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.
While you were sleepin', I decided to lay it out
Every bad reason
All of my pointless doubts
Where I went wrong
I whispered the ways that I'm ashamed of myself
While you were dreamin', I handed you all my fears
My thoughtless decisions, turned into thoughtful tears
What have I done? For the first time
I blame myself
But you get my love, baby
You get my love
If there's only one thing about me that you can trust
You get my love, baby
You get my love
Don't let my mistakes take that away from us
You get my love
I'm no longer hidin'
Though you're not awake to leave
I can tell by your breathin'
It's no longer a fantasy
I'm still not prepared
For when you wake up
And turn to me
But you get my love, baby
You get my love
If there's only one thing about me that you can trust
You get my love, baby
You get my love
Don't let my mistakes take that away from us
You get my love
The light comes in, the dawn is risin' down
You opened up your eyes
Once again I have to risk it all
The time is now
You get my love, baby
You get my love
If there's only one thing about me that you can trust
You get my love, baby
You get my love
Don't let my mistakes take that away from us
You get my love, baby
You get my love
If there's only one thing about me that you can trust
You get my love, baby
You get my love
Don't let my mistakes take that away from us
You get my love
Every bad reason
All of my pointless doubts
Where I went wrong
I whispered the ways that I'm ashamed of myself
While you were dreamin', I handed you all my fears
My thoughtless decisions, turned into thoughtful tears
What have I done? For the first time
I blame myself
But you get my love, baby
You get my love
If there's only one thing about me that you can trust
You get my love, baby
You get my love
Don't let my mistakes take that away from us
You get my love
I'm no longer hidin'
Though you're not awake to leave
I can tell by your breathin'
It's no longer a fantasy
I'm still not prepared
For when you wake up
And turn to me
But you get my love, baby
You get my love
If there's only one thing about me that you can trust
You get my love, baby
You get my love
Don't let my mistakes take that away from us
You get my love
The light comes in, the dawn is risin' down
You opened up your eyes
Once again I have to risk it all
The time is now
You get my love, baby
You get my love
If there's only one thing about me that you can trust
You get my love, baby
You get my love
Don't let my mistakes take that away from us
You get my love, baby
You get my love
If there's only one thing about me that you can trust
You get my love, baby
You get my love
Don't let my mistakes take that away from us
You get my love
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
You Get My Love Lyrics as written by Tobias Jesso Jr Alecia Moore
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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