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.
And it was summer, don't hide your sunburn, wear that shirt that cuts so low
I know you loved her, but couldn't trust her, so let's take this extra slow
Sleeping in and we're nowhere near the weekend
Waking up inside a basement with my best friends
And we changed our dreams to nine to five
But when the sun goes down is when you felt alive...
You say you'd never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead...
Summer secrets keep me breathing, my old routine stopped repeating
And I'll never forget anything that happened today
The days go by but we don't change
Dear summer, I won't forget you
Walk away but I won't let you
And I'll never forget anything that happened today
The days go by but we don't change
You say you'd never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead...
And here's the best part, it's got the best start
No one saw this coming from a mile away
So unexpected, I know you meant it
If I can't have you I'll dream about you
So I'll be sleeping cause this dreaming is as close as I can get to you
So close my eyes
Don't wake me up
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
You say you'never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead
Dear summer, I won't forget you
I won't forget you
So don't forget me too
"It's gonna be summer for the next twenty years bro....I'm really drunk"
I know you loved her, but couldn't trust her, so let's take this extra slow
Sleeping in and we're nowhere near the weekend
Waking up inside a basement with my best friends
And we changed our dreams to nine to five
But when the sun goes down is when you felt alive...
You say you'd never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead...
Summer secrets keep me breathing, my old routine stopped repeating
And I'll never forget anything that happened today
The days go by but we don't change
Dear summer, I won't forget you
Walk away but I won't let you
And I'll never forget anything that happened today
The days go by but we don't change
You say you'd never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead...
And here's the best part, it's got the best start
No one saw this coming from a mile away
So unexpected, I know you meant it
If I can't have you I'll dream about you
So I'll be sleeping cause this dreaming is as close as I can get to you
So close my eyes
Don't wake me up
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
Keep taking baby steps
You say you'never let this go
I say we forget what we know
Keep taking baby steps
We're still so far ahead
In summer heat we lose our clothes
And it won't hurt what they don't know
Keep taking baby steps
Cause you're so far, so far ahead
Dear summer, I won't forget you
I won't forget you
So don't forget me too
"It's gonna be summer for the next twenty years bro....I'm really drunk"
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
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"Waking up inside a basement with my best friends" yes!
"And here's the best part, it's got the best start No one saw this coming from a mile away So unexpected, I know you meant it If I can't have you I'll dream about you So I'll be sleeping cause this dreaming is as close as I can get to you So close my eyes Don't wake me up" awwwwwwww, yes, exactly... maybe 'can't have you' just means she's not there... not that she doesn't miss him too.. that's how i get it anyway..