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.
Met a girl, thought she was grand
Fell in love, found out first hand
Went well for a week or two
Then it all came unglued
In a trap trip I can't grip
Never thought I'd be the one who'd slip
Then I started to realize
I was living one big lie
She fucking hates me
Trust she fucking hates me
La, la, la, love
I tried too hard and she tore my feelings like I had none
And ripped them away
She was queen for about an hour
After that shit got sour
She took all I ever had
No sign of guilt
No feeling of bad, no
In a trapped trip I can't grip
Never thought I'd be the one who'd slip
Then I started to realize
I was living one big lie
She fucking hates me
Trust she fucking hates me
La, la, la, love
I tried too hard and she tore my feelings like I had none
And ripped them away
That's my story, as you see
Learned my lesson and so did she
Now it's over and I'm glad
'Cause I'm a fool for all I've said
She fucking hates me
Trust she fucking hates me
La, la, la, love
I tried too hard and she tore my feelings like I had none
And ripped them away
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, love
Trust la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, love
Trust (la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, love) and she tore my feelings like I had none
(Trust la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, love) she fucking hates me
Fell in love, found out first hand
Went well for a week or two
Then it all came unglued
In a trap trip I can't grip
Never thought I'd be the one who'd slip
Then I started to realize
I was living one big lie
She fucking hates me
Trust she fucking hates me
La, la, la, love
I tried too hard and she tore my feelings like I had none
And ripped them away
She was queen for about an hour
After that shit got sour
She took all I ever had
No sign of guilt
No feeling of bad, no
In a trapped trip I can't grip
Never thought I'd be the one who'd slip
Then I started to realize
I was living one big lie
She fucking hates me
Trust she fucking hates me
La, la, la, love
I tried too hard and she tore my feelings like I had none
And ripped them away
That's my story, as you see
Learned my lesson and so did she
Now it's over and I'm glad
'Cause I'm a fool for all I've said
She fucking hates me
Trust she fucking hates me
La, la, la, love
I tried too hard and she tore my feelings like I had none
And ripped them away
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, love
Trust la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, love
Trust (la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, love) and she tore my feelings like I had none
(Trust la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, love) she fucking hates me
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I love this songgg this guy sounds so much like Kurt Cobain frm Nirvana hope they make more gr8 music like this one
yeah he does sound like Kurt. iheard them on the radio and i thought it was him for a second..but it wasn't tear