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.
Porque no supiste entender a mi corazón
Lo que había en el
Porque no tuviste el valor de ver quien soy
Porque no escuchas lo que está tan cerca de ti
Solo el ruido de afuera y yo
Que estoy a un lado desaparezco para ti
No voy a llorar y decir
Que no merezco esto
Por que
Es probable que
Lo merezco, pero no lo quiero por eso me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti
Porque sé que me espera algo mejor
Alguien que sepa darme amor
De ese que endulza la sal
Y hace que salga el sol
Yo que pensé nunca me iría de ti
Que es amor del bueno de toda la vida
Pero hoy entendí que no hay suficiente para los dos
No voy a llorar y decir
Que no merezco esto
Porque
Es probable que
Lo merezco, pero no lo quiero por eso me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti
Me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Lo que había en el
Porque no tuviste el valor de ver quien soy
Porque no escuchas lo que está tan cerca de ti
Solo el ruido de afuera y yo
Que estoy a un lado desaparezco para ti
No voy a llorar y decir
Que no merezco esto
Por que
Es probable que
Lo merezco, pero no lo quiero por eso me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti
Porque sé que me espera algo mejor
Alguien que sepa darme amor
De ese que endulza la sal
Y hace que salga el sol
Yo que pensé nunca me iría de ti
Que es amor del bueno de toda la vida
Pero hoy entendí que no hay suficiente para los dos
No voy a llorar y decir
Que no merezco esto
Porque
Es probable que
Lo merezco, pero no lo quiero por eso me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti
Me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
Que lastima pero adiós
Me despido de ti y me voy
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This song is so amazing. I can't believe nobody has commented on it yet. It's so beautiful that anyone should be able to appreciate it whether they understand it or not.
because you didn't understand what's in my heart. because you didn't have the courage to see who i am.
because you don't listen to the things closest to you. you only listen to the noises outside. And i, the person right next to you, disappear completely.
But i'm not gonna cry and say that i don't deserve this. Because maybe i do, but still, i don't want this. So i'm leaving.
Too bad, but good bye. I'm leaving you. Fare thee well.
because i know someone better awaits me. someone that knows how to love. someone that will turn salt into sugar, and night into day.
You see, I thought i would never leave you. i thought our love was good and ever lasting. but now i understand that's not gonna be enough for us.
So i'm not gonna cry and say that i don't deserve this, because i probably do. Still, i don't want it, so i'm leaving.
Too bad, but good bye. i'm leaving you, fare thee well.
This obviously isn't a literal translation. I want to translate the emotions (i think) she conveyed through american phrasings. I'm only learning spanish and i want to relate the lyrics with the language i'm used to hearing and thinking. if i would've directly translate it, it would've sounded too rigid for me.
The song is particularly beautiful because of the melody. the waltz-y rithym lends a romantic feel, while the actual lyrics can be quite cold. The chorus may lead you into believing that she still misses him, because maybe the relationship isn't that bad. But as she mentions, she believes she can find someone better, someone who's ideal, so she isn't settling and she isn't looking back.
"Porque se que me espera algo mejor alguien que sepa darme amor de ese que endulza la sal y hace que salga el sol"
My favorite line in this song, correctly translated saying "because i know, someone better is waiting for me someone who knows how to give me love the kind the sweetens salt and makes the sun come out"
this is one of my favorite songgs from her..if only i ould put actions to her words....