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.
It's everyday I'm in this place
I feel this way, I feel the same.
It's everyday I'm in this place
I feel this way, I feel the same.
Is it all inside my head?
Is it all inside my head?
I view the list and take my pick,
I'll view my fate and make the choice,
'Cause it's nobody else's but mine.
But You're in my heart, I can feel your beat.
And You move my mind from behind the wheel
When I loose control,
I can only breathe Your name.
I can only breathe Your name.
So many days within this race,
I need the truth, I need some grace.
I need the ? to find my place,
I need some truth, I need some grace.
The part of You that's part of me
Will never die, will never leave.
And it's nobody else's but mine.
You are in my heart, I can feel your beat.
And You move my mind from behind the wheel.
When I loose control,
I can only breathe your name,
I can only breathe your name.
You view the list and take your pick,
You view my fate and make the choice,
'Cause I'm nobody else's but Yours.
And You're in my heart--I can feel your beat,
And You move my mind from behind the wheel.
When I loose control,
I can only breathe Your name.
'Cause you're in my heart--I can feel Your beat,
And you move my mind from behind the wheel.
When I loose control,
I can only breathe your name [Repeat: x4]
I feel this way, I feel the same.
It's everyday I'm in this place
I feel this way, I feel the same.
Is it all inside my head?
Is it all inside my head?
I view the list and take my pick,
I'll view my fate and make the choice,
'Cause it's nobody else's but mine.
But You're in my heart, I can feel your beat.
And You move my mind from behind the wheel
When I loose control,
I can only breathe Your name.
I can only breathe Your name.
So many days within this race,
I need the truth, I need some grace.
I need the ? to find my place,
I need some truth, I need some grace.
The part of You that's part of me
Will never die, will never leave.
And it's nobody else's but mine.
You are in my heart, I can feel your beat.
And You move my mind from behind the wheel.
When I loose control,
I can only breathe your name,
I can only breathe your name.
You view the list and take your pick,
You view my fate and make the choice,
'Cause I'm nobody else's but Yours.
And You're in my heart--I can feel your beat,
And You move my mind from behind the wheel.
When I loose control,
I can only breathe Your name.
'Cause you're in my heart--I can feel Your beat,
And you move my mind from behind the wheel.
When I loose control,
I can only breathe your name [Repeat: x4]
Lyrics submitted by pistolero983
Breathe Your Name Lyrics as written by Matthew Preston Slocum
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Normally I despise Christian music because it's so bland, insipid, and utterly toothless, but I love Sixpence for some reason. This is a multivalent song--if you wanted to focus on the Christian aspect, you could, but it could also be about romance. I choose to follow the latter interpretation, partly because I first heard the song on pop radio and I have a hard time believing that it would play a Christian song.
Sorry, but it makes no sense to think that this could be about romance in any way. <br /> <br /> "You'll view the list<br /> And take your pick<br /> You'll view my faith<br /> And make a choice<br /> 'Cause it's nobody else's but yours "<br /> <br /> How could that be referencing romance?