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.
If I wrote a note to God
I would speak what's in my soul
I ask for all the hate to be swept away and for love to overflow
If I wrote a note to God
I pour my heart out on each page
I'd ask for wars to end and for peace to mend this world
I'd say, I'd say, I'd say
Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love 'cause love is overdue
And it looks like we haven't got a clue
Need some help from You
Grant us the faith to carry on
Give us hope when it seems our hope is gone
'Cause it seems like so much is going wrong
On this road we're on
If I wrote a note to God
I would say what's on my mind
I'd ask for wisdom to let compassion rule this world
Until these times
If I wrote a note to God
I'd say please help us find our way
And all the bitterness put some tenderness in our hearts
And I'd say, I'd say, I'd say
Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love 'cause love is overdue
And it looks like we haven't got a clue
Need some help from You
Grant us the faith to carry on
Give us hope when it seems our hope is gone
'Cause it seems like so much is going wrong
On this road we're on
No, no, no, no, we can't do it on our own
So, so
Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love 'cause love is overdue
And it looks like we haven't got a clue
Need some help from You
Grant us the faith to carry on
Give us hope when it seems all hope is gone
'Cause it seems like so much is going wrong
On this road we're on
If I wrote a note to God
I would speak what's in my soul
I ask for all the hate to be swept away and for love to overflow
If I wrote a note to God
I pour my heart out on each page
I'd ask for wars to end and for peace to mend this world
I'd say, I'd say, I'd say
Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love 'cause love is overdue
And it looks like we haven't got a clue
Need some help from You
Grant us the faith to carry on
Give us hope when it seems our hope is gone
'Cause it seems like so much is going wrong
On this road we're on
If I wrote a note to God
I would say what's on my mind
I'd ask for wisdom to let compassion rule this world
Until these times
If I wrote a note to God
I'd say please help us find our way
And all the bitterness put some tenderness in our hearts
And I'd say, I'd say, I'd say
Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love 'cause love is overdue
And it looks like we haven't got a clue
Need some help from You
Grant us the faith to carry on
Give us hope when it seems our hope is gone
'Cause it seems like so much is going wrong
On this road we're on
No, no, no, no, we can't do it on our own
So, so
Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love 'cause love is overdue
And it looks like we haven't got a clue
Need some help from You
Grant us the faith to carry on
Give us hope when it seems all hope is gone
'Cause it seems like so much is going wrong
On this road we're on
If I wrote a note to God
Lyrics submitted by pookilicious
Note To God Lyrics as written by Diane Eve Warren
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