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.
Tiamat, Adramelch, Acheron, Baal
Burning up the city 'neath unholy citadel
Summoning Leviathan, ready to attack
Evil one awakens all the gods of Metal Black
We come alive at the dawn of the night
We're raising hell and you know that it' right
The music screams on a wing and a prayer
We turn the volume up, come watch if you dare
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
This ain't no music for light hearted folk
We tell it straight to the rich and the broke
We're long haired punks and we don't give a care
We turn the mayhem up, join if you dare
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
A celebration of everything loud
This is the music to incite a crowd
Satanic forces lays everything bare
We turn the danger up, feel it in the air
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
Venom's calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black yeah
Metal Fucking Black
Burning up the city 'neath unholy citadel
Summoning Leviathan, ready to attack
Evil one awakens all the gods of Metal Black
We come alive at the dawn of the night
We're raising hell and you know that it' right
The music screams on a wing and a prayer
We turn the volume up, come watch if you dare
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
This ain't no music for light hearted folk
We tell it straight to the rich and the broke
We're long haired punks and we don't give a care
We turn the mayhem up, join if you dare
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
A celebration of everything loud
This is the music to incite a crowd
Satanic forces lays everything bare
We turn the danger up, feel it in the air
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
Venom's calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black yeah
Metal Fucking Black
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Freaking ROX like it hella ROCKING ROX !!!!!!!
Reminds me of the Carpenters and also Peter Frampton