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.
You left us with so many questions
A tragic lesson we didn't wanna learn
Left us with all of these voices inside our heads
A pain we didn't earn
Where did you go and do you know how much you are missed?
Where did you go and do you know how much you are missed?
There are things that death can't touch
You're alive in us
Wasn't ready, can you hear me?
Will we ever meet again?
When you left us, had me fucked up
Can we learn to live with it?
We're trying our hardest but the saddest part is how much you are loved
You'd be so damn proud of your brothers for being strong and holding on
Why did you go?
I hope you know how much you are missed
Wherever you go, I hope you know you made a difference
There are things that death can't touch
You're alive in us
Wasn't ready, can you hear me?
Will we ever meet again?
When you left us, had me fucked up
Can we learn to live with it?
We're holding on to your memory
Your heart it lives on in our memories
I promise that you won't be forgotten
You won't be replaced
So don't be afraid of the unknown
We'll keep your memory safe
We're holding on to your memory
Your heart it lives on in our memories
Wasn't ready, can you hear me?
Will we ever meet again?
When you left us, had me fucked up
Can we learn to live with it?
We're holding on to your memory
Your heart it lives on in our memories
A tragic lesson we didn't wanna learn
Left us with all of these voices inside our heads
A pain we didn't earn
Where did you go and do you know how much you are missed?
Where did you go and do you know how much you are missed?
There are things that death can't touch
You're alive in us
Wasn't ready, can you hear me?
Will we ever meet again?
When you left us, had me fucked up
Can we learn to live with it?
We're trying our hardest but the saddest part is how much you are loved
You'd be so damn proud of your brothers for being strong and holding on
Why did you go?
I hope you know how much you are missed
Wherever you go, I hope you know you made a difference
There are things that death can't touch
You're alive in us
Wasn't ready, can you hear me?
Will we ever meet again?
When you left us, had me fucked up
Can we learn to live with it?
We're holding on to your memory
Your heart it lives on in our memories
I promise that you won't be forgotten
You won't be replaced
So don't be afraid of the unknown
We'll keep your memory safe
We're holding on to your memory
Your heart it lives on in our memories
Wasn't ready, can you hear me?
Will we ever meet again?
When you left us, had me fucked up
Can we learn to live with it?
We're holding on to your memory
Your heart it lives on in our memories
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
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"K.F." means "Kyle Forever" and it is a reference to Kyle Pavone ("We Came as Romans") who died in August 2018. The band explained, "KYLE FOREVER. We love you and miss you brother. You'd be so proud of your boys." Frontman Telle Smith commented, "It's one of our favorite songs. We didn't want to feel like we were selling it [...] It was something I felt like I needed to do to honor Kyle and We Came As Romans."