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.
Falling in hate with you
More and more everyday
Falling away from this in every way
Is it right is it wrong
You and I don't belong
Falling in hate nothing to say don't want to hear you
Falling away nothing to give no
Falling in hate nothing but fear in you heart
Falling away nothing to live for
To you its a game to me its a joke
A mile to hang by with one inch of rope
Is it wrong is it right
You and I day and night
Falling in hate nothing to say don't want to hear you
Falling away nothing to give no
Falling in hate nothing but fear in you heart
Falling away nothing to live for
Despite what you think of me
And despite what you say
I gave you everything
And you threw it away
Falling in hate nothing to say don't want to hear you
Falling away nothing to give no
Falling in hate nothing but fear in you heart
Falling away nothing to live for
More and more everyday
Falling away from this in every way
Is it right is it wrong
You and I don't belong
Falling in hate nothing to say don't want to hear you
Falling away nothing to give no
Falling in hate nothing but fear in you heart
Falling away nothing to live for
To you its a game to me its a joke
A mile to hang by with one inch of rope
Is it wrong is it right
You and I day and night
Falling in hate nothing to say don't want to hear you
Falling away nothing to give no
Falling in hate nothing but fear in you heart
Falling away nothing to live for
Despite what you think of me
And despite what you say
I gave you everything
And you threw it away
Falling in hate nothing to say don't want to hear you
Falling away nothing to give no
Falling in hate nothing but fear in you heart
Falling away nothing to live for
Lyrics submitted by Sonic Raider
Falling in Hate Lyrics as written by Jason Hook Ivan Moody
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he just won't take it anymore... and he's very clear about that.
a very heavy and angry song... i heard the original music for this song was slower... damn
Correction, It's;
To you it's a game, to me it's a joke A mile to hang by, with one inch of rope
Sounds like me and my ex.
"Despite what you think of me and despite what you say I gave you everything and you threw it away"
Fell into hate with eachother.
Guitarist Zoltan Bathory commented to Metal Hammer: "You could call this the equivalent of 'Meet The Monster' from the first album — a heavy, grinding, nasty riff, greasy and aggressive." He added: "In rehearsals, we were playing the song in a more measured way, but that gave it too much of a 'doomy' quality, which we didn't really want. However, the moment we speeded it up a bit, everything fell into place. The only trouble was, the breakdown section in the middle already featured a double-time riff, so once we decided to quicken the pace, it made that section even harder to play! I think it's the ugliest breakdown I've ever heard!"
Bathory joked to Kerrang!: "I think that more than anything this song taught us that before we write and record in future we need to hook Ivan [Moody, vocals]' up with a really dysfunctional chick, because it seems to bring the best out of him on almost every level."
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