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.
"Heard it," said the trick
Is to set your watch when you hit the plane
That way you can trick
Workings of a tired brain
Sometimes I feel sick
Sometimes I just feel so drained
Cut down to the quick
Longing for that voice again
On the phone
You always ask if I'm okay
It's not the same as being happy
I traveling forty thousand miles last year
And I am working on the same again
I fell for fifteen different girls
And nearly lost all of my friends
Well I am jet set, jet lag, jaded
You're always sixteen hours ahead
Quietly reminding me how I used to be
Airports make me sad
I'm sure they shouldn't all be the same
But they're just landing pads
Boring tourist shopping chains
I remember times we had
Drinking while we wait for your plane
Feeling kinda bad
Wondering which one of us has changed
'Cause we used to be slick
Subtle young hips, romantic young kissable lips
Unbearably sharp, unbreakable heart
With wide eyes and faith
That life could never pull apart if we were okay
But distance kills the best of intentions
And never intended it to be this way
I traveling forty thousand miles last year
And I am working on the same again
I fell for fifteen different girls
And nearly lost all of my friends
Well I am jet set, jet lag, jaded
You're always sixteen hours ahead
Quietly reminding me how I used to be
I'm trying to remember how I used to be
Used to be slick
That was the one
(What? Was it?)
Yup
Is to set your watch when you hit the plane
That way you can trick
Workings of a tired brain
Sometimes I feel sick
Sometimes I just feel so drained
Cut down to the quick
Longing for that voice again
On the phone
You always ask if I'm okay
It's not the same as being happy
I traveling forty thousand miles last year
And I am working on the same again
I fell for fifteen different girls
And nearly lost all of my friends
Well I am jet set, jet lag, jaded
You're always sixteen hours ahead
Quietly reminding me how I used to be
Airports make me sad
I'm sure they shouldn't all be the same
But they're just landing pads
Boring tourist shopping chains
I remember times we had
Drinking while we wait for your plane
Feeling kinda bad
Wondering which one of us has changed
'Cause we used to be slick
Subtle young hips, romantic young kissable lips
Unbearably sharp, unbreakable heart
With wide eyes and faith
That life could never pull apart if we were okay
But distance kills the best of intentions
And never intended it to be this way
I traveling forty thousand miles last year
And I am working on the same again
I fell for fifteen different girls
And nearly lost all of my friends
Well I am jet set, jet lag, jaded
You're always sixteen hours ahead
Quietly reminding me how I used to be
I'm trying to remember how I used to be
Used to be slick
That was the one
(What? Was it?)
Yup
Lyrics submitted by simon_quine
Jet Lag Lyrics as written by Francis Edward Turner
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
It breaks my heart too.