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 brother, do you remember when
We used to play outdoors
Till the light was absorbed by the night.
Hey brother, it was an innocent time.
We used to laugh 'till we cried,
But still boys on the inside.
(I wanna do it again)
First time staying out all night.
Last time that we got away with lies.
I can hear it in the back of my mind.
Over and over again.
(I wanna do it again)
[Chorus]
Late nights and early lights.
Never thought it would come to a goodbye.
I replay it on the back of my mind
Over and over again.
(I wanna do it again)
La la la, la la la la la
La la la la la
(I wanna do it again)
Hey lover, do you remember when
We would dance in your apartment
Till neighbors would knock on your door?
And I remember, do you remember when
We had no money to speak of,
No where else to eat but your floor.
(I wanna do it again)
First time staying out all night.
Last time that we got away with lies.
I can hear it in the back of my mind.
Over and over again.
(I wanna do it again)
[Chorus]
All those days gone forever.
Wonder if we're gonna ever.
See all our young life friends that we made again.
Have we all lost connection?
The life pulls in all directions.
Memories bring us back to where we've been.
(I wanna do it again)
The first time staying out all night.
The last time that we got away with lies.
We can hear it in the back of our minds
Over and over again.
(I wanna do it again)
[Chorus]
[Repeat: x4]
La la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la
(I wanna do it again)
We used to play outdoors
Till the light was absorbed by the night.
Hey brother, it was an innocent time.
We used to laugh 'till we cried,
But still boys on the inside.
(I wanna do it again)
First time staying out all night.
Last time that we got away with lies.
I can hear it in the back of my mind.
Over and over again.
(I wanna do it again)
[Chorus]
Late nights and early lights.
Never thought it would come to a goodbye.
I replay it on the back of my mind
Over and over again.
(I wanna do it again)
La la la, la la la la la
La la la la la
(I wanna do it again)
Hey lover, do you remember when
We would dance in your apartment
Till neighbors would knock on your door?
And I remember, do you remember when
We had no money to speak of,
No where else to eat but your floor.
(I wanna do it again)
First time staying out all night.
Last time that we got away with lies.
I can hear it in the back of my mind.
Over and over again.
(I wanna do it again)
[Chorus]
All those days gone forever.
Wonder if we're gonna ever.
See all our young life friends that we made again.
Have we all lost connection?
The life pulls in all directions.
Memories bring us back to where we've been.
(I wanna do it again)
The first time staying out all night.
The last time that we got away with lies.
We can hear it in the back of our minds
Over and over again.
(I wanna do it again)
[Chorus]
[Repeat: x4]
La la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la
(I wanna do it again)
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hahasnorlax, the last time they say that line, it is "I want to hear you again". I just usually get lazy when things are repeated until it fades to the end of the song, so I stopped after the first time.