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.
With fire to keep us warm
And tools we made from rocks and bones
A roof over your head
And walls to keep you safe in bed
There must be more than this
So god was born and we in his
Image of fear and love
Looked down upon from up above
We gotta do much more than believe if we really wanna change things
We gotta do much more than believe if we wanna see the world change
We crossed the oceans wide
Built cities to the sky (oh lord)
Looked up and we were flying
But will we not survive ourselves
We gotta do much more than believe if wanna see the world change
We gotta do much more than believe if we really wanna change things
We gotta do much more than believe, go on try it, go on try it
We gotta do much more than believe if we wanna see the world change
What will I say to baby?
Let me show you a movie
You know we landed a man on the moon?
Now you could never believe it
Yea we could do anything
We flew to the stars and back
Down to the ground hard
Please wake up
Please wake up
Please wake up
We gotta do much more than believe if we really wanna change things
We gotta do much more than believe, go on try it, go on try it
We gotta do much more than believe if we really wanna change things
We gotta do much more than believe, go on try it, go on try it
We gotta do much more than believe if we wanna see the world change
Oh, my little baby
I'll show you this movie
You know we landed a man on the moon?
I know its hard to imagine
But we could do anything
Under the stars
And tools we made from rocks and bones
A roof over your head
And walls to keep you safe in bed
There must be more than this
So god was born and we in his
Image of fear and love
Looked down upon from up above
We gotta do much more than believe if we really wanna change things
We gotta do much more than believe if we wanna see the world change
We crossed the oceans wide
Built cities to the sky (oh lord)
Looked up and we were flying
But will we not survive ourselves
We gotta do much more than believe if wanna see the world change
We gotta do much more than believe if we really wanna change things
We gotta do much more than believe, go on try it, go on try it
We gotta do much more than believe if we wanna see the world change
What will I say to baby?
Let me show you a movie
You know we landed a man on the moon?
Now you could never believe it
Yea we could do anything
We flew to the stars and back
Down to the ground hard
Please wake up
Please wake up
Please wake up
We gotta do much more than believe if we really wanna change things
We gotta do much more than believe, go on try it, go on try it
We gotta do much more than believe if we really wanna change things
We gotta do much more than believe, go on try it, go on try it
We gotta do much more than believe if we wanna see the world change
Oh, my little baby
I'll show you this movie
You know we landed a man on the moon?
I know its hard to imagine
But we could do anything
Under the stars
Lyrics submitted by hurley61291
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"Please Wake Up"!!!! :) Excellent song.