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.
Hey you, up in the sky
Learnin' to fly
Tell me, how high
Do you think you'd go
Before you start falling?
Hey you, up in the tree
You want to be me
Well, that couldn't be
'Cause the people here
They don't hear you calling
How does it feel
When you're inside me?
Hey you, wearing the crown
Making no sound
I heard you feel down
Well, that's just too bad
Welcome to my world
Hey you, stealing the light
I've heard that the shine's
Gone out of your life
Well, that's just too bad
Welcome to my world
How does it feel
When you're inside me?
You'll need assistance with the things that you
Have never ever seen
It's just a case of never breathin' out
Before you've breathed it in
How does it feel
When you're inside?
I can feel you
Can you feel me?
Hey you, up in the sky
Learnin' to fly
Tell me, how high
Do you think you'd go
Before you start falling?
Hey you, up in the tree
You want to be me
Well, that couldn't be
'Cause the people here
They don't hear you calling
How does it feel
When you're inside me?
You'll need assistance with the things that you
Have never ever seen
It's just a case of never breathin' out
Before you've breathed it in
How does it feel
When you're inside?
Learnin' to fly
Tell me, how high
Do you think you'd go
Before you start falling?
Hey you, up in the tree
You want to be me
Well, that couldn't be
'Cause the people here
They don't hear you calling
How does it feel
When you're inside me?
Hey you, wearing the crown
Making no sound
I heard you feel down
Well, that's just too bad
Welcome to my world
Hey you, stealing the light
I've heard that the shine's
Gone out of your life
Well, that's just too bad
Welcome to my world
How does it feel
When you're inside me?
You'll need assistance with the things that you
Have never ever seen
It's just a case of never breathin' out
Before you've breathed it in
How does it feel
When you're inside?
I can feel you
Can you feel me?
Hey you, up in the sky
Learnin' to fly
Tell me, how high
Do you think you'd go
Before you start falling?
Hey you, up in the tree
You want to be me
Well, that couldn't be
'Cause the people here
They don't hear you calling
How does it feel
When you're inside me?
You'll need assistance with the things that you
Have never ever seen
It's just a case of never breathin' out
Before you've breathed it in
How does it feel
When you're inside?
Lyrics submitted by Alkaline202, edited by TheAlternativeRoute
Up in the Sky Lyrics as written by Noel Gallagher
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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