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.
Hey can we get the story straight?
Cause I’ve been holding on for too long
And boy meets girl is getting complicated these days
So give it up let it go watch it turn around
Oh you always know just what to say
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change cause that’s just who I am
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change
Cause life’s worth living now that you’re around
And did I stutter with all the words and number
Running through my head
Sometimes it’s hard to separate
My head from my heart your life’s a good start
But oh I know that it might be so easy to say
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change cause that’s just who I am
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change
Cause life’s worth living now that you’re around
When the storm comes down we’ll stick around
Don’t don’t ever let it go
When the storm comes down we’ll stick around
Don’t don’t ever let it go
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change cause that’s just who I am
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change
Cause life’s worth living now that you’re around
Cause I’ve been holding on for too long
And boy meets girl is getting complicated these days
So give it up let it go watch it turn around
Oh you always know just what to say
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change cause that’s just who I am
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change
Cause life’s worth living now that you’re around
And did I stutter with all the words and number
Running through my head
Sometimes it’s hard to separate
My head from my heart your life’s a good start
But oh I know that it might be so easy to say
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change cause that’s just who I am
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change
Cause life’s worth living now that you’re around
When the storm comes down we’ll stick around
Don’t don’t ever let it go
When the storm comes down we’ll stick around
Don’t don’t ever let it go
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change cause that’s just who I am
And what I’m trying to say is that I need you
Oh I need you
And oh I know it wont change
Cause life’s worth living now that you’re around
Lyrics submitted by fueledbyramenaddict
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