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.
There's a place in the sun,
For anyone who has the will to chase one
And I think I've found mine,
Yes, I do believe I have found mine, so
Close your eyes,
And think of someone,
You physically admire
And let me kiss you,
Let me kiss you
I've zig-zagged all over America,
And I cannot find a safety haven
Say, would you let me cry,
On your shoulder
I've heard that you'll will try anything twice
Close your eyes,
And think of someone,
You physically admire,
And let me kiss you,
Let me kiss you
But then you open your eyes,
And you see someone,
That you physically despise
But my heart is open
My heart is open to you
For anyone who has the will to chase one
And I think I've found mine,
Yes, I do believe I have found mine, so
Close your eyes,
And think of someone,
You physically admire
And let me kiss you,
Let me kiss you
I've zig-zagged all over America,
And I cannot find a safety haven
Say, would you let me cry,
On your shoulder
I've heard that you'll will try anything twice
Close your eyes,
And think of someone,
You physically admire,
And let me kiss you,
Let me kiss you
But then you open your eyes,
And you see someone,
That you physically despise
But my heart is open
My heart is open to you
Lyrics submitted by Brandnizzle2k4
Let Me Kiss You Lyrics as written by Alain Gordon Whyte Steven Morrissey
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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