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.
I remember the windows rolled down
And the wind in my hair
Drivin' around in your Daddy's old Chevy
Like we were goin' somewhere
We thought that summer would last us forever
And goin' steady was just something you do
I didn't know much about love
I learned that from you
Those were some good times
But lately they don't seem to last
I guess I'm not nearly as strong
As the drink in your glass
And the nights just get later and I could stay up and wait or
Just go on to bed like I do
I never knew nothin' about lonely
I learned that from you
I learned how to kiss on a ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
Now I know love ain't so easy
But we tried, didn't we baby, but it's alright
?Cause some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
One night while the whole world was turnin'
I left you a note
And I told you that I'd always miss you
And then I let you go
Now I'm livin' outside of some town I ain't heard of
And I think about the boy that I knew
I didn't know we could fall out of love
I learned that from you
I learned how to kiss on a ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
Now I know love ain't so easy
But we tried, didn't we baby, but it's alright
?Cause some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
And the wind in my hair
Drivin' around in your Daddy's old Chevy
Like we were goin' somewhere
We thought that summer would last us forever
And goin' steady was just something you do
I didn't know much about love
I learned that from you
Those were some good times
But lately they don't seem to last
I guess I'm not nearly as strong
As the drink in your glass
And the nights just get later and I could stay up and wait or
Just go on to bed like I do
I never knew nothin' about lonely
I learned that from you
I learned how to kiss on a ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
Now I know love ain't so easy
But we tried, didn't we baby, but it's alright
?Cause some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
One night while the whole world was turnin'
I left you a note
And I told you that I'd always miss you
And then I let you go
Now I'm livin' outside of some town I ain't heard of
And I think about the boy that I knew
I didn't know we could fall out of love
I learned that from you
I learned how to kiss on a ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
Now I know love ain't so easy
But we tried, didn't we baby, but it's alright
?Cause some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
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I think about almost every girl can relate this song with their first love or boyfriend. It's a great and sad song.