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 was a dreamer when I was a kid
I believed in a girl that didn’t exist
I knew if I met her, I’d know right away
I finally saw her a week from my birthday
Fate grew in numbers over the years
It led to a romance that ended in tears
My reason for running was still quite unclear
Before I could see it, our flame disappeared
Baby just one more try
I should have took the chance when it was my time
Baby please wipe those eyes
I promise you this world was destined for you and I
All that I have now are memories to prove
Kisses and long nights that I shared with you
Remarkable details still haunt me today
I figured it out now, I showed up too late
We live in a world where we come and we go
Without realizing the importance of hope
I know that I fucked up and now I’m alone
But maybe I’ll find you and maybe I won’t
I believed in a girl that didn’t exist
I knew if I met her, I’d know right away
I finally saw her a week from my birthday
Fate grew in numbers over the years
It led to a romance that ended in tears
My reason for running was still quite unclear
Before I could see it, our flame disappeared
Baby just one more try
I should have took the chance when it was my time
Baby please wipe those eyes
I promise you this world was destined for you and I
All that I have now are memories to prove
Kisses and long nights that I shared with you
Remarkable details still haunt me today
I figured it out now, I showed up too late
We live in a world where we come and we go
Without realizing the importance of hope
I know that I fucked up and now I’m alone
But maybe I’ll find you and maybe I won’t
Lyrics submitted by constant
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