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.
Maybe I just want to touch you for your warm inside again
Maybe I just want to let you the sweetest pleasure is me
I don't know why why but I love to see you cry
I don't know why why it just makes me feel like
Are you coming to the moment
When you know your heart can break
I'm inside you
I'm around you
Just want to hear you cry again
I don't know why why but I love to see you cry
I don't know why why it just makes me feel like
I don't know why why but I love to see you cry
I don't know why why but it just makes me feel like
You don't know how much it hurts when you fall asleep in my arms
Before the morning comes
I want to run away, I want to run away
I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why why but I love to see you cry
I don't know why why it just makes me feel like
I don't know why why but I love to see you cry
I don't know why why but it makes me feel like
Maybe I just want to let you the sweetest pleasure is me
I don't know why why but I love to see you cry
I don't know why why it just makes me feel like
Are you coming to the moment
When you know your heart can break
I'm inside you
I'm around you
Just want to hear you cry again
I don't know why why but I love to see you cry
I don't know why why it just makes me feel like
I don't know why why but I love to see you cry
I don't know why why but it just makes me feel like
You don't know how much it hurts when you fall asleep in my arms
Before the morning comes
I want to run away, I want to run away
I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why why but I love to see you cry
I don't know why why it just makes me feel like
I don't know why why but I love to see you cry
I don't know why why but it makes me feel like
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It is a bit sadistic I suppose, but I've always loved this song, for starters its natural for us men to want to dominate women - (ever seen a bunch of animals do it you'll get the picture) sex has this animalistic flair to it and so yes when we dominate women we get a sense of satisfaction. Another thing to keep in mind is that women can be beautiful in no matter what they do, and so even the act of a woman breaking down and crying is downright sexy, I was aroused the first time I listened to a certain somebody cry - (so much so that I had to do my level best to hide my saluting sergeant). If somebody can cry in front of you it means there are no longer any boundaries between you - so Its sexy spiritual and emotional at the same time - (I hope that paints a better picture for people who call the song sadistic garbage).
This song was very disturbing to me at first because i cry a lot so it had like this sadistic meaning to it, but afterwards I heard it so much the words just didn't mean anything anymore to me, it was just the sounds which are quite beautifull
this song is gr8 it speaks emotions true love which will only be lived in our imagination where everything is just perfect live on ppl peace all
I think it's supposed to be sweet but looking literally at it it's about a guy who gets off on raping the girl he loves.
I think this song has a double meaning. I think he wants his lover to reach her peak when they are having sex and cry... "Are you coming... " especially made me thought of his lover reaching climax. He likes to know that he is doing a good job. ;D
I must have a dirty mind. Anyway Enrique is so handsome :D
This song is so romantic it's not sadistic but dominant. Not raping her, but her crying from the pleasure. I love Enrique !!