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.
You're my distance, destination of choice
I'd give anything just to hear your voice
I could have passed you on the street
Without saying a word
Most times, I miss the voice that goes unheard
What if I missed you
You got caught in the sun
What if I did something never to be enough
People everywhere how could I be sure
If it's you that I have been looking for
What would it take for me to be comfortable
With you, with me you're the chosen one
What if I missed you
You got caught in the sun
What if I did something never to be enough
You are there for me
This I hope and pray
Will you wait for me
Or will I be too late this time
What if I missed you
You got caught in the sun
What if I did something never to be enough
Will you wait for me
Or will I be too late this time
You are there for me
This I hope and pray
I'd give anything just to hear your voice
I could have passed you on the street
Without saying a word
Most times, I miss the voice that goes unheard
What if I missed you
You got caught in the sun
What if I did something never to be enough
People everywhere how could I be sure
If it's you that I have been looking for
What would it take for me to be comfortable
With you, with me you're the chosen one
What if I missed you
You got caught in the sun
What if I did something never to be enough
You are there for me
This I hope and pray
Will you wait for me
Or will I be too late this time
What if I missed you
You got caught in the sun
What if I did something never to be enough
Will you wait for me
Or will I be too late this time
You are there for me
This I hope and pray
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I find this song so meaningful.....I personally think it's about being unsure about yourself in Love, and being afraid you are going to pass your destiny/soulmate by, and not realize until it's too late :((
"You're my distant destination of choice I'd give anything Just to hear your voice"
I think he's lonely cause he wants to meet his 'distant destination'/future Love now...He wants to hear that persons voice....There's a 'yearning' for this person that he hasn't met yet.
"I could have passed you on the street Without saying a word Most times I miss the voice that goes unheard"
He's afraid he could of met this person in the past and been oblivious to them...He's lost, cause life seems to pass him by.
"What if I missed you You got caught in the sun What if I did something Never to be undone"
I love this whole 'chorus'......I love the symbolism of 'caught in the sun'...how the 'glare' of the sun can blind you for that split second, and you can't see anything, even your destiny....He's afraid he might alter his path and not meet this person.
"People everywhere How could I be sure If it's you That I have been looking for"
'People everywhere' I love this too.....his Love is out there in a sea of people and he's calling on everyone wondering who it is <33
"What would it take for me To be comfortable With you, with me You're the chosen one"
Maybe he's had relationships before that he he left for 'various' reasons....He's prob afraid that he could of had his love, and not realized it cause of those 'various' reasons.
"You are there for me This I hope and pray You will wait for me I won't be too late"
I love how spiritual this is...This guy believes in faith/destiny...that his path is laid out for him...He hopes this 'soulmate' is yearning for the 'one' too, and that he turns out to be this 'one'....
It's so sweet and Romantic...It makes me wanna find mine.....It's special when music touches you...Those songs need to be held onto <33