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.
You come across as fraile
Take all your assumptions and make all your moves cause we,
We know that you're leavin'
We know that you're leavin'
And we tried so hard to,
Show you we care but nothin' seemed to break through,
To you
To you
If you wanna believe in me
Don't tell me your leavin'
Please don't be leavin' me
'Cause where you're going
Is not where you need to be
Right now
Can I have your time
To tell you about my strengths
I can help you if you'd like
Sometimes we need someone
To hold our hands up
and let's pack up I am here
For you, if you want me to
If you wanna believe in me
Don't tell me your leavin'
Please don't be leavin' me
'Cause where you are going
Is not where you need to be
If you wanna put trust in me
Don't tell me your leavin'
Please don't be leavin' me
'Cause where you are going
Is not where you need to be
Right now
Is it too late to save you
To save you now
Is it too late to save you somehow
Is it too late to save you
To save you now
Is it too late to save you somehow?
If you wanna believe in me
Don't tell me your leavin'
Please don't be leavin' me
'Cause where you are going
Is not where you need to be
If you wanna put trust in me
Don't tell me your leavin'
Please don't be leavin' me
'Cause where you are going
Is not where you need to be
Right now
Take all your assumptions and make all your moves cause we,
We know that you're leavin'
We know that you're leavin'
And we tried so hard to,
Show you we care but nothin' seemed to break through,
To you
To you
If you wanna believe in me
Don't tell me your leavin'
Please don't be leavin' me
'Cause where you're going
Is not where you need to be
Right now
Can I have your time
To tell you about my strengths
I can help you if you'd like
Sometimes we need someone
To hold our hands up
and let's pack up I am here
For you, if you want me to
If you wanna believe in me
Don't tell me your leavin'
Please don't be leavin' me
'Cause where you are going
Is not where you need to be
If you wanna put trust in me
Don't tell me your leavin'
Please don't be leavin' me
'Cause where you are going
Is not where you need to be
Right now
Is it too late to save you
To save you now
Is it too late to save you somehow
Is it too late to save you
To save you now
Is it too late to save you somehow?
If you wanna believe in me
Don't tell me your leavin'
Please don't be leavin' me
'Cause where you are going
Is not where you need to be
If you wanna put trust in me
Don't tell me your leavin'
Please don't be leavin' me
'Cause where you are going
Is not where you need to be
Right now
Lyrics submitted by kirkv
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