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.
It's a bit early in the midnight hour for me
To go through all the things that I wanna be
I don't believe in everything I see
You know I'm blind so why d'you disagree?
Take me away
'Cause I just don't wanna stay
And the lies you make me say
Are getting deeper every day
These are crazy days but they make me shine
Time keeps rolling by
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
You know it's gonna be okay
Whatcha gonna do when the walls come fallin' down?
You never move, you never make a sound
Where you gonna swim with the riches that you found?
You're lost at sea, well I hope that you drown
Take me away
'Cause I just don't wanna stay
And the lies you make me say
Are getting deeper every day
These are crazy days but they make me shine
Time keeps rolling by
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
And all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
You know it's gonna be okay
Na-na-na-na, na na na na
Na na na na, na na na
Na-na-na-na, na na na na
Na na na na, na na na
Na
Na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
You know it's gonna be okay
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
And all around the world
Gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
You know it's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We know it's gonna be okay
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We know it's gonna be okay
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
And I know what I know
What I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
And I know what I know
What I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
Yeah, I know what I know
And I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
Yeah, I know what I know
And, I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
Please don't cry, never say die
So please don't cry, never say die
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
To go through all the things that I wanna be
I don't believe in everything I see
You know I'm blind so why d'you disagree?
Take me away
'Cause I just don't wanna stay
And the lies you make me say
Are getting deeper every day
These are crazy days but they make me shine
Time keeps rolling by
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
You know it's gonna be okay
Whatcha gonna do when the walls come fallin' down?
You never move, you never make a sound
Where you gonna swim with the riches that you found?
You're lost at sea, well I hope that you drown
Take me away
'Cause I just don't wanna stay
And the lies you make me say
Are getting deeper every day
These are crazy days but they make me shine
Time keeps rolling by
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
And all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
You know it's gonna be okay
Na-na-na-na, na na na na
Na na na na, na na na
Na-na-na-na, na na na na
Na na na na, na na na
Na
Na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
We're gonna make a better day
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you heard
You know it's gonna be okay
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
And all around the world
Gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
You know it's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
'Cause all around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We know it's gonna be okay
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We're gonna make a better day
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
We know it's gonna be okay
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
And I know what I know
What I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
And I know what I know
What I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
Yeah, I know what I know
And I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
It's gonna be okay
Yeah, I know what I know
And, I know, what I know
Yeah, I know what I know
Please don't cry, never say die
So please don't cry, never say die
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
La-la, la-la-la-la la
So please don't cry, never say die
La la la, la-la la
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love this song. Noel Gallagher is a genius. He will go down in music history.
Proper summer tune for me. Blasting this out, beer in hand, laying in the sun. Perfect.