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 know he had brown eyes
I know she's about my height
I don't have all the details
I jus met her last night
She said she just moved here
I don't know what she came here to do
She really didn't say much
She really didnt' have to
She could already be taken
Outside I bet her boyfriend is waiting but
I know I can't rest in this state I'm in
I dont even know her
But I know I gotta see her again
I wonder what she's up to
I know I need to track her down
I'm searching for some rumors
Like some kind of bloodhound
I hope it wasn't just me
I hope she remembers my name
Time is only ticking
It could be too late
Yeah and I know
She could already be taken
Outside I bet her boyfriend is waiting but
I know I can't rest in thisstate I'm in
I dont even know her
But I know I gotta see her again
Stuck in the back of my mind
Is her looking into my eyes
I'm not gonna rest 'til I find her
Maybe I'll sleep in
I know she had brown eyes
I know she's about my height
She could already be taken
Outside I bet her boyfriend's waiting but
I can't rest in this state I'm in
I dont even know her
But I know she had brown eyes
I dont even know her but I know she's about my height
If I remember right
Yeah we just met once
She was gone up and outta my life
Tell me have you seen her
Yeah you can't miss her my friend
She's a tall brunette
5'8 or 5'9 or 5'10
Yeah I wanna be taking her our
Just getting ahead of myself
We'll be laughing and seeing what happens
la la la la la....
Oh try not to make a fool of myself
When she walked into the room
Yeah she looked at me in the face
And I tried to play it cool
Yeah her brown eyes keep haunting my sleep
Won't let me dream anything else I want
I see her face
la la la la la....
I know she's about my height
I don't have all the details
I jus met her last night
She said she just moved here
I don't know what she came here to do
She really didn't say much
She really didnt' have to
She could already be taken
Outside I bet her boyfriend is waiting but
I know I can't rest in this state I'm in
I dont even know her
But I know I gotta see her again
I wonder what she's up to
I know I need to track her down
I'm searching for some rumors
Like some kind of bloodhound
I hope it wasn't just me
I hope she remembers my name
Time is only ticking
It could be too late
Yeah and I know
She could already be taken
Outside I bet her boyfriend is waiting but
I know I can't rest in thisstate I'm in
I dont even know her
But I know I gotta see her again
Stuck in the back of my mind
Is her looking into my eyes
I'm not gonna rest 'til I find her
Maybe I'll sleep in
I know she had brown eyes
I know she's about my height
She could already be taken
Outside I bet her boyfriend's waiting but
I can't rest in this state I'm in
I dont even know her
But I know she had brown eyes
I dont even know her but I know she's about my height
If I remember right
Yeah we just met once
She was gone up and outta my life
Tell me have you seen her
Yeah you can't miss her my friend
She's a tall brunette
5'8 or 5'9 or 5'10
Yeah I wanna be taking her our
Just getting ahead of myself
We'll be laughing and seeing what happens
la la la la la....
Oh try not to make a fool of myself
When she walked into the room
Yeah she looked at me in the face
And I tried to play it cool
Yeah her brown eyes keep haunting my sleep
Won't let me dream anything else I want
I see her face
la la la la la....
Lyrics submitted by New Year's Project
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