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.
It seems in a moment, your whole world can shatter
Like morning dreams they just disappear
Like dust in your hand falling to the floor
How can life ever be the same
'Cause my heart is broken in pieces
Yes my heart is broken in pieces
Since you've been gone
It's all too easy to take so much for granted
But it's so hard to find the words to say
Like a castle in the sand the water takes away
How can life ever be the same
'Cause my heart is broken in pieces
Yes my heart is broken in pieces
Since I've lost you
Ooh now you'll never see
Ooh now you'll never know
All the things I planned for you
Things for you and me
I held your hand so tightly
That I couldn't let it go
Now how can life ever be the same
'Cause my heart is broken in pieces
Yes my heart is broken in pieces
Since you've been gone
Like morning dreams they just disappear
Like dust in your hand falling to the floor
How can life ever be the same
'Cause my heart is broken in pieces
Yes my heart is broken in pieces
Since you've been gone
It's all too easy to take so much for granted
But it's so hard to find the words to say
Like a castle in the sand the water takes away
How can life ever be the same
'Cause my heart is broken in pieces
Yes my heart is broken in pieces
Since I've lost you
Ooh now you'll never see
Ooh now you'll never know
All the things I planned for you
Things for you and me
I held your hand so tightly
That I couldn't let it go
Now how can life ever be the same
'Cause my heart is broken in pieces
Yes my heart is broken in pieces
Since you've been gone
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Since I Lost You Lyrics as written by Phil Collins Tony Banks
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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I agree with you. 'Since I Lost You' IS a beautiful song about heartbreak, and 'Fading Lights' is about remembering all the memories of and loving life.
This is a beautiful song.....so sad. It is also a known(or maybe not so well known) fact that Phil Collins wrote this song following the death of Eric Clapton's little son Connor. Collins wrote this song for the child and his father....makes it even sadder to think about it....
such a sad song but i love it!
precedes fading lights on the we cant dance album. i like to look at the two as a combo detailing the coming to terms of the death of a loved one.
firstly the disbelief/heartbreak. things were left unsaid, before they knew it it was all too late.
secondly (fading lights) the realisation. the memory still remains but the effects have made the person value life and those around them.
hey im prob wrong (being as i just made this up i dont think its too bad!!)
ah well
very sad song it always makes me cry! :( one of my favorites songs ever!
In an interview, Phil Collins mentioned that this song is dedicated to Connor Clapton, the son of Eric Clapton who died after a tragic accident.