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.
And tonight the coastline is quiet
It's quieter than it's ever been
Honey, this town is a prison
With its four walls closin' in
And they got one pill to make you smaller
They got one pill to make you scream
Darlin' this heart is on fire
And this life is but a dream
All right, all right
You see, this town pulls my heartstrings
I fell in love with the Shrewsbury stars
But there's far too many diamonds
In the backseats of borrowed cars
And I could never stop this burnin'
Honey, I can't tell no lies
I could never stand the weather
Darlin' this heart is on fire
All right, all right
Tonight, tonight, we're gonna ride like silver on the desolation moonlight
Tonight, tonight, we ain't comin' back until the morning light
Tonight, tonight, it's all right, all right
Tonight, tonight
All right, all right
Dance in my moonlight, my old friend the twilight
Dance in my moonlight, my old friend the twilight
Dance in my moonlight, my old friend the twilight
Dance in my moonlight, my old friend
It's quieter than it's ever been
Honey, this town is a prison
With its four walls closin' in
And they got one pill to make you smaller
They got one pill to make you scream
Darlin' this heart is on fire
And this life is but a dream
All right, all right
You see, this town pulls my heartstrings
I fell in love with the Shrewsbury stars
But there's far too many diamonds
In the backseats of borrowed cars
And I could never stop this burnin'
Honey, I can't tell no lies
I could never stand the weather
Darlin' this heart is on fire
All right, all right
Tonight, tonight, we're gonna ride like silver on the desolation moonlight
Tonight, tonight, we ain't comin' back until the morning light
Tonight, tonight, it's all right, all right
Tonight, tonight
All right, all right
Dance in my moonlight, my old friend the twilight
Dance in my moonlight, my old friend the twilight
Dance in my moonlight, my old friend the twilight
Dance in my moonlight, my old friend
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reminds me of "Thunder Road" and "Born to Run" combined... the lyrics are rather self-explanatory, I think, and the song is very pretty.