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.
ooh, take me to the subway
It ain't far away, but the night is mine, like it fine, gonna stay
See you in the morning, gotta rush, et a bus, make a fuss
Gimme some loving in the morning
Ooh, she makes me feel so good, instant reaction and ready for love [Geez!]
I got no work, no sweat, no strain
I got to make it to the midnight train
so take me to the subway
Ooh, city life is bittersweet
I don't care, take me there on the sstreet, freedom in the city
Gotta ride, goin' down underground, watch me slide, loving in the city
OOh, she makes me so complete, heavy in love and light on my feet
I got no work, no sweat, no strain
I got to make it to the midnight train
So take me to the subway
ooh take me to the subway.
It ain't far away, but the night is mine, like it fine, gonna stay
See you in the morning, gotta rush, et a bus, make a fuss
Gimme some loving in the morning
Ooh, she makes me feel so good, instant reaction and ready for love [Geez!]
I got no work, no sweat, no strain
I got to make it to the midnight train
so take me to the subway
Ooh, city life is bittersweet
I don't care, take me there on the sstreet, freedom in the city
Gotta ride, goin' down underground, watch me slide, loving in the city
OOh, she makes me so complete, heavy in love and light on my feet
I got no work, no sweat, no strain
I got to make it to the midnight train
So take me to the subway
ooh take me to the subway.
Lyrics submitted by webmasterdee
Subway Lyrics as written by Maurice Ernest Gibb Barry Gibb
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This song is about a man who leads a hectic life, and at the end of a long day he's rushing to meet his woman.