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.
O Mariana
I've been searching for you
May your blue eyes hide everything i do
O Mariana wont you wash me away
The truth is i'm a lie and i cant stay
Lay me down in crashing whites,
This is where i am tonight
Find me face up in everything i am
Watch the oceans as they fall,
They fall on me so well
Light grows faint as i sink through the sea
Fishing boats they pass buy
But noone throws a line for me
And i cried out, but the water fills my mouth
And my adulteress ways, they do nothing to help these waves
I've been searching for you
May your blue eyes hide everything i do
O Mariana wont you wash me away
The truth is i'm a lie and i cant stay
Lay me down in crashing whites,
This is where i am tonight
Find me face up in everything i am
Watch the oceans as they fall,
They fall on me so well
Light grows faint as i sink through the sea
Fishing boats they pass buy
But noone throws a line for me
And i cried out, but the water fills my mouth
And my adulteress ways, they do nothing to help these waves
Lyrics submitted by rockettothemoon12
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this song is so sweet. i saw carter play two weeks ago and he is mind blowing in person. so cute<3
I Love this song... but its so sad!
He played this song at this real small private concert thing because I'n frineds with a girl whos brother is really good friends with Cater and he said this song is about the Mariana trench wich is the deepest trench ever. He said he saw a show about on the discivery channel. He said a bunch of people think it's about a women but he said he doenst mind because alot more people like kove songs rather then the Discovery Channel! He's SOOO FUNNY!!!
oops I mean Carter, friend, Discovery, and love those are all the words I misspelled
you also misspelled who's, which, woman, doesn't.