bone's got the wrong detail, I hoped it would have
Save for a shinbone or even a hand
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride
Now it's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything it decides to touch
The bone's got the wrong detail, I hoped it would have for you
Save for a shinbone or even a hand
There's a man on the corner selling dozens of bones
Every type of bone except the one that I want
Lyrics submitted by juno1408, edited by ElleDriver, AlexanderLovesOrlando
As Dust Dances Lyrics as written by Simon Alexander Neil
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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A very nice song
"Such a lonely ride, such a lonely ride"
Something about that line sends shivers down my spine