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.
I think I want you more than want
And know I need you more than need
I wanna hold you more than hold
When you stood in front of me
I think you know me more than know
And you see me more than see
I could die now more than die
Every time you look at me
Well, I've seen you in jeans with no make-up on
And I've stood there in awe as your date for the prom
I'm blessed as a man to have seen you in white
But I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
No, I've never seen anything quite like you
When it's right it's more than right
'Cause you feel it more than feel
I could take this moment now
Right into the grave with me
Oh, well, I've seen you in jeans with no make-up on
And I've stood there in awe as your date for the prom
I'm blessed as a man to have seen you in white
But I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
No, no I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
Oh, no
No, I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
In your eyes, oh, in your eyes
In our hearts, yeah, in our hearts
Sometimes words just ain't enough
For this love that's more than love
Well, I've seen you in jeans with no make-up on
And I've stood there in awe as your date for the prom
I'm blessed as a man to have seen you in white
But I've never seen anything quite like you tonight (you, you, you)
No, no I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
Oh, no, I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
And know I need you more than need
I wanna hold you more than hold
When you stood in front of me
I think you know me more than know
And you see me more than see
I could die now more than die
Every time you look at me
Well, I've seen you in jeans with no make-up on
And I've stood there in awe as your date for the prom
I'm blessed as a man to have seen you in white
But I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
No, I've never seen anything quite like you
When it's right it's more than right
'Cause you feel it more than feel
I could take this moment now
Right into the grave with me
Oh, well, I've seen you in jeans with no make-up on
And I've stood there in awe as your date for the prom
I'm blessed as a man to have seen you in white
But I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
No, no I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
Oh, no
No, I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
In your eyes, oh, in your eyes
In our hearts, yeah, in our hearts
Sometimes words just ain't enough
For this love that's more than love
Well, I've seen you in jeans with no make-up on
And I've stood there in awe as your date for the prom
I'm blessed as a man to have seen you in white
But I've never seen anything quite like you tonight (you, you, you)
No, no I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
Oh, no, I've never seen anything quite like you tonight
Lyrics submitted by Capt.Braden
Never Seen Anything "Quite Like You" Lyrics as written by James Barry Daniel John O'donoghue
Lyrics © Global Talent Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Gobsmacked. Sorry.