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.
(Zombified)
The monsters aren't living under your bed
'Cause they are the voices in your head
Zombified by the lies they've said
We've become the walking dead
'Cause everybody's talking, bitch
Oh no, they'll never let go
Of something you said ten years ago
They're cancelling, cancelling you
And they won't stop 'til everybody's
Zombified
They're pumping us with lies like it's formaldehyde
They're dead inside
It goes on and on
Let this go
When it stops we'll never know
We're hypnotized
And they won't stop 'til you're
Zombified
You better shut your mouth and bite your tongue
'Cause you don't wanna piss off anyone
We're traumatized by the damage done
Welcome to America
'Cause everybody's talking, bitch
Oh no, they'll never let go
Of something you said ten years ago
They're cancelling, cancelling you
And they won't stop 'til everybody's
Zombified
They're pumping us with lies like it's formaldehyde
They're dead inside
It goes on and on
Let this go
When it stops we'll never know
We're hypnotized
And they won't stop 'til you're
(Zombified) Go!
They're feeding off your broken mind
They won't die, they multiply
We've become so fucking blind
They won't stop 'til you're
Zombified
Pick it up
Oh, oh
Now everybody's zombified
They're pumping us with lies like it's formaldehyde
They're dead inside
It goes on and on
Let this go
When it stops we'll never know
We're hypnotized
And they won't stop 'til you're
They won't stop 'til I'm
They won't stop 'til we're all
Zombified
(Zombified)
The monsters aren't living under your bed
'Cause they are the voices in your head
Zombified by the lies they've said
We've become the walking dead
'Cause everybody's talking, bitch
Oh no, they'll never let go
Of something you said ten years ago
They're cancelling, cancelling you
And they won't stop 'til everybody's
Zombified
They're pumping us with lies like it's formaldehyde
They're dead inside
It goes on and on
Let this go
When it stops we'll never know
We're hypnotized
And they won't stop 'til you're
Zombified
You better shut your mouth and bite your tongue
'Cause you don't wanna piss off anyone
We're traumatized by the damage done
Welcome to America
'Cause everybody's talking, bitch
Oh no, they'll never let go
Of something you said ten years ago
They're cancelling, cancelling you
And they won't stop 'til everybody's
Zombified
They're pumping us with lies like it's formaldehyde
They're dead inside
It goes on and on
Let this go
When it stops we'll never know
We're hypnotized
And they won't stop 'til you're
(Zombified) Go!
They're feeding off your broken mind
They won't die, they multiply
We've become so fucking blind
They won't stop 'til you're
Zombified
Pick it up
Oh, oh
Now everybody's zombified
They're pumping us with lies like it's formaldehyde
They're dead inside
It goes on and on
Let this go
When it stops we'll never know
We're hypnotized
And they won't stop 'til you're
They won't stop 'til I'm
They won't stop 'til we're all
Zombified
(Zombified)
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Zombified Lyrics as written by Jon Lundin Cody Quistad
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While the songs video takes its nod from the song\'s title, including zombies within the narrative, The bands appears to have a broader perspective on the term "Zombified" in mind for the song. Frontman Ronnie Radke warns, "The monsters aren\'t living under your bed / They are voices in your head," laying out a lyrical narrative that should make listeners question how they receive their information and what it\'s doing to our collective mindsets.