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.
Falling to the ground
I was anxious to be found
You can always go home
To the safety of your cloud
Don't let go
I need you to hang around
I am so broke
And foolishly in love
I turned around to love revealing
What did I learn, it's not that easy
When you get burned and go on burning light
Falling into sound
Is a less defeating path
One day we will go home
To the safety of our clouds
Don't let go
I need you to hang around
I'm so broke
And foolishly in love
I turned around, my life was changing
What did I learn, it's not that easy
When you get burned and go on burning light
Don't let go
I need you to hang around
I'm so broke
And foolishly in love
I turned around, my life was changing
What did I learn, it's not that easy
When you get burned and go on burning light
I was anxious to be found
You can always go home
To the safety of your cloud
Don't let go
I need you to hang around
I am so broke
And foolishly in love
I turned around to love revealing
What did I learn, it's not that easy
When you get burned and go on burning light
Falling into sound
Is a less defeating path
One day we will go home
To the safety of our clouds
Don't let go
I need you to hang around
I'm so broke
And foolishly in love
I turned around, my life was changing
What did I learn, it's not that easy
When you get burned and go on burning light
Don't let go
I need you to hang around
I'm so broke
And foolishly in love
I turned around, my life was changing
What did I learn, it's not that easy
When you get burned and go on burning light
Lyrics submitted by springbreak93, edited by rfripp, Giffdev, owly jr
Museum of Flight Lyrics as written by Damien Jurado
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"It's not that easy / when you get burned / and go on burning light"
This is my favorite lyric in the song. It's a smart play on the word "burn" - burning light, as in a candle, means to remain light and positive. Beautiful way of phrasing how it's hard to "burn light" after you've suffered pain.