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.
I think it might just be alright
To leave what matters out of sight
Old habits die hard, holding on
Inevitable means it's never gone
Told myself what I need to hear
I think the point was very clear
I showed me what we missed since we
Slipped into inconsistency
[Chorus]
It seems if my ties with you get severed
I can't seem to hold a thing together
I just fall apart
'Cause that's my trademark
It's my, my trademark move
To turn my back on you
It's my, my trademark move
To realize I should improve
And sometime soon after that
You'll see me come crawling back
I'll kill the thing that turns me away
Amputate the arm that will disobey
Withdraw from everything that's hurting me
Until you finish your work in me
Told myself what I need to hear
I think the point was very clear
I showed me what we missed since we
Slipped into inconsistency
[Chorus]
It's my, my trademark move
To turn my back on you
It's my, my trademark move
To realize I should improve
And sometime soon after that
You'll see me come crawling back
It's my, my trademark move
To turn my back on you
It's my, my trademark move
To turn my back on you
It's my, my trademark move
To turn my back on you
It's my, my trademark move
To realize I should improve
And sometime soon after that
You'll see me come crawling back
To leave what matters out of sight
Old habits die hard, holding on
Inevitable means it's never gone
Told myself what I need to hear
I think the point was very clear
I showed me what we missed since we
Slipped into inconsistency
[Chorus]
It seems if my ties with you get severed
I can't seem to hold a thing together
I just fall apart
'Cause that's my trademark
It's my, my trademark move
To turn my back on you
It's my, my trademark move
To realize I should improve
And sometime soon after that
You'll see me come crawling back
I'll kill the thing that turns me away
Amputate the arm that will disobey
Withdraw from everything that's hurting me
Until you finish your work in me
Told myself what I need to hear
I think the point was very clear
I showed me what we missed since we
Slipped into inconsistency
[Chorus]
It's my, my trademark move
To turn my back on you
It's my, my trademark move
To realize I should improve
And sometime soon after that
You'll see me come crawling back
It's my, my trademark move
To turn my back on you
It's my, my trademark move
To turn my back on you
It's my, my trademark move
To turn my back on you
It's my, my trademark move
To realize I should improve
And sometime soon after that
You'll see me come crawling back
Lyrics submitted by ChancingTomorrow
Trademark Lyrics as written by Matthew Thiessen
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
best song off the new album!