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.
Some days I look
I look at you with eyes that shine
Some days I don't
I don't believe that you are mine
It's no good asking me what time of day it is
Who won the match or scored the goal
Some days I look
Some days I look into your soul
Sometimes I laugh
I laugh to think how young we were
Sometimes it's hard
It's hard to know which way to turn
Don't ask me where I found that picture on the wall
How much it cost or what it's worth
Sometimes I laugh
I laugh to think how young we were
We don't need anybody else
To tell us what is real
Inside each one of us is love
And we know how it feels
Some days I cry
I cry for those who live in fear
Some days I don't
I don't remember why I'm here
No use reminding me, it's just the way it is
Who ran the race or came in first
Some days I cry
I cry for those who fear the worst
We don't need anybody else
To tell us what is real
Inside each one of us is love
And we know how it feels
Some days I look
I look at you with eyes that shine
Some days I don't, ooh
I don't believe that you are mine
It's no good asking me what time of day it is
Who won the match or scored the goal
Somedays I look
Somedays I look into your soul
I look at you with eyes that shine
Some days I don't
I don't believe that you are mine
It's no good asking me what time of day it is
Who won the match or scored the goal
Some days I look
Some days I look into your soul
Sometimes I laugh
I laugh to think how young we were
Sometimes it's hard
It's hard to know which way to turn
Don't ask me where I found that picture on the wall
How much it cost or what it's worth
Sometimes I laugh
I laugh to think how young we were
We don't need anybody else
To tell us what is real
Inside each one of us is love
And we know how it feels
Some days I cry
I cry for those who live in fear
Some days I don't
I don't remember why I'm here
No use reminding me, it's just the way it is
Who ran the race or came in first
Some days I cry
I cry for those who fear the worst
We don't need anybody else
To tell us what is real
Inside each one of us is love
And we know how it feels
Some days I look
I look at you with eyes that shine
Some days I don't, ooh
I don't believe that you are mine
It's no good asking me what time of day it is
Who won the match or scored the goal
Somedays I look
Somedays I look into your soul
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
Somedays Lyrics as written by Lennon John George Harrison
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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At first, one session was all it took to commit 'Somedays' on to tape, but Paul felt that it could be enhanced by an arrangement. At this time he was occasionally meeting with George Martin at Abbey Road, sifting through unissued archive Beatles recordings for the Anthology albums (and still nervous, 30 years on, that he would not be the cause of any musical breakdowns...), and Paul asked George if he would listen to 'Somedays' and consider scoring it for an orchestra. "I see you haven't lost your touch!" was the considered response; a 14-piece ensemble overdubbed their contribution on 10 June 1996.
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