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 you know there ain't no doubt
when the feeling finds you out
you know you can try to run
i tell you it still will come
when you feel your body shake
trip and fall you can't walk straight
baby then you know it's done
you can feel your heart is stung
you're the one that i saw
you're the one that i want
well you can try to keep it down
try not to let the words come out
but i tell you it's no use
in your eyes they see right through
if you're going way too hard
if you're feeling way too much
but inside you can't stop
desire she eats you up
you're the one that i saw
you're the one that i want
when the feeling finds you out
you know you can try to run
i tell you it still will come
when you feel your body shake
trip and fall you can't walk straight
baby then you know it's done
you can feel your heart is stung
you're the one that i saw
you're the one that i want
well you can try to keep it down
try not to let the words come out
but i tell you it's no use
in your eyes they see right through
if you're going way too hard
if you're feeling way too much
but inside you can't stop
desire she eats you up
you're the one that i saw
you're the one that i want
Lyrics submitted by OwnPersonalDemon
Dance Song '97 Lyrics as written by Corin Lisa Tucker Carrie Rachel Brownstein
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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A love song?