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.
I didn't grab my pen tonight
To wreck your name or start a fight
There's just a couple things I want to say to you
And I knew you wouldn't sit down just to hear
So let me spell it out for your deaf ears
It's sad to say but the hearsay's more than true
You're everything that everybody warned about
Who am I to tell you what to do
You're not the type to do what you're told
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
You seem to prefer bitter endings
The only type that your hands can hold
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
Can you shut up long enough
To hear what I have to say just once
We're not gonna talk about it later now is the time
There's nothing everywhere you've been
You run from none to none again
I won't be here tomorrow but you just might
You're everything that I can live my life without
Who am I to tell you what to do
You're not the type to do what you're told
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
You seem to prefer bitter endings
The only type that your hands can hold
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
You're gonna miss this
Yeah you're gonna miss this face
Gonna miss these kisses
Who am I to tell you what to do
You're not the type to do what you're told
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
You seem to prefer bitter endings
The only type that your hands can hold
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
To wreck your name or start a fight
There's just a couple things I want to say to you
And I knew you wouldn't sit down just to hear
So let me spell it out for your deaf ears
It's sad to say but the hearsay's more than true
You're everything that everybody warned about
Who am I to tell you what to do
You're not the type to do what you're told
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
You seem to prefer bitter endings
The only type that your hands can hold
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
Can you shut up long enough
To hear what I have to say just once
We're not gonna talk about it later now is the time
There's nothing everywhere you've been
You run from none to none again
I won't be here tomorrow but you just might
You're everything that I can live my life without
Who am I to tell you what to do
You're not the type to do what you're told
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
You seem to prefer bitter endings
The only type that your hands can hold
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
You're gonna miss this
Yeah you're gonna miss this face
Gonna miss these kisses
Who am I to tell you what to do
You're not the type to do what you're told
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
You seem to prefer bitter endings
The only type that your hands can hold
But let me tell you you're gonna miss this heart of gold
Lyrics submitted by onthefinishline
Heart of Gold [Bonus Track] Lyrics as written by Michael Busbee Ashlyne Huff
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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yes...people are so dumb why would anybody with good sense let a good thing go? "let me tell you you're gonna miss this ♥ of gold" smdh