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.
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Well, I got two tickets to the game
It'd be great if I could take you to it this Sunday
And I'll walk you home when the whole things done
If you're there, I don't even care which team won
We could stop at the coffee shop
And make fun of the cops in the parking lot
We could laugh as we both pretend that we're not in love and that we're just good friends
Well, I'm tired of pretending, but I'm terrified of it ending
I know if not for you there's nothing I could do, to ever let it end
And I know you feel the same way, because you told me drunk on your birthday
And as you pulled me near, whispered in my ear, "Don't ever let it end"
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Saturday I'm gonna take her out
'Cause her favorite band is gonna play downtown
Gonna sing the song we've all heard, about those two young friends who should have fell in love
Later on we'll cut through the park
And she can hold my hand 'cause she hates the dark
And we could laugh as we both pretend that we're not in love and that we're just good friends
Well, I'm tired of pretending, but I'm terrified of it ending
I know if not for you there's nothing I could do, to ever let it end
And I know you feel the same way, because you told me drunk on your birthday
And as you pulled me near, whispered in my ear, "Don't ever let it end"
Please promise me that this won't end
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Greatest times we ever had, the crazy nights just looking back and laugh
You never know where life's gonna go, 'cause we're the only ones who will ever know
About Sunday night, just her and I
Sitting side by side in the full moon light
I pulled her close just to hold her tight and the both of us could tell it just felt right
She looked at me in the sweetest way
Like should could tell what the hell I was about to say
Must have took a while to find the words 'cause she cut me off and finally said it first
Well, I'm tired of pretending, but I'm terrified of it ending
I know if not for you there's nothing I could do to ever let it end
Yeah, you know I feel the same way, 'cause I told you drunk on my birthday
And as I pulled you near, whispered in your ear, "Don't ever let it end"
Please promise me that this won't end
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Please promise that this won't end
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Well, I got two tickets to the game
It'd be great if I could take you to it this Sunday
And I'll walk you home when the whole things done
If you're there, I don't even care which team won
We could stop at the coffee shop
And make fun of the cops in the parking lot
We could laugh as we both pretend that we're not in love and that we're just good friends
Well, I'm tired of pretending, but I'm terrified of it ending
I know if not for you there's nothing I could do, to ever let it end
And I know you feel the same way, because you told me drunk on your birthday
And as you pulled me near, whispered in my ear, "Don't ever let it end"
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Saturday I'm gonna take her out
'Cause her favorite band is gonna play downtown
Gonna sing the song we've all heard, about those two young friends who should have fell in love
Later on we'll cut through the park
And she can hold my hand 'cause she hates the dark
And we could laugh as we both pretend that we're not in love and that we're just good friends
Well, I'm tired of pretending, but I'm terrified of it ending
I know if not for you there's nothing I could do, to ever let it end
And I know you feel the same way, because you told me drunk on your birthday
And as you pulled me near, whispered in my ear, "Don't ever let it end"
Please promise me that this won't end
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Greatest times we ever had, the crazy nights just looking back and laugh
You never know where life's gonna go, 'cause we're the only ones who will ever know
About Sunday night, just her and I
Sitting side by side in the full moon light
I pulled her close just to hold her tight and the both of us could tell it just felt right
She looked at me in the sweetest way
Like should could tell what the hell I was about to say
Must have took a while to find the words 'cause she cut me off and finally said it first
Well, I'm tired of pretending, but I'm terrified of it ending
I know if not for you there's nothing I could do to ever let it end
Yeah, you know I feel the same way, 'cause I told you drunk on my birthday
And as I pulled you near, whispered in your ear, "Don't ever let it end"
Please promise me that this won't end
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Please promise that this won't end
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
Don't let it end
Don't let it end
Don't ever let it end
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Don't Ever Let It End Lyrics as written by Chad Kroeger
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