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've moved on I'm long gone
And I'm happy
But I've been having dreams
Of you coming back to me
Don't know what to do
Or who to talk to
My subconscious mind
Seems to want you
I don't know why I still feel you at night
All this time I really thought I was fine
But I keep falling
Can't let go
Won't let go
Even though I know
I don't wanna feel this
But I keep falling
Tried to forget
The words that you said
But my mind goes back to reminisce
Cause my fires still burning for you you you
I'm tired of tryna be cool cool cool
I can't keep hiding the truth truth truth
That there's no replacing you
No replacing you
I'm sure you've moved on long gone
I hope you're happy
But I can't stop myself from hoping
Somethings reminding you of me
Unmemorized your number
Deleted every picture
Can't hurt if I don't remember
But my body can't forget you
I don't know why I see you're blue eyes every night
All this time I really thought I was fine
But I keep falling
Can't let go
Won't let go even though
I know I don't wanna feel this
But I keep falling
Tried to forget the words that you said
But my mind goes back to reminisce
Cause my fires still burning for you you you
I'm tired of tryna be cool cool cool
I can't keep hiding the truth truth truth
That there's no replacing you
No replacing you
I still see your face as you drove away
I'm stuck here and I'm still tryna replicate
Everything we had but I just let it break
Couldn't make you stay
But I just gotta say
Can't let go
Won't let go
Even though
I know I don't wanna feel this
But I keep falling
Try to forget
The words that you said
But my mind goes back to reminisce
Cause my fires still burning for you you you
I'm tired of tryna be cool cool cool
I can't keep hiding the truth truth truth
That there's no replacing you
No replacing you
There's no replacing you
And I'm happy
But I've been having dreams
Of you coming back to me
Don't know what to do
Or who to talk to
My subconscious mind
Seems to want you
I don't know why I still feel you at night
All this time I really thought I was fine
But I keep falling
Can't let go
Won't let go
Even though I know
I don't wanna feel this
But I keep falling
Tried to forget
The words that you said
But my mind goes back to reminisce
Cause my fires still burning for you you you
I'm tired of tryna be cool cool cool
I can't keep hiding the truth truth truth
That there's no replacing you
No replacing you
I'm sure you've moved on long gone
I hope you're happy
But I can't stop myself from hoping
Somethings reminding you of me
Unmemorized your number
Deleted every picture
Can't hurt if I don't remember
But my body can't forget you
I don't know why I see you're blue eyes every night
All this time I really thought I was fine
But I keep falling
Can't let go
Won't let go even though
I know I don't wanna feel this
But I keep falling
Tried to forget the words that you said
But my mind goes back to reminisce
Cause my fires still burning for you you you
I'm tired of tryna be cool cool cool
I can't keep hiding the truth truth truth
That there's no replacing you
No replacing you
I still see your face as you drove away
I'm stuck here and I'm still tryna replicate
Everything we had but I just let it break
Couldn't make you stay
But I just gotta say
Can't let go
Won't let go
Even though
I know I don't wanna feel this
But I keep falling
Try to forget
The words that you said
But my mind goes back to reminisce
Cause my fires still burning for you you you
I'm tired of tryna be cool cool cool
I can't keep hiding the truth truth truth
That there's no replacing you
No replacing you
There's no replacing you
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Reminisce Lyrics as written by Catherine Beatrice April Panaggio
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
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