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.
They've all got their opinions, but then what do they know?
If you can't go back, where the hell do you go?
Does everybody really feel as high as a kite?
Well, I don't really know if they do, but they might
Well, you wanna get young, but you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
If you want a bit of love, put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
They've all got their opinions, but then what do they know?
If you can't go back, where the hell do you go?
Does everybody really feel as high as a kite?
Well, I don't really know if they do, but they might
Well, you wanna get young, but you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
If you want a bit of love, put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
Yeah, you wanna get young, but you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
If you want a bit of love, put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
Half-baked girl, hey, I'm hardly surprised
Snake eyes disguise everybody's lies
Faded nail marks on pale thighs
And an awkward secret that someone denies
And now you're tryna get yourself back in
Yeah, you're tryna get yourself back in
Come on in
Come on in
Oh
Well, you wanna get young, you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
Do you want a bit of love? Put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
Well, you wanna get young, you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
Do you want a bit of love? Put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
Well, you wanna get young, you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
If you want a bit of love, put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
If you can't go back, where the hell do you go?
Does everybody really feel as high as a kite?
Well, I don't really know if they do, but they might
Well, you wanna get young, but you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
If you want a bit of love, put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
They've all got their opinions, but then what do they know?
If you can't go back, where the hell do you go?
Does everybody really feel as high as a kite?
Well, I don't really know if they do, but they might
Well, you wanna get young, but you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
If you want a bit of love, put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
Yeah, you wanna get young, but you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
If you want a bit of love, put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
Half-baked girl, hey, I'm hardly surprised
Snake eyes disguise everybody's lies
Faded nail marks on pale thighs
And an awkward secret that someone denies
And now you're tryna get yourself back in
Yeah, you're tryna get yourself back in
Come on in
Come on in
Oh
Well, you wanna get young, you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
Do you want a bit of love? Put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
Well, you wanna get young, you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
Do you want a bit of love? Put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
Well, you wanna get young, you're just getting older
And you had a fun summer, but it's suddenly colder
If you want a bit of love, put your head on my shoulder
It's cool
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This is my new favorite song. I know it’s 10 years old, but I just heard it for the first time this last weekend when my friend played it. It reminds me of everything I’ve been thru for the past 5 years, how hard it was, and then finally feeling like you’re coming out on the other side of it.