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.
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
You and I go hard
At each other like we're going to war
You and I go rough
We keep throwing things and slamming the door
You and I get so
Damn dysfunctional, we start keeping score
You and I get sick
Yeah, I know that we can't do this no more, ayy
But baby, there you go again, there you go again
Making me love you
Yeah, I stopped using my head, using my head
Let it all go, ooh
Got you stuck on my body, on my body
Like a tattoo
And now I'm feeling stupid, feeling stupid
Crawling back to you
So I cross my heart and I hope to die
That I'll only stay with you one more night
And I know I said it a million times
But I'll only stay with you one more night
Try to tell you "no"
But my body keeps on telling you "yes"
Try to tell you "stop"
But your lipstick got me so out of breath
I'll be waking up
In the morning, probably hating myself
And I'll be waking up
Feeling satisfied but guilty as hell, ayy
But baby, there you go again, there you go again
Making me love you (making me love you)
And yeah, I stopped using my head, using my head
Let it all go, ooh (let it all go)
Got you stuck on my body, on my body
Like a tattoo (like a tattoo, yeah)
And now I'm feeling stupid, feeling stupid
Crawling back to you
So I cross my heart and I hope to die (yeah)
That I'll only stay with you one more night (oh-oh)
And I know I said it a million times (yeah)
But I'll only stay with you one more night (yeah)
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Yeah, baby, give me one more night
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Yeah, baby, give me one more night
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Whoa, yeah
Yeah, baby, give me one more night
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Oh, yeah, yeah
And baby, there you go again, there you go again
Making me love you
Yeah, I stopped using my head, using my head
Let it all go
Got you stuck on my body, on my body
Like a tattoo
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
So I cross my heart and I hope to die (oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
That I'll only stay with you one more night (oh, oh-oh-oh)
And I know I said it a million times
(Oh, I said it a million times)
But I'll only stay with you one more night
(Yeah, baby, give me one more night)
So I cross my heart and I hope to die (yeah, yeah, yeah)
That I'll only stay with you one more night (yeah, yeah, yeah)
And I know I said it a million times (yeah, yeah, yeah)
But I'll only stay with you one more night (yeah, yeah)
I don't know, whatever
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
You and I go hard
At each other like we're going to war
You and I go rough
We keep throwing things and slamming the door
You and I get so
Damn dysfunctional, we start keeping score
You and I get sick
Yeah, I know that we can't do this no more, ayy
But baby, there you go again, there you go again
Making me love you
Yeah, I stopped using my head, using my head
Let it all go, ooh
Got you stuck on my body, on my body
Like a tattoo
And now I'm feeling stupid, feeling stupid
Crawling back to you
So I cross my heart and I hope to die
That I'll only stay with you one more night
And I know I said it a million times
But I'll only stay with you one more night
Try to tell you "no"
But my body keeps on telling you "yes"
Try to tell you "stop"
But your lipstick got me so out of breath
I'll be waking up
In the morning, probably hating myself
And I'll be waking up
Feeling satisfied but guilty as hell, ayy
But baby, there you go again, there you go again
Making me love you (making me love you)
And yeah, I stopped using my head, using my head
Let it all go, ooh (let it all go)
Got you stuck on my body, on my body
Like a tattoo (like a tattoo, yeah)
And now I'm feeling stupid, feeling stupid
Crawling back to you
So I cross my heart and I hope to die (yeah)
That I'll only stay with you one more night (oh-oh)
And I know I said it a million times (yeah)
But I'll only stay with you one more night (yeah)
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Yeah, baby, give me one more night
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Yeah, baby, give me one more night
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Whoa, yeah
Yeah, baby, give me one more night
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Oh, yeah, yeah
And baby, there you go again, there you go again
Making me love you
Yeah, I stopped using my head, using my head
Let it all go
Got you stuck on my body, on my body
Like a tattoo
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
So I cross my heart and I hope to die (oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
That I'll only stay with you one more night (oh, oh-oh-oh)
And I know I said it a million times
(Oh, I said it a million times)
But I'll only stay with you one more night
(Yeah, baby, give me one more night)
So I cross my heart and I hope to die (yeah, yeah, yeah)
That I'll only stay with you one more night (yeah, yeah, yeah)
And I know I said it a million times (yeah, yeah, yeah)
But I'll only stay with you one more night (yeah, yeah)
I don't know, whatever
Lyrics submitted by thrwmyhrtawy., edited by ale22
One More Night Lyrics as written by Johan Karl Schuster Adam Noah Levine
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