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.
Come
Lie down here
Where the earth brings sleep
Where the fires burn
With a radiant glow
And hear the songs sung by soil
By the wind and rain
They call you now
Then we reach the sea beyond
And greet the sunless glowing dawn
Lay all fears to rest
Here the night tide brings us close
To the timeless stream of souls
Lay all fears to rest
Come and let go
Let the earth bring dreams
Amidst the fires' warmth
A distant hum
That turns to a song sung by soil
By the wind and rain
They call you now
Then we reach the sea beyond
And greet the sunless glowing dawn
Lay all fears to rest
Here the night tide brings us close
To the timeless stream of souls
Lay all fears to rest
We will know you
A spire strong
A spire strong
And tall in our hearts
Spirits and souls
We will know you
A spire strong
A spire strong
And tall in our hearts
Spirits and souls
We will know you
In our hearts
Spirits and souls
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
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Elysium or the Elysian Fields is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults. Initially separate from the realm of Hades. admission was reserved for mortals related to the gods and other heroes. Later, it expanded to include those chosen by the gods, the righteous, and the heroic, where they would remain after death, to live a blessed and happy life, and indulging in whatever employment they had enjoyed in life. Great song!