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.
The realm's bleeding
It suffers
Old and weak
No further arguing
There is war at hand
The system's failing
Engine's running
Then after al I sense the end is dawning
These lunatics deny the truth
I know I will not fail
There'll be
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
Coming home
You chase in twilight and you know
You will be on your own
On your own
The misery's shown
I'll be alone in this hour
I face the unknown
Witness the end
I'm bleeding, I'm fading
Here in my final hour
When long lost memories return
And a voice keeps calling
All dead and gone
It's out of hand
Life is in motion
I'm wishing, I'm fading
Time to wake up
Face the truth
I'm sinking, I'm drowning
There's no doubt and no regret
Time to reveal now
This is no illusion
It is real
Carry on the flame
It's not over now
Watch me I will rise
Time to reveal now
I know I will not fail
Anymore
I'm the one forever
All that really matters
Blessed realm
This world is sacred
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
Yesterday's gone
There's no today, no tomorrow
I'm raised from the dead
The ritual failed
There at the gates
I'm left alone in this hour
Driven insane
I am left alone
And now I drown in deepest shadows
While the golden hall is sealed
I'm wishing, I'm fading
And I am part of the machine
My eyes are the eyes of a dead man
And feel the unholy stream
The source of my power, T-energy
I'm in control
I will live forever
All that really matters
I'm the one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
I spread my wings
But I keep on falling
I should have known
I can see it coming
The war is over
There's whispering in the wind
Just let me out of here
There is no way
There is no end
While all the suffering goes on
All that I know
Is that I'm not insane
It's not over
It suffers
Old and weak
No further arguing
There is war at hand
The system's failing
Engine's running
Then after al I sense the end is dawning
These lunatics deny the truth
I know I will not fail
There'll be
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
Coming home
You chase in twilight and you know
You will be on your own
On your own
The misery's shown
I'll be alone in this hour
I face the unknown
Witness the end
I'm bleeding, I'm fading
Here in my final hour
When long lost memories return
And a voice keeps calling
All dead and gone
It's out of hand
Life is in motion
I'm wishing, I'm fading
Time to wake up
Face the truth
I'm sinking, I'm drowning
There's no doubt and no regret
Time to reveal now
This is no illusion
It is real
Carry on the flame
It's not over now
Watch me I will rise
Time to reveal now
I know I will not fail
Anymore
I'm the one forever
All that really matters
Blessed realm
This world is sacred
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
Yesterday's gone
There's no today, no tomorrow
I'm raised from the dead
The ritual failed
There at the gates
I'm left alone in this hour
Driven insane
I am left alone
And now I drown in deepest shadows
While the golden hall is sealed
I'm wishing, I'm fading
And I am part of the machine
My eyes are the eyes of a dead man
And feel the unholy stream
The source of my power, T-energy
I'm in control
I will live forever
All that really matters
I'm the one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
War
It's now or never
We shall stand together
One by one
This world is sacred
I'm coming home
I spread my wings
But I keep on falling
I should have known
I can see it coming
The war is over
There's whispering in the wind
Just let me out of here
There is no way
There is no end
While all the suffering goes on
All that I know
Is that I'm not insane
It's not over
Lyrics submitted by revanchist
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I knew this was from Sacred 2, which I've never played. But it seemed like it hinted at a specific plot, and today I got curious. It looks like it fits the background story of one of the playable characters, the Shadow Warrior. He fought valiantly in the war and died. But then he was torn out of the peace of death and resurrected against his will using T-Energy. The ritual failed, the caster couldn't control him and he broke free. But he can't die or he would be lost in limbo. The player can choose whether his goal is to destroy the Great Machine so he can die and return to Elysium, or whether he will use it for immortality and revenge.
This seems to fit the song very well. Like I said, I haven't played it, so if I got anything wrong about it I'd be interested to know. It's an epic song in any case.