Spartan by Five Iron Frenzy
There are some songs that stick in your head forever. This is one for me. I don’t even know how I came across this album in high school, but I did. Anyway, I think Reese Roper really got articulated something profound in this brief and fairly unpoetic song. Here’s my favorite bit (it starts at 00:59):
Limping through the world There's a knowing look or two Is it just the cripples here Who understand the truth? Why is love so painful Why do we always lose Paving pathways for the lost The bitter, and recluse? He said "Love endures all things" And it hurt to think it’s true did it nail Him on a cross did it crucify Him too?