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.
Well I'm in another state, another state of mind
I wish that I could be there right next to her
This road leads to this and this one leads to that
Her voice sends shivers down my spine
These scars in my flesh
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she knows the pain that I've been through
Talk to her a thousand miles away
There's tears in her eyes
If I make it back I'm gonna show her
She's the only one for me
Hitch a ride on the wild side
It's real hell on wheels
There's gonna be a fight tonight, I know
Another city we can't find
Another city left buried behind
As I picture her, the cities burn away
These scars in my flesh
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she knows the pain that I've been through
Talk to her a thousand miles away
There's tears in her eyes
If I make it back I'm gonna show her
She's the only one for me
These scars in my flesh
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she knows the pain that I've been through
Talk to her a thousand miles away
There's tears in her eyes
If I make it back I'm gonna show her
She's the only one for me
I wish that I could be there right next to her
This road leads to this and this one leads to that
Her voice sends shivers down my spine
These scars in my flesh
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she knows the pain that I've been through
Talk to her a thousand miles away
There's tears in her eyes
If I make it back I'm gonna show her
She's the only one for me
Hitch a ride on the wild side
It's real hell on wheels
There's gonna be a fight tonight, I know
Another city we can't find
Another city left buried behind
As I picture her, the cities burn away
These scars in my flesh
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she knows the pain that I've been through
Talk to her a thousand miles away
There's tears in her eyes
If I make it back I'm gonna show her
She's the only one for me
These scars in my flesh
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she knows the pain that I've been through
Talk to her a thousand miles away
There's tears in her eyes
If I make it back I'm gonna show her
She's the only one for me
Lyrics submitted by dragonflower44
Another State of Mind Lyrics as written by Michael Ness
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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Great song, and a great rockumentary.