The narrator is both God and man, and some say the lyrics imply that he is Christ himself. For example, the narrator says, “I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form,” which alludes to Christ’s 40 days in the desert. The narrator also uses the phrase “I got my signals crossed,” which hints at his death by crucifixion. 

The fifth verse includes the line, “Suddenly I turned around/And she was standing there/With silver bracelets on her wrist/And flowers in her hair/She walked up to me so gracefully/And took my crown of thorns”. 

The song includes the line, “Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount”. The deputy is likely to be Christ, and the preacher could also be Christ. 

The song includes the line, “In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes. I bargained for salvation and she gave me a lethal dose”.