Lyric discussion by Invictus312 

Cover art for The Cross lyrics by Within Temptation

Hmm, I personally think this song is singing from the perspective of Jesus. Mainly because of: "You've washed your hands You've made that all too clear You just keep on living this lie" Which is what Pilot did to claim innocence of Jesus' death.

The other reason why I think this is singing from Jesus' perspective is because of this line: "You refuse to see I'm in agony" Which I assume to mean that people turn away to avoid seeing Jesus in pain.

The whole calling to "my dear" part throws me off though. Perhaps it's referring to Jesus calling to sinners? I'm not sure. However, that is my take. This is the kind of song that could be interpreted to be highly-pro religious or highly anti-religious. But the way the references to the Bible were used make me think that the song is highly-pro religious. I doubt WT would blatantly go against Christianity because their sales would probably go down.

My Interpretation