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.
Brown eyes and lungs are filled up with smoke
Fast lives are stuck in the undertow
But you know the places I wanna go
'Cause oh-oh-oh
I've got a sickness, you've got the cure
You've got the spunk I've been looking for
And I got a plan, we walk out the door
You know you wanna just let go
It's time to roll down the windows
Sing it, oh-oh-oh
Yeah, all we need, so here we go
Turn it up
It's five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight
I can't get enough, shakin' me up, turn it up
Alright, at five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights
We'll make the clock stop, make your heart drop
And come alive
We could pack up and leave other things behind
No fact or fiction or story line
'Cause I need you more than just for tonight
Your oh-oh-oh
All I care I can't stop my breathing in
I'm weak and you were my medicine
I won't stop 'til I am under your skin
You know you wanna just let go
It's time to roll down the windows
Sing it, oh-oh-oh
Yeah, all we need, so here we go
Turn it up
It's five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight
I can't get enough, shakin' me up, turn it up
Alright, at five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights
We'll make the clock stop, make your heart drop
And come alive
And when the clock strikes twelve
Will you find another boy to go and kiss and tell?
'Cause you know I never will
I think we could strike a match
And hold it to the wind to
See how long it lasts
We can make the time stand still
Turn it up
It's five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight
I can't get enough, shakin' me up, turn it up
Alright, at five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights
We'll make the clock stop, make your heart drop
(And come alive) turn it up
Five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight (me tonight)
I can't get enough, shakin' me up, turn it up
Alright, at five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights (city lights)
We'll make the clock stop, make your heart drop
And come alive
Fast lives are stuck in the undertow
But you know the places I wanna go
'Cause oh-oh-oh
I've got a sickness, you've got the cure
You've got the spunk I've been looking for
And I got a plan, we walk out the door
You know you wanna just let go
It's time to roll down the windows
Sing it, oh-oh-oh
Yeah, all we need, so here we go
Turn it up
It's five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight
I can't get enough, shakin' me up, turn it up
Alright, at five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights
We'll make the clock stop, make your heart drop
And come alive
We could pack up and leave other things behind
No fact or fiction or story line
'Cause I need you more than just for tonight
Your oh-oh-oh
All I care I can't stop my breathing in
I'm weak and you were my medicine
I won't stop 'til I am under your skin
You know you wanna just let go
It's time to roll down the windows
Sing it, oh-oh-oh
Yeah, all we need, so here we go
Turn it up
It's five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight
I can't get enough, shakin' me up, turn it up
Alright, at five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights
We'll make the clock stop, make your heart drop
And come alive
And when the clock strikes twelve
Will you find another boy to go and kiss and tell?
'Cause you know I never will
I think we could strike a match
And hold it to the wind to
See how long it lasts
We can make the time stand still
Turn it up
It's five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight
I can't get enough, shakin' me up, turn it up
Alright, at five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights
We'll make the clock stop, make your heart drop
(And come alive) turn it up
Five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight (me tonight)
I can't get enough, shakin' me up, turn it up
Alright, at five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights (city lights)
We'll make the clock stop, make your heart drop
And come alive
Lyrics submitted by suchaxsucker
Five Minutes to Midnight Lyrics as written by Sam Hollander Martin Johnson
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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great song, thanks for the lyrics. i think this is about how he loves her and he wont give up until he has her.
martin writes the most amazing lyrics, i love this song and the entire record.