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.
Have you
Have you been keeping secrets from me?
Hoped I wouldn't find out
And you would just go free
There's a whole world besides your window pane
And I've got scars to prove it
But you should've known
You should've known
You should've known
You should've known
Run
You can run
You can run
But we'll find you
Was it everything you hoped it would be?
What kept your world spinning left you dizzy
Your apologies will never soothe the sting
Just keep scratching our eyes out
But you should've known
You should've known
You should've known
You should've known
Run
You can run
You can run
But we'll find you
Run
You can run
You can run
But we'll find you
We'll find you
We'll find you
Have you been keeping secrets from me?
Hoped I wouldn't find out
And you would just go free
There's a whole world besides your window pane
And I've got scars to prove it
But you should've known
You should've known
You should've known
You should've known
Run
You can run
You can run
But we'll find you
Was it everything you hoped it would be?
What kept your world spinning left you dizzy
Your apologies will never soothe the sting
Just keep scratching our eyes out
But you should've known
You should've known
You should've known
You should've known
Run
You can run
You can run
But we'll find you
Run
You can run
You can run
But we'll find you
We'll find you
We'll find you
Lyrics submitted by GoochyLittlePig
You Can Run, But We'll Find You Lyrics as written by Andrew Jordan Aaron Stern
Lyrics © Bluewater Music Corp.
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ok basically this song describes exactly what just happened to me about a week ago...my best friends all decided to go behind my back and try something we swore never to try(have you have you been keeping secrets from me?) then all vowed never to tell me and continue on with a care b/c they knew id get really disappointed (hoped i wouldnt find out and you would just go free) and i found out by someone that was involed in there little secret (theres a whole world outside your window pain) and it hurt me oh so bad (and i got scars to prove it) but they all know i find out everything always do(you should of known) run your can run but we'll find you...wat i have to say to them (was it everything you hoped it would be ....what kept your world spinning and left dizzy) the drug they done behind my back...was it all it was cracked up to be...was it worth losing a brother like friendship??(your apologies will never soothe the sting) they say sorry but it will never heal the scar left of betrayal...never(just keep scratching your eyes out) go insane about it let the guilt eat your sanity away for all i care...and repeat...damn matchbook hit the betrayal of my friend on the head with this song....i love there new stuff so eveil right up my alley...but yeah crazy