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.
It's too much, can't see
It's too much, can't breathe
It's so not for me
Way too much
And I get lonely on the high road
Everywhere that I go
Stand for nothing, fall short
But not me
But I won't give up
I'll keep giving love
Runs through my blood
I'll never give up
Yeah, yeah
When you go low, I go high, I go high, I go high
When you go low, I go high, to get by, to get by
Sometimes (sometimes, sometimes) I don't wanna be nice (nice)
But I try (but I try)
When you go low, I go high
It's all good, move on
It's all good, I'm strong
It's not what I want, what I want
And I get lonely on the high road
Everywhere that I go
Stand for nothing, fall short
But not me
But I won't give up
I'll keep giving love
Runs through my blood
I'll never give up
Yeah, yeah
When you go low, I go high, I go high, I go high
When you go low, I go high, to get by, to get by
Sometimes (sometimes, sometimes) I don't wanna be nice (nice)
But I try (but I try)
When you go low, I go high
High is the point that I see
High is the kite with no strings
High is where I have to be
When you go low, I go high, just to breathe
High is the smoke that you'll blow
High is where you think I can't go
High is the only road
When you go low, I go high, just to breathe
When you go low, I go high (high, high, high)
High
When you go low, I go high, to get by, to get by
When you go low, I go high (high, high, high)
High
When you go low, I go high, to get by, to get by, to get by
But I won't give up (I won't give up)
I'll keep giving love
Runs through my blood (it runs through my blood)
I'll never give up (I'll never give up, never give up)
Never give up, yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah
When you go low, I go high, I go high, I go high
When you go low, I go high, to get by (to get by) to get by
Sometimes (sometimes, sometimes) I don't wanna be nice (nice)
But I try (but I try)
When you go low, I go high
It's too much, can't breathe
It's so not for me
Way too much
And I get lonely on the high road
Everywhere that I go
Stand for nothing, fall short
But not me
But I won't give up
I'll keep giving love
Runs through my blood
I'll never give up
Yeah, yeah
When you go low, I go high, I go high, I go high
When you go low, I go high, to get by, to get by
Sometimes (sometimes, sometimes) I don't wanna be nice (nice)
But I try (but I try)
When you go low, I go high
It's all good, move on
It's all good, I'm strong
It's not what I want, what I want
And I get lonely on the high road
Everywhere that I go
Stand for nothing, fall short
But not me
But I won't give up
I'll keep giving love
Runs through my blood
I'll never give up
Yeah, yeah
When you go low, I go high, I go high, I go high
When you go low, I go high, to get by, to get by
Sometimes (sometimes, sometimes) I don't wanna be nice (nice)
But I try (but I try)
When you go low, I go high
High is the point that I see
High is the kite with no strings
High is where I have to be
When you go low, I go high, just to breathe
High is the smoke that you'll blow
High is where you think I can't go
High is the only road
When you go low, I go high, just to breathe
When you go low, I go high (high, high, high)
High
When you go low, I go high, to get by, to get by
When you go low, I go high (high, high, high)
High
When you go low, I go high, to get by, to get by, to get by
But I won't give up (I won't give up)
I'll keep giving love
Runs through my blood (it runs through my blood)
I'll never give up (I'll never give up, never give up)
Never give up, yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah
When you go low, I go high, I go high, I go high
When you go low, I go high, to get by (to get by) to get by
Sometimes (sometimes, sometimes) I don't wanna be nice (nice)
But I try (but I try)
When you go low, I go high
Lyrics submitted by it_girl_ragDOLL
Go High Lyrics as written by Kelly Clarkson Jesse Shatkin
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
I have the full version on my iPod, it kicks ass