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 was alone when you came into my life
I thought you were the one to open up my eyes
But now I see you were just neglecting me
How can you do this to me
Cause I did not abuse your love
You took my heart and you tore it apart
And I tried to explain my love to you
But it seems your love wasn't true
[Chorus]
Wondering if this love we had is true
And I'm wondering was it me or you
Wondering where did it go wrong
And I'm wondering how it lasted so long
There was a time when I thought that you were mine
Just a touch, your love was in my mind
You took my heart and you tore my soul apart
Why'd you use me from the start
You used to lie to me
Cause you said the truth would hurt me
And your thoughts were always wrong
But my love for you was so strong
[Chorus: x2]
Girl you know what I needed
I needed some of that good lovin'
Yeah baby, the one that only you can give me
Only you, but now you're gone
And this love affair of ours is over
My friends tell me that her love was never true
But I always thought it would be something new
But she kept my love suspended like a puppet on a string
But tell me babe, did you really love me
You know what I needed
I needed your love
[Chorus; x2]
Este amor, no sera para me
I thought you were the one to open up my eyes
But now I see you were just neglecting me
How can you do this to me
Cause I did not abuse your love
You took my heart and you tore it apart
And I tried to explain my love to you
But it seems your love wasn't true
[Chorus]
Wondering if this love we had is true
And I'm wondering was it me or you
Wondering where did it go wrong
And I'm wondering how it lasted so long
There was a time when I thought that you were mine
Just a touch, your love was in my mind
You took my heart and you tore my soul apart
Why'd you use me from the start
You used to lie to me
Cause you said the truth would hurt me
And your thoughts were always wrong
But my love for you was so strong
[Chorus: x2]
Girl you know what I needed
I needed some of that good lovin'
Yeah baby, the one that only you can give me
Only you, but now you're gone
And this love affair of ours is over
My friends tell me that her love was never true
But I always thought it would be something new
But she kept my love suspended like a puppet on a string
But tell me babe, did you really love me
You know what I needed
I needed your love
[Chorus; x2]
Este amor, no sera para me
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Wondering Lyrics as written by Will Sexton David Francis Baerwald
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