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.
Somewhere hiding underneath
Kicking off covers while you sleep
Soon you're gonna leave, so leave us
One more weekend
You've got all the friends you need
Bad tattoos and worse IDs. You feel alive
Do you feel alive?
[Chorus:]
You'll go off, you'll forget
You'll grow out of hanging from the edges
Breaking off the past
You'll know when to move on
You'll know when to take all the right chances
Never looking back
Somewhere hiding underneath
Driving around these empty streets
Do you think you're better off dead
Better off dead than alive in here?
You've got all the friends you need
Bad tattoos and worse IDs. You feel alive
Do you feel alive?
[Chorus:]
How could you think the time we spent was all wasted
Sleepwalking through every morning that we took for granted?
Maybe the time we spent was not wasted...
Let it go, I'll let you go
[Chorus:]
We are half alone, out hearts are leaving home
Now we don't belong to anyone at all
Somewhere hiding underneath
Kicking off your covers while you sleep
You feel alive
Kicking off covers while you sleep
Soon you're gonna leave, so leave us
One more weekend
You've got all the friends you need
Bad tattoos and worse IDs. You feel alive
Do you feel alive?
[Chorus:]
You'll go off, you'll forget
You'll grow out of hanging from the edges
Breaking off the past
You'll know when to move on
You'll know when to take all the right chances
Never looking back
Somewhere hiding underneath
Driving around these empty streets
Do you think you're better off dead
Better off dead than alive in here?
You've got all the friends you need
Bad tattoos and worse IDs. You feel alive
Do you feel alive?
[Chorus:]
How could you think the time we spent was all wasted
Sleepwalking through every morning that we took for granted?
Maybe the time we spent was not wasted...
Let it go, I'll let you go
[Chorus:]
We are half alone, out hearts are leaving home
Now we don't belong to anyone at all
Somewhere hiding underneath
Kicking off your covers while you sleep
You feel alive
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
One More Weekend Lyrics as written by Michael Carden Andy Mrotek
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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