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's hard to let the miles pass me by
Yellow lines that blend together in my eyes
And when the seasons change again then I will too
But I just want to be closer to you
And I'm staring out at endless rows of green
There are miles of hay like I've never seen
But just when you think you've had enough and
Your dreams come true
I just want to be closer to you
Oh, my mind wanders through all that I've been hiding from
I tried not to let you down
And now I wonder if I've been doin' something wrong
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Tomorrow, I'll be lying under you
With a heart of gold and arms to fall into
I know that there might come a day
Where my life is through
But I just want to be closer to you
Oh, my mind wanders through all that I've been hiding from
I tried not to let you down
But, now I wonder if I've been doin' something wrong
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Someday we might learn to tell the truth
We might even find the fountains of our youth
And we all needed something real, we all need proof
But I just want to be closer to you
I only want to be closer to you
Yellow lines that blend together in my eyes
And when the seasons change again then I will too
But I just want to be closer to you
And I'm staring out at endless rows of green
There are miles of hay like I've never seen
But just when you think you've had enough and
Your dreams come true
I just want to be closer to you
Oh, my mind wanders through all that I've been hiding from
I tried not to let you down
And now I wonder if I've been doin' something wrong
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Tomorrow, I'll be lying under you
With a heart of gold and arms to fall into
I know that there might come a day
Where my life is through
But I just want to be closer to you
Oh, my mind wanders through all that I've been hiding from
I tried not to let you down
But, now I wonder if I've been doin' something wrong
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Someday we might learn to tell the truth
We might even find the fountains of our youth
And we all needed something real, we all need proof
But I just want to be closer to you
I only want to be closer to you
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Upbeat happy song about wanting to be with someone. nice :)
"And just when you think you had enough, Your dreams come true"
that's so true, i love it. this song is so great. like wolf cub said, it's about wanting to be with someone :)
"And someday we might learn to tell the truth We might even find the fountains of our youth And we all needed something real"
love that part. this song is great:)
It's pretty self-explanatory. I love this lines "Tomorrow I'll be lying under you With a heart of gold and arms to fall into I know that there might come a day When my life is through But I just wanna be closer to you"
i love this song ...
she's obviously traveling .. most likely back home or to where this person happens to be .. or maybe away .. but she realizes how much she wants to be with this person and she hasn't been good to him or hasn't shown him the love he deserves and she wants a chance to make things right .. so she says when she's with him again she's going love him with an open heart