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.
Oh my God it's you
I never thought I'd see you here
Looks like all is well, like you're having a hell of a good time
Me? I'm not gonna lie
Got the sunshine on my shoulders
Got a fistful of four leaf clovers
Yeah my cup runneth over
My sky is blue
Been kissed by Lady Luck
The stars are all lined up,
Every arrow that I aim is true
But I miss you
You can have your cake and eat it too, I should have known
'Cause what good is good, anyway
And having it all, is just a state of mind
And I, I got no reason to cry
I got the sunshine on my shoulders
Got a fistful of four leaf clovers
Yeah my cup runneth over
My sky is blue
Been kissed by Lady Luck
The stars are all lined up
Every arrow that I aim is true
But I miss you
Been kissed by Lady Luck
The stars are all lined up
Every arrow that I aim is true
I got a big smile on my face
It's the best one I can fake
I'm as happy as half a heart can do
But I miss you
I never thought I'd see you here
Looks like all is well, like you're having a hell of a good time
Me? I'm not gonna lie
Got the sunshine on my shoulders
Got a fistful of four leaf clovers
Yeah my cup runneth over
My sky is blue
Been kissed by Lady Luck
The stars are all lined up,
Every arrow that I aim is true
But I miss you
You can have your cake and eat it too, I should have known
'Cause what good is good, anyway
And having it all, is just a state of mind
And I, I got no reason to cry
I got the sunshine on my shoulders
Got a fistful of four leaf clovers
Yeah my cup runneth over
My sky is blue
Been kissed by Lady Luck
The stars are all lined up
Every arrow that I aim is true
But I miss you
Been kissed by Lady Luck
The stars are all lined up
Every arrow that I aim is true
I got a big smile on my face
It's the best one I can fake
I'm as happy as half a heart can do
But I miss you
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I Miss You Lyrics as written by Luke Laird Kacey Musgraves
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To me this song is about moving on and finding lots of great things in your life now and realizing that no matter how good your life can get (as she says, "having it all" or "being happy" is just a state of mind) there will always be people you cannot replace and you still wish they were around you to share everything with them. In my particular case, this song makes me think of my grandfather because I really wish he could have seen the person I am today and all the good things that are now in my life. But the song is obviously written from a lover's perspective/point of view, still I think it can be re-applied to other circumstances or situations.