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.
Well I'm singing this song as loud as I can
As I drive too fast with my best friend
I don't wonder if you're wondering where I am
'cause I don't care if I ever see you again
Well I'm sick of being compared to what you had before
I'm sick of being what you don't want anymore
And I'm sick of being used, bruised, and ignored
Because that's just not what friends are for
You were wrong
For me you were so wrong
I'd only come over to get it on
Well I gotta admit that it's time to move on
Don't give me shit
Don't give me lip
Don't make me lose my grip on everything
(that I've known all along)
Well I wasted two years trying to make you mine
And then I wasted two more as I missed every sign
That you weren't what you seemed like you were which is fine
'cause I don't know who I am most of the time
Well I do know I can't show for fear that I throw it away
Like every word that you say
Like all the things that you're saving for a rainy day
And all the times that you wouldn't have it any other way
I was wrong
For you I was so wrong
You'd only come over to get it on
Well you gotta admit that it's time to move on
Don't give me shit
Don't give me lip
Don't make me lose my grip on everything
(that I've known all along)
Don't cross the line
Don't lose your mind
You've showed me all the signs that you're not the one
'cause I've known all along
And it's time to move on
There's a day before our last day together
We realized it wasn't meant to last
We used to think that it would be forever but
We never thought forever'd go this fast
And now were singing this song as loud as we can
As we drive too fast again and again
I don't wander cause now I know where we stand
And I don't care if I ever see you again
We were wrong
All along we were just wrong
All along we were just wrong
So wrong
We were going strong
But we were wrong
And you say
Don't give me shit
Don't give me lip
Don't make me lose my grip on everything
(that I've known all along)
Don't cross the line
Don't lose your mind
You've showed me all the signs that you're not the one
'cause I've known all along
And it's time to move on
As I drive too fast with my best friend
I don't wonder if you're wondering where I am
'cause I don't care if I ever see you again
Well I'm sick of being compared to what you had before
I'm sick of being what you don't want anymore
And I'm sick of being used, bruised, and ignored
Because that's just not what friends are for
You were wrong
For me you were so wrong
I'd only come over to get it on
Well I gotta admit that it's time to move on
Don't give me shit
Don't give me lip
Don't make me lose my grip on everything
(that I've known all along)
Well I wasted two years trying to make you mine
And then I wasted two more as I missed every sign
That you weren't what you seemed like you were which is fine
'cause I don't know who I am most of the time
Well I do know I can't show for fear that I throw it away
Like every word that you say
Like all the things that you're saving for a rainy day
And all the times that you wouldn't have it any other way
I was wrong
For you I was so wrong
You'd only come over to get it on
Well you gotta admit that it's time to move on
Don't give me shit
Don't give me lip
Don't make me lose my grip on everything
(that I've known all along)
Don't cross the line
Don't lose your mind
You've showed me all the signs that you're not the one
'cause I've known all along
And it's time to move on
There's a day before our last day together
We realized it wasn't meant to last
We used to think that it would be forever but
We never thought forever'd go this fast
And now were singing this song as loud as we can
As we drive too fast again and again
I don't wander cause now I know where we stand
And I don't care if I ever see you again
We were wrong
All along we were just wrong
All along we were just wrong
So wrong
We were going strong
But we were wrong
And you say
Don't give me shit
Don't give me lip
Don't make me lose my grip on everything
(that I've known all along)
Don't cross the line
Don't lose your mind
You've showed me all the signs that you're not the one
'cause I've known all along
And it's time to move on
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