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.
Sometimes it's all about you
Sometimes it's all about me
And everything that we see
Is what we want it to be
If it's all a theory
Can you tell me clearly
What it is exactly
That you still won't tell me
What I need is a story
Even if it's just a story
What a way, what a day
To walk away
What a way, what a day
To walk away
I stood waiting for it
For an end I almost knew
Counting every moment
Isn't patience a virtue?
But if I held my breath
I would've fainted so fast
If I crossed my fingers
It'd be too long to hold back
There was the slide that I saw
A love without any flaws
But there is no such thing
It's a gold you can't touch
I'll stay waiting for it
I'll put all my time on break
Until I see the full page
Any answer come my way
Sometimes it's all about me
And everything that we see
Is what we want it to be
If it's all a theory
Can you tell me clearly
What it is exactly
That you still won't tell me
What I need is a story
Even if it's just a story
What a way, what a day
To walk away
What a way, what a day
To walk away
I stood waiting for it
For an end I almost knew
Counting every moment
Isn't patience a virtue?
But if I held my breath
I would've fainted so fast
If I crossed my fingers
It'd be too long to hold back
There was the slide that I saw
A love without any flaws
But there is no such thing
It's a gold you can't touch
I'll stay waiting for it
I'll put all my time on break
Until I see the full page
Any answer come my way
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What a Way Lyrics as written by Nadia Ali Markus Moser
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One sided love . She sees a perfect love but her partner doesn’t. I think he walks away. Seems like she waited a long time for him but it didn’t happen . She likens it to be gold that you can’t touch ( something very precious) but she can’t get it. She still waits for love Don’t we all Come what may ( we have to) Sh sings her songs with simplicity. Very nice