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.
You can't say shit you little pale bastard and fuck all y'all, suck my dick
I was woken from silence
Torn from my dreams
A life less than perfect
More rips at the seams
You can't sew me together
To fix what's been done
I've felt it all but I can't feel numb
I've felt it all but I can't feel numb
I've felt it all but I can't feel numb
So stay away
We've been down this road before
Been barely holding on for so long (for so long)
So keep spitting me out
A bad taste in your mouth
You always say to yourself that you'll change
So stay away
We've been down this road before
Been barely holding on for so long (for so long)
It's safe to say
I can't do this anymore
And I'm not the only one
It's so wrong
Take this for what it's worth
You should know, this is cutthroat
Cutthroat
So stay away
We've been down this road before
Been barely holding on for so long
It's safe to say
I can't do this anymore
I'm not the only one
It's so wrong
So stay away
We've been down this road before
Been barely holding on for so long (for so long)
It's safe to say
I can't do this anymore
And I'm not the only one
It's so wrong
I was woken from silence
Torn from my dreams
A life less than perfect
More rips at the seams
You can't sew me together
To fix what's been done
I've felt it all but I can't feel numb
I've felt it all but I can't feel numb
I've felt it all but I can't feel numb
So stay away
We've been down this road before
Been barely holding on for so long (for so long)
So keep spitting me out
A bad taste in your mouth
You always say to yourself that you'll change
So stay away
We've been down this road before
Been barely holding on for so long (for so long)
It's safe to say
I can't do this anymore
And I'm not the only one
It's so wrong
Take this for what it's worth
You should know, this is cutthroat
Cutthroat
So stay away
We've been down this road before
Been barely holding on for so long
It's safe to say
I can't do this anymore
I'm not the only one
It's so wrong
So stay away
We've been down this road before
Been barely holding on for so long (for so long)
It's safe to say
I can't do this anymore
And I'm not the only one
It's so wrong
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Cutthroat Lyrics as written by Elliott Gruenberg Beau Bokan
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave
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