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 know that there are a lot of players
Who’ll be glad just to lay ya
Make you feel like an answered prayer
Then pay attention to you later
But Wait, wait a minute little lady
I’m the one that get a little silly when you call them baby
My homies don’t understand I don’t care
They think I’m crazy cause I just wanna be
I just want to be with you, I wanna be with you
With you, girl you make my dream come true
Whenever I’m with you, With you
Ooh twenty minutes thirty seconds ago
A million kisses running out the door
Then what the hell we fighting for, when we make love
None of that shit means nothing no more
Pop quiz reminiscing on my bed
Do you remember it was in September
You were at a party, you were with your friend Robin
I wasn’t about to snooze, I had to make my move
Now that I have ya, this is all that I wanna do
I just want to be with you, I wanna be with you
With you, girl you make my dream come true
Whenever I’m with you, With you
Me and my boy Quincy went to a party and stayed out all night long
While my girly was paging me on my cellie phone I admit I was wrong
Girl I meant to call you back but my mind wasn’t intact
Too many drinks to make it home
Girl it hurts deep inside to know I made you cry
Waiting for me all night long
The next day you forgave me, you saved me
And that night we made a Baby I promise that I’ll never do that again
I was a fool to play that move on you, but when my heart went out to play
Loosing you would’ve been the price to pay
Girl I want you to stay
I just want to be with you, I wanna be with you
With you, girl you make my dream come true
Whenever I’m with you, With you
I just want to be with you, I wanna be with you
With you, girl you make my dream come true
Whenever I’m with you, With you
Who’ll be glad just to lay ya
Make you feel like an answered prayer
Then pay attention to you later
But Wait, wait a minute little lady
I’m the one that get a little silly when you call them baby
My homies don’t understand I don’t care
They think I’m crazy cause I just wanna be
I just want to be with you, I wanna be with you
With you, girl you make my dream come true
Whenever I’m with you, With you
Ooh twenty minutes thirty seconds ago
A million kisses running out the door
Then what the hell we fighting for, when we make love
None of that shit means nothing no more
Pop quiz reminiscing on my bed
Do you remember it was in September
You were at a party, you were with your friend Robin
I wasn’t about to snooze, I had to make my move
Now that I have ya, this is all that I wanna do
I just want to be with you, I wanna be with you
With you, girl you make my dream come true
Whenever I’m with you, With you
Me and my boy Quincy went to a party and stayed out all night long
While my girly was paging me on my cellie phone I admit I was wrong
Girl I meant to call you back but my mind wasn’t intact
Too many drinks to make it home
Girl it hurts deep inside to know I made you cry
Waiting for me all night long
The next day you forgave me, you saved me
And that night we made a Baby I promise that I’ll never do that again
I was a fool to play that move on you, but when my heart went out to play
Loosing you would’ve been the price to pay
Girl I want you to stay
I just want to be with you, I wanna be with you
With you, girl you make my dream come true
Whenever I’m with you, With you
I just want to be with you, I wanna be with you
With you, girl you make my dream come true
Whenever I’m with you, With you
Lyrics submitted by eliseclair
Just Want to Be With You Lyrics as written by Ricky Jones Keith Woodard
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Songtrust Ave
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