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've got to walk away
While there's still hope
Learn to erase the love I know
And let you go
Cause what I thought was love
Was only lies
Taking what you want left me behind
As my heart dies
So here we are again
Knowing this will never end
So I must let go
This is my last goodbye
Leaving all the memories of you behind
I will not wait here and waste my whole life
And waste my whole life
I can see you now
With opened eyes
When you come around I realize
That I don't need you to survive
I will not begin
A fight that we could never win
So I am letting go
This is my last goodbye
Leaving all the memories of you behind
I will not wait here and waste my whole life
And waste my whole life
My passion my poison
The life and death of me
I can't take you taking everything
From a love never meant to be
This is my last goodbye
Leaving all the memories of you behind
I will not wait here and waste my whole life
This is my last goodbye
And this will be my final tear for love to die
I will not wait here and waste my whole life
With my last goodbye
While there's still hope
Learn to erase the love I know
And let you go
Cause what I thought was love
Was only lies
Taking what you want left me behind
As my heart dies
So here we are again
Knowing this will never end
So I must let go
This is my last goodbye
Leaving all the memories of you behind
I will not wait here and waste my whole life
And waste my whole life
I can see you now
With opened eyes
When you come around I realize
That I don't need you to survive
I will not begin
A fight that we could never win
So I am letting go
This is my last goodbye
Leaving all the memories of you behind
I will not wait here and waste my whole life
And waste my whole life
My passion my poison
The life and death of me
I can't take you taking everything
From a love never meant to be
This is my last goodbye
Leaving all the memories of you behind
I will not wait here and waste my whole life
This is my last goodbye
And this will be my final tear for love to die
I will not wait here and waste my whole life
With my last goodbye
Lyrics submitted by devinmerane
My Last Goodbye Lyrics as written by David Hodges Josh Hartzler
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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This song is amazing. Its about a guy that is in a relationship that is getting bad and he just wants to leave before it gets worse and hurts them more. He doesnt want to waste his whole life on something that will never work.
I absolutely love it. It really touched me because that is what i was going through once.