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.
I see the reason
For what it's worth
I see its power and the elation it creates
Create, waiting for the thrill of it
It's just a getaway
I'm beginning to see
You are the hero
Endless echo
Endless control
Leaving them with real blood
Endless echo
Endless control
Waiting, waiting for
It brings you fire
Soul with no depth
Can't you see the sickness under our skin
It brings you reason
A room for truth
please restore, the legacy of the former you
Create, waiting for the thrill of it
It's just a getaway
I'm beginning to see
You are the hero
Endless echo
Endless control
Leaving them with real blood
Endless echo
Endless control
Waiting for, waiting for
It's not easy to show
Waiting for, waiting for
It's not easy to show
Endless echo
Endless control
Leaving them with real blood
Endless echo
Endless control
Waiting, waiting for
I need you to hold on and open the door
I need you to hold on and open the door
For what it's worth
I see its power and the elation it creates
Create, waiting for the thrill of it
It's just a getaway
I'm beginning to see
You are the hero
Endless echo
Endless control
Leaving them with real blood
Endless echo
Endless control
Waiting, waiting for
It brings you fire
Soul with no depth
Can't you see the sickness under our skin
It brings you reason
A room for truth
please restore, the legacy of the former you
Create, waiting for the thrill of it
It's just a getaway
I'm beginning to see
You are the hero
Endless echo
Endless control
Leaving them with real blood
Endless echo
Endless control
Waiting for, waiting for
It's not easy to show
Waiting for, waiting for
It's not easy to show
Endless echo
Endless control
Leaving them with real blood
Endless echo
Endless control
Waiting, waiting for
I need you to hold on and open the door
I need you to hold on and open the door
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
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I think this is about someone who is fake & puts on a show, refusing to expose who they really are (maybe even out of fear) - they have just become plastic shell of themselves.