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.
Shoot me into sleep, your beauty is so close to me
And even better still, warm nights and the chill
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Ejacquantumbreeze!
And even better still, warm nights and the chill
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Ejacquantumbreeze! Even in the sea
Replace all meaning - "I-spy"
Fuck, I think she just saw me, stop hiding in the sea
Shit, my midnight surprise has found out all my lines
Crunch time, night time, palm luxuries which I mistake for life
Don't talk to me, stay away unless you want me near you
I'm waiting in silence and cloaking my violence
You, almost encourage my happiness, but I know best
Wake up, smell the semen, this will never happen for you
Evil waits inside your home and shakes you through and through
Oh, wake up princess
I guess, deep down, my heart is not as pure as it was
And my food is ruined, the freezer doorway to above
I'll fire in the sun, I'm dying just for fun
And what is left of this?
My fare is calling down for you all to go away, forget the fall exists
I'll fire in the sun, I'm dying, just for fun
As I lay in bed, wrapped in cold sweat, just take me now
Shoot me into sleep...
And even better still, warm nights and the chill
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Ejacquantumbreeze!
And even better still, warm nights and the chill
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Ejacquantumbreeze! Even in the sea
Replace all meaning - "I-spy"
Fuck, I think she just saw me, stop hiding in the sea
Shit, my midnight surprise has found out all my lines
Crunch time, night time, palm luxuries which I mistake for life
Don't talk to me, stay away unless you want me near you
I'm waiting in silence and cloaking my violence
You, almost encourage my happiness, but I know best
Wake up, smell the semen, this will never happen for you
Evil waits inside your home and shakes you through and through
Oh, wake up princess
I guess, deep down, my heart is not as pure as it was
And my food is ruined, the freezer doorway to above
I'll fire in the sun, I'm dying just for fun
And what is left of this?
My fare is calling down for you all to go away, forget the fall exists
I'll fire in the sun, I'm dying, just for fun
As I lay in bed, wrapped in cold sweat, just take me now
Shoot me into sleep...
Lyrics submitted by teacakes
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Here are the definite lyrics (from the lyric booklet):
Shoot me into sleep, your beauty is so close to me
And even better still, warm nights and the chill Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Ejacquantumbreeze!
And even better still, warm nights and the chill Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Ejacquantumbreeze! Even in the sea Replace all meaning - "I-spy"
Fuck, I think she just saw me, stop hiding in the sea Shit, my midnight surprise has found out all my lines Crunch time, night time, palm luxuries which I mistake for life Don't talk to me, stay away unless you want me near you
I'm waiting in silence and cloaking my violence You, almost encourage my happiness, but I know best Wake up, smell the semen, this will never happen for you Evil waits inside your home and shakes you through and through
Oh, wake up princess
I guess, deep down, my heart is not as pure as it was And my food is ruined, the freezer doorway to above I'll fire in the sun, I'm dying just for fun
And what is left of this? My fare is calling down for you all to go away, forget the fall exists I'll fire in the sun, I'm dying, just for fun
As I lay in bed, wrapped in cold sweat, just take me now
Shoot me into sleep...