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.
Please, please, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
Don't go, oh, oh
Oh, oh, I need you, darling
You've got the power of love
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I know it's true, I love you
I found someone to love me
Why did it happen this way?
Someone has taken my place
Girl, want to share my embrace
Why do you do me like you do
You made me love you but I feel so sad
You made me need you and it's driving me so mad
I want you so bad
I love you yes I do
I love you yes, I do
I know your love it's true from the way I looked at you
You love me yes, you do
You need me, I need you
I'm ours my whole life
Since I've lay eyes on you
I guess you knew it from the start
From the day you took my heart
You are the one girl I'll always admire
I must be whenever you are
But I want to let you know one thing
I want to tell you one thing
I want to tell you one thing
I was walking down the streets
Why just everything happen to me
why just everything happen to me
Please, I'm lonely, I'm by myself now and the love's a memory
And so many strange things happen to me, all day long
Strange, strange things happen to me, all day long
Please I'm lonely, everything I do is wrong
Bewildered
Love, I dream of you
Well, I love, I need you
Why did we part?
Baby, take my hand (Please don't go)
I want to be a better man (please, please, don't go)
Honey, please (don't go)
I love you so (please, please, don't go)
Please don't go (please, please, don't go)
Please don't go (please, please, don't go)
Honey please don't go (don't go)
I love you so (please, please, don't go)
(Please, please don't go)
Don't go, oh, oh
Oh, oh, I need you, darling
You've got the power of love
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I know it's true, I love you
I found someone to love me
Why did it happen this way?
Someone has taken my place
Girl, want to share my embrace
Why do you do me like you do
You made me love you but I feel so sad
You made me need you and it's driving me so mad
I want you so bad
I love you yes I do
I love you yes, I do
I know your love it's true from the way I looked at you
You love me yes, you do
You need me, I need you
I'm ours my whole life
Since I've lay eyes on you
I guess you knew it from the start
From the day you took my heart
You are the one girl I'll always admire
I must be whenever you are
But I want to let you know one thing
I want to tell you one thing
I want to tell you one thing
I was walking down the streets
Why just everything happen to me
why just everything happen to me
Please, I'm lonely, I'm by myself now and the love's a memory
And so many strange things happen to me, all day long
Strange, strange things happen to me, all day long
Please I'm lonely, everything I do is wrong
Bewildered
Love, I dream of you
Well, I love, I need you
Why did we part?
Baby, take my hand (Please don't go)
I want to be a better man (please, please, don't go)
Honey, please (don't go)
I love you so (please, please, don't go)
Please don't go (please, please, don't go)
Please don't go (please, please, don't go)
Honey please don't go (don't go)
I love you so (please, please, don't go)
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i'll comment on this awesome song, but i think songs like this don't get comments b/c no one wonders what it means
if anyone was wondering, it means you should fuck me b/c i can dance