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.
Six days went by
trying to forget her face
It was you and I
we were too young for these games
and all the pictures that I kept
and all the things I should have said
it was you and i
but mostly me
lost in you
and i cant find myself again
lost in you
and i cant find myself again
six weeks went by
still pretending that i'm fine
it was you and i
holding back what's on our minds
all the things I should have said
all the letters left unsent
it was you and I
but mostly me
(chorus)
six months went by
I almost forgot your face
until they played that song tonight
the one we used to hate
(chorus x 2)
trying to forget her face
It was you and I
we were too young for these games
and all the pictures that I kept
and all the things I should have said
it was you and i
but mostly me
lost in you
and i cant find myself again
lost in you
and i cant find myself again
six weeks went by
still pretending that i'm fine
it was you and i
holding back what's on our minds
all the things I should have said
all the letters left unsent
it was you and I
but mostly me
(chorus)
six months went by
I almost forgot your face
until they played that song tonight
the one we used to hate
(chorus x 2)
Lyrics submitted by AreYouSadd
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He loves this girl so much and things ended quick even though they didnt want it too. They both new the feeligns were still there but afraid of gettign hurt even more they both kept quiet.He feels like he loves he more than she'll ever know because she isnt talking either which draws him to believe she doesnt love him as much as he thought.He's never going to quite get over it. He loved her longer than they dated. That tore him apart.