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.
Run
Ignite the fire in your heart
Close to impossible
Stand up and overcome
I have to rely on myself
Fighting with my bare hands
Existing through the hurt
Digging another grave
It is so inhuman, grotesque
It's coming
I look around it's a mess
Ignite the fire in your heart
Close to impossible
Stand up and overcome the invisible
Get down to the core, be brave
And I will be there waiting for you
I stand with none by my side
Craving for my vengeance
Exhausted, I can't sleep
Dreaming the blood I shed
I've cried but you'll never know
I stagger but will not fall
I might crawl but will never kneel
I will dodge every spell you will cast on me
As pain has never made me tender
Life has taught me well
Yes, I entered hell and it felt like home
I'll still make sure the dark sun never dawns
Never dawn
Never dawn
Ignite the fire in your heart
Close to impossible
Stand up and overcome the invisible
Get down to the core, be brave
And I will be there waiting for you
Never dawn
Never dawn
Never dawn
Never dawn
Ignite the fire in your heart
Close to impossible
Stand up and overcome
I have to rely on myself
Fighting with my bare hands
Existing through the hurt
Digging another grave
It is so inhuman, grotesque
It's coming
I look around it's a mess
Ignite the fire in your heart
Close to impossible
Stand up and overcome the invisible
Get down to the core, be brave
And I will be there waiting for you
I stand with none by my side
Craving for my vengeance
Exhausted, I can't sleep
Dreaming the blood I shed
I've cried but you'll never know
I stagger but will not fall
I might crawl but will never kneel
I will dodge every spell you will cast on me
As pain has never made me tender
Life has taught me well
Yes, I entered hell and it felt like home
I'll still make sure the dark sun never dawns
Never dawn
Never dawn
Ignite the fire in your heart
Close to impossible
Stand up and overcome the invisible
Get down to the core, be brave
And I will be there waiting for you
Never dawn
Never dawn
Never dawn
Never dawn
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Never Dawn Lyrics as written by Cristina Scabbia Andrea Ferro
Lyrics © RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
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Front woman Cristina Scabbia says of track "This song is a fierce survival journey throughout grotesque and frozen lands where the power within is the main weapon. Ignite the fire in your heart, and enjoy the listening!“