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.
It's the year of the snake
Friends are overrated, so let's make no mistake
I watch from a distance while you poison the lake
A trail of ash that you leave in your wake
Knock me down, but I get back up
In the rain, I feel no pain from the cuts
Too much pain, is it ever enough?
In the rain and I'm filling my guts
You wanna hate me
You wanna try and break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
Already dead
Already dead
Here I am again at the edge of a knife
Some of us are born at the end of our lives
Wake up in a sweat in the dead of the night
I must be dreaming
I can see the end of your reign
I can feel the hate filling your veins
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
You wanna hate me
You wanna try and break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
You wanna hate me
Try to break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Friends are overrated, so let's make no mistake
I watch from a distance while you poison the lake
A trail of ash that you leave in your wake
Knock me down, but I get back up
In the rain, I feel no pain from the cuts
Too much pain, is it ever enough?
In the rain and I'm filling my guts
You wanna hate me
You wanna try and break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
Already dead
Already dead
Here I am again at the edge of a knife
Some of us are born at the end of our lives
Wake up in a sweat in the dead of the night
I must be dreaming
I can see the end of your reign
I can feel the hate filling your veins
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
You wanna hate me
You wanna try and break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
Watch me now as I'm breaking the chains
Leaving your whole empire in flames
You wanna hate me
Try to break me
But you can't kill me
'Cause I'm already dead
You can shame me
You can try and break me down
'Cause I'm already dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Dead
'Cause I'm already dead
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Already Dead Lyrics as written by Dylan Peter Alvarez Daniel Murillo
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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I think this is about living your best life no matter how much crap is thrown your way, always coming out on top.