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.
Bone of this flesh gone cold
The crypt of a dying world
Eyes like bricks
I see no tomb beyond my own concrete
I see no truth in hope
I am scarred shut
Let the blood writhe
I am scarred shut
My head is pounding life
Blood rush
I Let it rush
Blood rush
Let it rush
From our hands, our blood stains the world
Scar weaver, sew the flesh on my fears
I see you now, cruor clear
Deceiver, you take it away
We are bleeding in your name
Eyes roll back
And watch their own mind
Go black and silent
Only the pain
Can see a will beyond my own
The way it breathes and heals alone
I am scarred shut
A life is in vain
I am scarred shut
And pounding in the brain
Blood rush
I Let it rush
Blood rush
Let it rush
Scar weaver, sew the flesh on my fears
I see you now, cruor clear
Deceiver, you take it away
We are bleeding in your name
The crypt of a dying world
Eyes like bricks
I see no tomb beyond my own concrete
I see no truth in hope
I am scarred shut
Let the blood writhe
I am scarred shut
My head is pounding life
Blood rush
I Let it rush
Blood rush
Let it rush
From our hands, our blood stains the world
Scar weaver, sew the flesh on my fears
I see you now, cruor clear
Deceiver, you take it away
We are bleeding in your name
Eyes roll back
And watch their own mind
Go black and silent
Only the pain
Can see a will beyond my own
The way it breathes and heals alone
I am scarred shut
A life is in vain
I am scarred shut
And pounding in the brain
Blood rush
I Let it rush
Blood rush
Let it rush
Scar weaver, sew the flesh on my fears
I see you now, cruor clear
Deceiver, you take it away
We are bleeding in your name
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Scar Weaver Lyrics as written by Dillon Trollope Damien Rainaud
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Once Human\'s bass player Damien Rainaud had this to say about the meaning of the lyrics, "We all go through life creating scars onto others.. bad scars, and good scars. We are all Scar Weavers." The band\'s vocalist Lauren Hart added "The \'Scar Weaver\' track is about dealing with my anxiety and catastrophic thoughts. I give a bad thought (which is ONLY in my head) a true reality by feeding it energy- thus, giving it life, to grow and completely engulf my mind. I \'sew the flesh on my fears.\'"