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.
This is a sign of the times
Another mountain to climb
The sun burns as hot as the flame in the devil’s eyes
This is a sign of the times
Another mountain to climb
The sun burns as hot as the flame in the devil’s eyes
There’s chaos on the rise
The sky is raining knives
We have mistaken
The toll that is taken on you and I
You and I
You and I
You and I
There’s chaos on the rise
The sky is raining knives
We have mistaken
The toll that is taken on you and I
The oceans have gone dry
Venus is passing by
You and I
You and I
You and I
There’s chaos on the rise
The sky is raining knives
We have mistaken
The toll that is taken on you and I
I gave you what you need
I gave you what you need
You and
You and
You and
I gave what you need
We have mistaken
The toll that is taken on
We have mistaken
The toll that is taken on
I gave you what you need
I gave you what you need
I gave you what you need
Another mountain to climb
The sun burns as hot as the flame in the devil’s eyes
This is a sign of the times
Another mountain to climb
The sun burns as hot as the flame in the devil’s eyes
There’s chaos on the rise
The sky is raining knives
We have mistaken
The toll that is taken on you and I
You and I
You and I
You and I
There’s chaos on the rise
The sky is raining knives
We have mistaken
The toll that is taken on you and I
The oceans have gone dry
Venus is passing by
You and I
You and I
You and I
There’s chaos on the rise
The sky is raining knives
We have mistaken
The toll that is taken on you and I
I gave you what you need
I gave you what you need
You and
You and
You and
I gave what you need
We have mistaken
The toll that is taken on
We have mistaken
The toll that is taken on
I gave you what you need
I gave you what you need
I gave you what you need
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Sign of the Times Lyrics as written by Barry Stock Adam Gontier
Lyrics © HYVETOWN MUSIC INC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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its "I'll give you what you need"