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.
Now I can't spend a minute
Now I can't steal the time
I've lost all my friends like money
I've lost all my men to the sky
Can't keep your loving from my mind
It's worth more than gold, crystals and pride
Ready to shake these stars from me
But I can't withdraw your heart from mine
No, I can't withdraw your heart from mine
No, I can't withdraw your heart from mine
I never knew what your love could do
I blew it all away
Thought I could satisfy the yearning of my
Heart shaped hole on hold for you
Never learned to hold on
I hold too tight and have to let go
But there's no love, no love,
There's nothing to take your place
Now I can't spend a minute
Now I can't steal the time
I've lost all my friends like money
I've lost all my men to the sky
I can't keep your loving from my mind
It's worth more than gold, crystals and pride
Ready to shake these stars from me
Oh, I can't withdraw your heart from mine
You're the one thing that sticks right onto my side
No, I can't withdraw your heart from mine
How'd I get so stuck, so stuck to your side?
No I can't withdraw your heart from mine
You're the one thing that sticks, right into my side
I can't withdraw your heart from mine.
Now I can't steal the time
I've lost all my friends like money
I've lost all my men to the sky
Can't keep your loving from my mind
It's worth more than gold, crystals and pride
Ready to shake these stars from me
But I can't withdraw your heart from mine
No, I can't withdraw your heart from mine
No, I can't withdraw your heart from mine
I never knew what your love could do
I blew it all away
Thought I could satisfy the yearning of my
Heart shaped hole on hold for you
Never learned to hold on
I hold too tight and have to let go
But there's no love, no love,
There's nothing to take your place
Now I can't spend a minute
Now I can't steal the time
I've lost all my friends like money
I've lost all my men to the sky
I can't keep your loving from my mind
It's worth more than gold, crystals and pride
Ready to shake these stars from me
Oh, I can't withdraw your heart from mine
You're the one thing that sticks right onto my side
No, I can't withdraw your heart from mine
How'd I get so stuck, so stuck to your side?
No I can't withdraw your heart from mine
You're the one thing that sticks, right into my side
I can't withdraw your heart from mine.
Lyrics submitted by anchorandbraille
Withdraw Lyrics as written by Kimbra Johnson
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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