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 west, the warm, the sunny south
I see it's full of ancients
For call the space between the crave
That sound of road to me too
There's someone here who laughs too hard at everything
There's someone here who laughs too hard at everything
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
For out to London, maintain crowd around here for the weekend
We hide to take us close before
The sun is gone completely
I used to lie thinking clouds aside here and which was dust
I lie as I throw myself out in the shower cold and thin
There's someone here who laughs too hard at everything
There's someone here who laughs too hard at everything
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
I see it's full of ancients
For call the space between the crave
That sound of road to me too
There's someone here who laughs too hard at everything
There's someone here who laughs too hard at everything
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
For out to London, maintain crowd around here for the weekend
We hide to take us close before
The sun is gone completely
I used to lie thinking clouds aside here and which was dust
I lie as I throw myself out in the shower cold and thin
There's someone here who laughs too hard at everything
There's someone here who laughs too hard at everything
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
You say isn't it hard?
Paddling out, paddling out
Lyrics submitted by sobrien, edited by ShelbieLB, FishVandalism, staynight
Paddling Out Lyrics as written by Pontus Johan Winnberg Christian Karlsson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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its about getting out of your headspace. paddling out? it means go beyond your comfort zone, in the interest of what is good for the individual and the community