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.
Remember the first day when I saw your face
Remember the first day when you smiled at me
You stepped to me and then you said to me
I was the woman you dreamed about
Remember the first day when you called my house
Remember the first day when you took me out
We had butterflies, although we tried to hide it
And we both had a beautiful night
The way we held each others hand
The way we talked, the way we laughed
It felt so good to find true love
I knew right then and there you were the one, ooh
I know that he loves me 'cause he told me so
I know that he loves me 'cause his feelings show
When he stares at me
You see he cares for me
You see how he is so deep in love
I know that he loves me 'cause it's obvious
I know that he loves me 'cause it's me he trusts
And he's missin' me if he's not kissin' me
And when he looks at me, his brown eyes tell his soul
Remember the first day, the first day we kissed
Remember the first day we had an argument
We apologized, and then we compromised
And we haven't argued since
Remember the first day we stopped playing games
Remember the first day you fell in love with me
It felt so good for you to say those words
'Cause I felt the same way too
The way we held each others hands
The way we talked, the way we laughed
It felt so good to fall in love
And I knew right then and there you were the one, ooh-whoa
I know that he loves me 'cause he told me so
I know that he loves me 'cause his feelings show
When he stares at me
You see he cares for me
You see how he is so deep in love
I know that he loves me 'cause it's obvious
I know that he loves me 'cause it's me he trusts
And he's missin' me if he's not kissin' me
And when he looks at me, his brown eyes tell his soul
I'm so happy, so happy that you're in my life and baby
Now that you're a part of me you've shown me
Shown me the true meaning of love (the true meaning of love)
And I know he loves me
I know that he loves me 'cause he told me so
I know that he loves me 'cause his feelings show
When he stares at me
You see he cares for me
You see how he is so deep in love
I know that he loves me 'cause it's obvious
I know that he loves me 'cause it's me he trusts
And he's missin' me if he's not kissin' me
And when he looks at me, his brown eyes tell his soul
He looks at me and his brown eyes tell his soul
Remember the first day when you smiled at me
You stepped to me and then you said to me
I was the woman you dreamed about
Remember the first day when you called my house
Remember the first day when you took me out
We had butterflies, although we tried to hide it
And we both had a beautiful night
The way we held each others hand
The way we talked, the way we laughed
It felt so good to find true love
I knew right then and there you were the one, ooh
I know that he loves me 'cause he told me so
I know that he loves me 'cause his feelings show
When he stares at me
You see he cares for me
You see how he is so deep in love
I know that he loves me 'cause it's obvious
I know that he loves me 'cause it's me he trusts
And he's missin' me if he's not kissin' me
And when he looks at me, his brown eyes tell his soul
Remember the first day, the first day we kissed
Remember the first day we had an argument
We apologized, and then we compromised
And we haven't argued since
Remember the first day we stopped playing games
Remember the first day you fell in love with me
It felt so good for you to say those words
'Cause I felt the same way too
The way we held each others hands
The way we talked, the way we laughed
It felt so good to fall in love
And I knew right then and there you were the one, ooh-whoa
I know that he loves me 'cause he told me so
I know that he loves me 'cause his feelings show
When he stares at me
You see he cares for me
You see how he is so deep in love
I know that he loves me 'cause it's obvious
I know that he loves me 'cause it's me he trusts
And he's missin' me if he's not kissin' me
And when he looks at me, his brown eyes tell his soul
I'm so happy, so happy that you're in my life and baby
Now that you're a part of me you've shown me
Shown me the true meaning of love (the true meaning of love)
And I know he loves me
I know that he loves me 'cause he told me so
I know that he loves me 'cause his feelings show
When he stares at me
You see he cares for me
You see how he is so deep in love
I know that he loves me 'cause it's obvious
I know that he loves me 'cause it's me he trusts
And he's missin' me if he's not kissin' me
And when he looks at me, his brown eyes tell his soul
He looks at me and his brown eyes tell his soul
Lyrics submitted by DeathscytheHell
Brown Eyes Lyrics as written by Beyonce Knowles Walter Afanasieff
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