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.
There's a lot of things I understand
And there's a lot of things that
I don't want to know
But you're the only face I recognize
It's so damn sweet of you
to look me in the eyes
It's alright, I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I believe I'm the same
I get caried away
It's alright, I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I'm relieved I'm relaxed
I'll get over it yet
The scent of vasoline
in the summertime
The feel of an icecube
Melting overtime
The world seems bigger
Than both of us
Yet it seems so small
when I begin to cry
It's alright I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I believe I'm the same
I get carried away
It's alright I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I'm relieved I'm relaxed
I'll get over it yet.
I'm so much better than you guessed
I'm so much bigger than you guessed
I'm so much brighter than you guessed
It's alright I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I believe I'm the same
I get carried away
It's alright I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I'm relieved I'm relaxed
I'll get off of your back
I think God can explain
I think God can explain
I think God can explain
And there's a lot of things that
I don't want to know
But you're the only face I recognize
It's so damn sweet of you
to look me in the eyes
It's alright, I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I believe I'm the same
I get caried away
It's alright, I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I'm relieved I'm relaxed
I'll get over it yet
The scent of vasoline
in the summertime
The feel of an icecube
Melting overtime
The world seems bigger
Than both of us
Yet it seems so small
when I begin to cry
It's alright I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I believe I'm the same
I get carried away
It's alright I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I'm relieved I'm relaxed
I'll get over it yet.
I'm so much better than you guessed
I'm so much bigger than you guessed
I'm so much brighter than you guessed
It's alright I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I believe I'm the same
I get carried away
It's alright I'm O.K.
I think God can explain
I'm relieved I'm relaxed
I'll get off of your back
I think God can explain
I think God can explain
I think God can explain
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i dig this song a whole lot. a kid at my school did a cover of it. it was very nice. okay, now i'm just rambling.
this is a really cool song, splender really deserved more play than they got oh well as is the case with so many great bands out there.
If they played it more, they wold lose some of their fans though, since these days alot of people think that a song is ruined when its played on the radio.
this is a wonderful song,which i dedicate to my beautiful girlfriend carol..honey i love u so much..why?..i think God can explain!
uhh, dariofoo -- this song is clearly about a guy who likes a girl who doesn't like him back, so he's saying that he accepts this and "will get over it yet" and "get off of [her] back" not exactly the song i would dedicate to my girlfriend...
i stand corrected,dude..but hey,it's still a great song right?..take a chill pill,man..hehe
this is one of my favorite songs and i completely agree with infix as to the meaning of the song. does anyone know when "to whom it may concern" comes out?
Hurts to want someone who doesn't feel the same...such a terrible feeling, clearly can eat away at you if you stand in it long enough. This group and song deserve more attention.
thanks to all of you for your insides on this song, i understood it, but not completely. i love this song, it rocks my socks!
"I believe I'm the same I get carried away" - The chick doesn't feel the same way about interracial dating. I love this song. Its so beautiful that I'd be able to interpret it to successful love. The hint of gloom is so subtle.