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.
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this song is ridiculous. its such a shame both these guys deterioriated rapidly in the next few years; em to become a boring waste of a talent obsessed with his own mtv image, and royce to become just another identikit thug rapper.
I don't usually like insults directed towards eminems amazing tallent, but i suppose your opinion has an element of truth to it. Eminem albums have been going downhill since the slim shady LP, with the exception of the 'eminem show' of course, which showed off some of slims real lyrical skills.
patobrien, you contradict yourself; you say this song is ridiculous, then say it is such a shame he deteriorated in the NEXT few years, ie he was good to begin with (with which I'm sure we can all agree with). So which is it? And you do it again too; 'waste of a talent' means he has/had talent to begin with. Also, are you saying marshall mathers lp is going downhill?? And just for the record, this song is a genius piece of rap ie lyrics merged with beats.. If you don't agree, you obviously dont know rap