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.
Just another guy that you see around
No more than a face somewhere in a crowd
And when you pass, I'm filled with sorrow
Cause you're near and yet you're so far away
I know that I'm a fool for wanting what I can't have
If I said I loved you, you'd only laugh
So each night I dream that you're mine
And wake each morning only to find
That I'm just another guy
I know in my heart - I don't stand a chance
But I just can't end this one way romance
Maybe some day, I'll be there by your side
But if I remain just another guy
You'll be here in my heart for ever
And I know that darling, you'll never be
Just another girl to me
No more than a face somewhere in a crowd
And when you pass, I'm filled with sorrow
Cause you're near and yet you're so far away
I know that I'm a fool for wanting what I can't have
If I said I loved you, you'd only laugh
So each night I dream that you're mine
And wake each morning only to find
That I'm just another guy
I know in my heart - I don't stand a chance
But I just can't end this one way romance
Maybe some day, I'll be there by your side
But if I remain just another guy
You'll be here in my heart for ever
And I know that darling, you'll never be
Just another girl to me
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Just Another Guy [B-Side of the Minute You're Gone] Lyrics as written by Neil Diamond
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One of my faves from when I first started listening to pop music. One way romances - no good :)