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.
Mmhmm, mmhmm
I can see it in your eyes and feel it in your touch
I know that you're scared, but you've never been this loved (mmhmm)
It's a long shot, baby, I know it's true
But if anyone can make it, I'm betting on me and you (mmhmm)
Just keep on moving into me
I know you're gonna see
The best is yet to come
And don't fear it now, we're going all the way
Where that sun is shining on a brand new day
It's a long way down, and it's a leap of faith
But I'm never giving up
'Cause I know we got a once in a lifetime love, oh-ooh
Everybody's looking for what we've found
Some wait their whole life and it never comes around, uh-huh
So don't hold back now
Just let go of all you've ever known
You can put your hand in mine
And don't fear it now, we're going all the way
Where that sun is shining on a brand new day
It's a long way down, and it's a leap of faith
But I'm never giving up
'Cause I know we got a once in a lifetime love
I close my eyes, and I see you standing right there
Saying, "I do," and they're throwing the rice in our hair
Yeah, the first one's born and a brother comes along, and he's got your smile
I'll be looking back on the life we had still by your side
So don't fear it now, we're going all the way
Where that sun is shining on a brand new day
It's a long way down, and it's a leap of faith
But I'm never giving up, no
And don't fear it now, I'll never let you go (oh, I'll never let you go)
When you're by my side, I know I made it home
It's a long way down, and it's a leap of faith
But I'm never giving up
'Cause I know we got a once in a lifetime love
Lifetime love
Ooh, oh
It's a lifetime love, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Oh, oh
I can see it in your eyes and feel it in your touch
I know that you're scared, but you've never been this loved (mmhmm)
It's a long shot, baby, I know it's true
But if anyone can make it, I'm betting on me and you (mmhmm)
Just keep on moving into me
I know you're gonna see
The best is yet to come
And don't fear it now, we're going all the way
Where that sun is shining on a brand new day
It's a long way down, and it's a leap of faith
But I'm never giving up
'Cause I know we got a once in a lifetime love, oh-ooh
Everybody's looking for what we've found
Some wait their whole life and it never comes around, uh-huh
So don't hold back now
Just let go of all you've ever known
You can put your hand in mine
And don't fear it now, we're going all the way
Where that sun is shining on a brand new day
It's a long way down, and it's a leap of faith
But I'm never giving up
'Cause I know we got a once in a lifetime love
I close my eyes, and I see you standing right there
Saying, "I do," and they're throwing the rice in our hair
Yeah, the first one's born and a brother comes along, and he's got your smile
I'll be looking back on the life we had still by your side
So don't fear it now, we're going all the way
Where that sun is shining on a brand new day
It's a long way down, and it's a leap of faith
But I'm never giving up, no
And don't fear it now, I'll never let you go (oh, I'll never let you go)
When you're by my side, I know I made it home
It's a long way down, and it's a leap of faith
But I'm never giving up
'Cause I know we got a once in a lifetime love
Lifetime love
Ooh, oh
It's a lifetime love, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Oh, oh
Lyrics submitted by reporter27
Once in a Lifetime [Album version] Lyrics as written by Keith Urban John Shanks
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Its a story about their lives together. The first verse is the first time they have sex, and she is scared and he is telling her to trust him. The second verse is about them getting more serious as a couple, and the third verse is about them getting married/having kids. I LOVE the lyrics "Then the first one's born, then a brother comes along and he's got your smile". There is just something about the way he says them that just bleeds a father's devotion to his family!