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.
Still the legend goes on and on
I cast a spell and I've seen
Pieces of the future unveiled
Green are the valleys Where I belong
I've seen the mountain still shining
People are dreaming, singing a song
The Ghost of War has disappeared
There were eagles flying in the sky
Over fields of gold
The kingdom of the magic
Reaching for the land, for the dream
Stories still untold
Still the legend goes on and on
I've seen
This night will soon be gone, here comes the dawn
My contract will be up, I'll be free
No more revenge or darkness to heal
The orchards will all be in blossom
Love of my life is healthy and real
The Ghost of War has disappeared
There were eagles flying in the sky
Over fields of gold
The kingdom of the magic
Reaching for the land, for the dream
Stories still untold
Still the legend goes on and on
I've seen
There were eagles flying in the sky
Over fields of gold
The kingdom of the magic
Reaching for the land, for the dream
Stories still untold
Still, the legend goes on and on
I've seen
Finally I have seen
I cast a spell and I've seen
Pieces of the future unveiled
Green are the valleys Where I belong
I've seen the mountain still shining
People are dreaming, singing a song
The Ghost of War has disappeared
There were eagles flying in the sky
Over fields of gold
The kingdom of the magic
Reaching for the land, for the dream
Stories still untold
Still the legend goes on and on
I've seen
This night will soon be gone, here comes the dawn
My contract will be up, I'll be free
No more revenge or darkness to heal
The orchards will all be in blossom
Love of my life is healthy and real
The Ghost of War has disappeared
There were eagles flying in the sky
Over fields of gold
The kingdom of the magic
Reaching for the land, for the dream
Stories still untold
Still the legend goes on and on
I've seen
There were eagles flying in the sky
Over fields of gold
The kingdom of the magic
Reaching for the land, for the dream
Stories still untold
Still, the legend goes on and on
I've seen
Finally I have seen
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
The Legend Goes On Lyrics as written by Giacomo Voli Alessandro Staropoli
Lyrics © SMV Schacht Musikverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Royalty Network
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