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.
All your twisted thoughts free flow
To everlasting memories
Show soul
Kiss the stars with me
And dread the wait for
Stupid calls returning to us to life
We say to those who are in love
It can't be true 'cause we're too young
I know that's true because so long I was
So in love with you
So I thought
A year goes by
And I can't talk about it
On my knees
Dim lighted room
Thoughts free flow try to consume myself in this
I'm not faithless
Just paranoid of getting lost or that I might lose
Ignorance is bliss cherish it
Pretty neighborhoods you learn to much to hold
Believe it not
And fight the tears
With pretty smiles and lies about the times
A year goes by
And I can't talk about it
The times weren't right
And I couldn't talk about it
Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last between
Slowly romance says good night
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, between
And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
So we can talk about it
Hurt the first, the last healing
And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus there in between
And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus there in between
To everlasting memories
Show soul
Kiss the stars with me
And dread the wait for
Stupid calls returning to us to life
We say to those who are in love
It can't be true 'cause we're too young
I know that's true because so long I was
So in love with you
So I thought
A year goes by
And I can't talk about it
On my knees
Dim lighted room
Thoughts free flow try to consume myself in this
I'm not faithless
Just paranoid of getting lost or that I might lose
Ignorance is bliss cherish it
Pretty neighborhoods you learn to much to hold
Believe it not
And fight the tears
With pretty smiles and lies about the times
A year goes by
And I can't talk about it
The times weren't right
And I couldn't talk about it
Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last between
Slowly romance says good night
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, between
And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
So we can talk about it
Hurt the first, the last healing
And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus there in between
And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus there in between
Lyrics submitted by QBlue_12, edited by magilla1966, cdconn
So I Thought Lyrics as written by Sameer Bhattacharya Howard Benson
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This song, i can relate to in so many ways.
"All your twisted thoughts free flow To everlasting memories Show soul Kiss the stars with me And dread the wait for Stupid calls returning to us to life"
This is basically about being in love when you are young. The emotions you feel.
"We say to those who are in love It can't be true 'cause we're too young I know that's true because so long I was So in love with you So I thought A year goes by And I can't talk about it"
The relationship didn't work out. When you experience love as a teenager, you're usually driven by infatuation because you don't have enough experience to really know what love is. And this part basically says that the couple was so infatuated with each other, but that part died out and they broke up. Of course, it was probably very heartbreaking, considering that this was probably the first relationship the couple both had.
"On my knees Dim lighted room Thoughts free flow try to consume myself in this I'm not faithless Just paranoid of getting lost or that I might lose"
Praying, obviously, to God, trying to figure out what the break up is supposed to mean and what His plan is for the person. However, the person is still shaken up from the break up and is starting to doubt God in their anxiousness. The person is just afraid that they will never have a happy ending.
"Ignorance is bliss cherish it Pretty neighborhoods you learn to much to hold Believe it not And fight the tears With pretty smiles and lies about the times A year goes by And I can't talk about it The times weren't right And I couldn't talk about it"
"Ignorance is bliss," yes it is. The person is saying, "don't take your relationships for granted, live every second of it to it's fullest and be the happiest you can be." And then the person is sort of recollecting the past relationship and trying not to cry about it. The person is trying to think of all the good moments, but sometimes, it isn't enough. And sadly, the person concludes that the relationship didn't work out probably because they were too young and too (i don't want to say "immature," but.....something like it).
"Choris Romance says goodnight Close your eyes and I'll close mine Remember you, remember me Hurt the first, the last between Choris Romance says goodnight Close your eyes and I'll close mine Remember you, remember me Hurt the first, the last, between"
This is like saying that in your life, you'll go through many relationships and many break ups. You'll hurt many people and end up getting hurt yourself, but that's life. You shouldn't forget anyone either, because with the more experience you have, the better you become at having a relationship.
"And I'm praying that we will see Something there in between Then and there that exceeds all we can dream So we can talk about it"
The person is a little optimistic here. Saying something like, "Although we failed at being together, i'll try and read between the lines and find something important about the time we shared. This was meant to happen, God made it happen."
"And all these twisted thoughts I see Jesus there in between And all these twisted thoughts I see Jesus there in between"
Through all the pain that you suffer, remember that God is there to help you. Every pain you encounter while trying to find your "special one," is meant to happen. That is probably the message here: that everything that happens is supposed to lead to something good in the future. But don't lose your faith in God. Be patient. That is something a lot of people don't follow. They immediately thing that God is out to get them or something, but He's not. He's trying to help you.
This is my two cents. This song is basically my belief of God's plan in words.