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.
Strangers, from strangers into brothers
From brothers into strangers once again
We saw the whole world
But I couldn't see the meaning
I couldn't even recognize my friends
Older, but nothing's any different
Right now feels the same, I wonder why
I wish they told us
It shouldn't take a sickness
Or airplanes falling out the sky
Do I have to die to hear you miss me?
Do I have to die to hear you say goodbye?
I don't wanna act like there's tomorrow
I don't wanna wait to do this one more time
One more time
One more
One more time
One more time
I miss you, took time but I admit it
It still hurts even after all these years
And I know that next time, ain't always gonna happen
I gotta say, "I love you" while we're here
Do I have to die to hear you miss me?
Do I have to die to hear you say goodbye?
I don't wanna act like there's tomorrow
I don't wanna wait to do this one more time
One more time
One more
One more time
One more time
One more time
One more time
One more
One more time
One more time
One more time
I miss you
From brothers into strangers once again
We saw the whole world
But I couldn't see the meaning
I couldn't even recognize my friends
Older, but nothing's any different
Right now feels the same, I wonder why
I wish they told us
It shouldn't take a sickness
Or airplanes falling out the sky
Do I have to die to hear you miss me?
Do I have to die to hear you say goodbye?
I don't wanna act like there's tomorrow
I don't wanna wait to do this one more time
One more time
One more
One more time
One more time
I miss you, took time but I admit it
It still hurts even after all these years
And I know that next time, ain't always gonna happen
I gotta say, "I love you" while we're here
Do I have to die to hear you miss me?
Do I have to die to hear you say goodbye?
I don't wanna act like there's tomorrow
I don't wanna wait to do this one more time
One more time
One more
One more time
One more time
One more time
One more time
One more
One more time
One more time
One more time
I miss you
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The history of Blink-182 as a major American rock band from Enema of the State onwards, has been punctuated by creative differences between founding members Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge. Despite becoming a tour-de-force in American rock music during the late 1990's and early 2000's, the childhood friends were at odds during the pinnacle of the band's success. DeLonge would leave the band on two occasions, first in 2005 after the conclusion of the "Untitled" tour, and again in 2013 after a "reunion" era which saw the release of 2011's "Neighbourhoods" and a follow-up EP in 2012.
During the periods of DeLonge's absence, drummer Travis Barker was nearly killed in a plane crash, and Hoppus was diagnosed with a serious form of cancer which he eventually recovered from. Both incidents served as catalysts to bring the trio back on speaking terms, resulting in not one but two reunion tours. "One More Time" is a duet featuring Hoppus and DeLonge apologizing to each other and regretting how they handled their friendship when they were younger, highlighting how men often do not talk about how much they value each other's friendship until it's too late.