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.
Long ago he saw the light of day
Then the wind it blew the man away
And I don't believe I wear rose colored glasses
But I believe the man is going home
Long ago he set the ship a-right
Then he sailed away into the night
And I don't believe I wear rose colored glasses
But I believe the man is going home
And I know that we are more than dust and ashes
And one day we will know what we have known
But on the dark side
There are times of suffering
(And I don't believe I wear rose colored glasses)
But as the pages turn
One day we'll learn of everything
But now we see through glass...
When the ending came I said goodbye
I hope to meet him on the other side
And I don't believe I wear rose colored glasses
But I believe we have the greatest hope
And I'll sing this as we're scattering the ashes
I believe the man has gone back home...
But on the dark side
There are times of suffering
(And I don't believe I wear rose colored glasses)
But as the pages turn
One day we'll learn of everything
But now we see through glass...
This world is not our home
You can live like a rollin' stone
But you cannot escape with your life
We seek a city on fire
With the heart of a child's desire
We will cross that bridge and enter into life... real life...
But on the dark side
There are times of suffering
But as the pages turn
One day we'll learn of everything
But through the dark years
There are tears and suffering
But as the pages turn
One day we'll burn like lightning
In that city in the sky!
Then the wind it blew the man away
And I don't believe I wear rose colored glasses
But I believe the man is going home
Long ago he set the ship a-right
Then he sailed away into the night
And I don't believe I wear rose colored glasses
But I believe the man is going home
And I know that we are more than dust and ashes
And one day we will know what we have known
But on the dark side
There are times of suffering
(And I don't believe I wear rose colored glasses)
But as the pages turn
One day we'll learn of everything
But now we see through glass...
When the ending came I said goodbye
I hope to meet him on the other side
And I don't believe I wear rose colored glasses
But I believe we have the greatest hope
And I'll sing this as we're scattering the ashes
I believe the man has gone back home...
But on the dark side
There are times of suffering
(And I don't believe I wear rose colored glasses)
But as the pages turn
One day we'll learn of everything
But now we see through glass...
This world is not our home
You can live like a rollin' stone
But you cannot escape with your life
We seek a city on fire
With the heart of a child's desire
We will cross that bridge and enter into life... real life...
But on the dark side
There are times of suffering
But as the pages turn
One day we'll learn of everything
But through the dark years
There are tears and suffering
But as the pages turn
One day we'll burn like lightning
In that city in the sky!
Lyrics submitted by The Letter M
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neal,s father passed away and this song is a tribute to him.imo