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, well, well I, found it's [my life]
Down on all fives
Let me crawl
If I want a good dye, oh, my hair
Time for decisions to be made
Crack up in the sun, lose it in the shade
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive
And hold my life, until I'm ready to use it
Hold my life because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Well, well, well, anyone could tell, pass it off, a lucky shot
Ooh, they do hate 'em, someday soon, face 'em
Time for decisions to be made
Crack up in the sun, lose it in the shade
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive
And hold my life until I'm ready to use it
Hold my life because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Just might, just might, just might
We might crack up in the sun, or we'll lose it in the shade, oh
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive
Hold my life until I'm ready to use it
Hold my life because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Hold my life
Get ready to hold my life
Hold my, hold my, hold my, hold my, hold
Down on all fives
Let me crawl
If I want a good dye, oh, my hair
Time for decisions to be made
Crack up in the sun, lose it in the shade
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive
And hold my life, until I'm ready to use it
Hold my life because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Well, well, well, anyone could tell, pass it off, a lucky shot
Ooh, they do hate 'em, someday soon, face 'em
Time for decisions to be made
Crack up in the sun, lose it in the shade
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive
And hold my life until I'm ready to use it
Hold my life because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Just might, just might, just might
We might crack up in the sun, or we'll lose it in the shade, oh
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home
Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive
Hold my life until I'm ready to use it
Hold my life because I just might lose it
Because I just might lose it
Hold my life
Get ready to hold my life
Hold my, hold my, hold my, hold my, hold
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The "razzle dazzle drazzle drone..." bit is actually from a cartoon from the 60's called Tooter Turtle, where this turtle was always coming up to this lizard wizard and wishing to do something adventurous (like say, visit the moon or be a lumberjack); of course, every time he'd screw something up, and the wizard would have to bail him out by saying "Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home". I think putting that reference there means that in real life when life doesn't turn out the way you hoped there's no way to go back to how things were.