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.
Tell me the wars you're fighting
Behind a smile you're hiding
All the things I know you want to say
We tried our best to find us
But there are no lights to guide us
I can't sleep beside a stranger now
Piece by piece we fall apart
With every beat slows down my heart
So I'll just say what you won't say
And I'll take the blame if it is for your sake
No turning back on what you can't save
So far gone
Yeah, we're so far gone
I've tried hard to remember
This prison cell used to be a shelter
Now we're just looking for the best way out
And I can't fight you anymore
You're already one foot out the door
So I'll just say what you won't say
And I'll take the blame if it is for your sake
No turning back on what you can't save
So far gone,
Yeah we're so far gone
And this is the face of letting go
And these are things we already know
So I'll just say what you won't say
And I'll take the blame if it is for your sake
No turning back on what you can't save
So far gone
We're so far gone
So I'll just say what you won't say
And I'll take the blame if it is for your sake
No turning back on what you can't save
So far gone,
Yea we're so far gone
Yea we're so far gone
So I'll just say what you won't say
Behind a smile you're hiding
All the things I know you want to say
We tried our best to find us
But there are no lights to guide us
I can't sleep beside a stranger now
Piece by piece we fall apart
With every beat slows down my heart
So I'll just say what you won't say
And I'll take the blame if it is for your sake
No turning back on what you can't save
So far gone
Yeah, we're so far gone
I've tried hard to remember
This prison cell used to be a shelter
Now we're just looking for the best way out
And I can't fight you anymore
You're already one foot out the door
So I'll just say what you won't say
And I'll take the blame if it is for your sake
No turning back on what you can't save
So far gone,
Yeah we're so far gone
And this is the face of letting go
And these are things we already know
So I'll just say what you won't say
And I'll take the blame if it is for your sake
No turning back on what you can't save
So far gone
We're so far gone
So I'll just say what you won't say
And I'll take the blame if it is for your sake
No turning back on what you can't save
So far gone,
Yea we're so far gone
Yea we're so far gone
So I'll just say what you won't say
Lyrics submitted by Tiffanympm
So Far Gone Lyrics as written by Stephen Robson James Blount
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I think it is about a relationship that is slowly falling apart. James (or whoever the main character is) still obviously loves the other person, but she is giving hints that she isn't into it anymore. But neither have said anything untill now. James can't handle seeing it fall apart any longer and so he "says what she won't say" and takes the blame for the relationship dying. You can tell he still loves her, cause she does it for her sake, to not make her feel trapped into something. Such a strange way to look at something. It is like they were both denying that the love has died when it has. James is quite emotional in this song, it is fairly powerful. The video has some powerful images too.
<3 James