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.
I think it's time to recognize these demons in my head
They're killing me internally, I know they want me dead
Let's take the time to analyze and get this off my chest
By digging up the skeletons to finally confess
Wait, am I losing it?
There's an itch under my skin
Is this pain another sin?
Wait, am I losing it?
Will this rope around my neck make it easy to forget?
I got no more tears to cry
Under the surface there's
No more strength to fight
There's nothing inside of me
So nothing seems to ease my mind, no matter what I try
An endless vicious circle on a loop that won't rewind
I'm outta luck, out of time, is this just all in vain?
I've had enough, I'm giving up, I'm feeling so afraid
Wait, am I losing it?
With no hope, there's nothing left
And you're not afraid of death
Wait, am I losing it?
When you can't rely on faith
Cut this cycle of self-hate
I got no more tears to cry
Under the surface there's
No more strength to fight
There's nothing inside
I've got no more tears to cry
Under the surface there's
No more strength to fight
There's nothing inside
I'm cut into pieces, pushed over the edge
Feeling so worthless, god, when will this end?
Every minute a battle, an hour a war
Feeling so helpless, god, when will it end?
Nobody's listening, does nobody care?
I got no more tears to cry
Under the surface there's
No more strength to fight
There's nothing inside
I've got no more tears to cry
Under the surface there's
No more strength to fight
There's nothing inside
There's nothing inside
They're killing me internally, I know they want me dead
Let's take the time to analyze and get this off my chest
By digging up the skeletons to finally confess
Wait, am I losing it?
There's an itch under my skin
Is this pain another sin?
Wait, am I losing it?
Will this rope around my neck make it easy to forget?
I got no more tears to cry
Under the surface there's
No more strength to fight
There's nothing inside of me
So nothing seems to ease my mind, no matter what I try
An endless vicious circle on a loop that won't rewind
I'm outta luck, out of time, is this just all in vain?
I've had enough, I'm giving up, I'm feeling so afraid
Wait, am I losing it?
With no hope, there's nothing left
And you're not afraid of death
Wait, am I losing it?
When you can't rely on faith
Cut this cycle of self-hate
I got no more tears to cry
Under the surface there's
No more strength to fight
There's nothing inside
I've got no more tears to cry
Under the surface there's
No more strength to fight
There's nothing inside
I'm cut into pieces, pushed over the edge
Feeling so worthless, god, when will this end?
Every minute a battle, an hour a war
Feeling so helpless, god, when will it end?
Nobody's listening, does nobody care?
I got no more tears to cry
Under the surface there's
No more strength to fight
There's nothing inside
I've got no more tears to cry
Under the surface there's
No more strength to fight
There's nothing inside
There's nothing inside
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
No More Tears to Cry Lyrics as written by Michael Paget Matthew Tuck
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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The band themselves say of this track that it's a dark but colorful story about dealing with mental health struggles.