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.
(feat. Chad Gray of Hellyeah)
I know life can be miserable
(When it comes down)
When you think you invisible
(I see you now)
They got all the materials
(And they're so proud)
But that don't make them invincible
(That don't make them invincible)
When you at the bottom
It feels like you don't wanna see tomorrow, so many problems
It's like no way out of no way to solve them
Drowning in sorrow and debt, life full of stress
Living check to check, I know you want out of this mess
My best friends they're bleeding
I'm still breathing
I won't be the one left behind
It's from this pen that I bleed
My blood is my ink
And I won't be the one left to die
I fight
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
All we need is a miracle
(Can't find out how)
These conditions unlivable
(I wanna get out)
Before I turn criminal
(And take that route)
Situation is critical
(It's critical now)
This rollercoaster of emotions has my stomach turning
These quick drops and slow rises nothing's ever certain
Makes you question everything asking what's the purpose
If I'm stuck in quicksand, can you pull me to the surface?
My best friends they're bleeding
I'm still breathing
I won't be the one left behind
It's from this pen that I bleed
My blood is my ink
And I won't be the one left to die
I fight
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
Where your heart at?
(When it comes down)
Show me where your heart at
(I see you now)
Where your heart at?
(And they're so proud)
I know you got more heart than that
Show me where your heart is at
My best friends they're bleeding
I'm still breathing
I won't be the one left behind
It's from this pen that I bleed
My blood is my ink
And I won't be the one left to die
My best friends they're bleeding
I'm still breathing
I won't be the one left behind
It's from this pen that I bleed
My blood is my ink
And I won't be the one left to die
I fight
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
I know life can be miserable
(When it comes down)
When you think you invisible
(I see you now)
They got all the materials
(And they're so proud)
But that don't make them invincible
(That don't make them invincible)
When you at the bottom
It feels like you don't wanna see tomorrow, so many problems
It's like no way out of no way to solve them
Drowning in sorrow and debt, life full of stress
Living check to check, I know you want out of this mess
My best friends they're bleeding
I'm still breathing
I won't be the one left behind
It's from this pen that I bleed
My blood is my ink
And I won't be the one left to die
I fight
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
All we need is a miracle
(Can't find out how)
These conditions unlivable
(I wanna get out)
Before I turn criminal
(And take that route)
Situation is critical
(It's critical now)
This rollercoaster of emotions has my stomach turning
These quick drops and slow rises nothing's ever certain
Makes you question everything asking what's the purpose
If I'm stuck in quicksand, can you pull me to the surface?
My best friends they're bleeding
I'm still breathing
I won't be the one left behind
It's from this pen that I bleed
My blood is my ink
And I won't be the one left to die
I fight
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
Where your heart at?
(When it comes down)
Show me where your heart at
(I see you now)
Where your heart at?
(And they're so proud)
I know you got more heart than that
Show me where your heart is at
My best friends they're bleeding
I'm still breathing
I won't be the one left behind
It's from this pen that I bleed
My blood is my ink
And I won't be the one left to die
My best friends they're bleeding
I'm still breathing
I won't be the one left behind
It's from this pen that I bleed
My blood is my ink
And I won't be the one left to die
I fight
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
Fight, fight
We gonna, we gonna, we gonna
Fight, fight
Get up off the ground
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
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