Anohni Hegarty (born 24 October 1971), styled as ANOHNI, is an English sing… Read Full Bio ↴Anohni Hegarty (born 24 October 1971), styled as ANOHNI, is an English singer, songwriter, and visual artist. She has presented work both as ANOHNI and as the lead singer of the band ANOHNI and the Johnsons, formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons.

The lead singer and songwriter from Antony and the Johnsons has collaborated with Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke on her latest work. With her official name changed to ANOHNI, the album HOPELESSNESS is set to an electronic dance soundtrack with soulful vocals and direct lyrics addressing surveillance, drone warfare, and ecocide. HOPELESSNESS is a departure from the singer's recent symphonic collaborations. The album seeks to disrupt assumptions about popular music by embedding vigorously political lyrics within dance/pop tracks.

Ricochet
Anohni Lyrics

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And if this keeps going
Gonna curse you, my God
I'm gonna hate you, my God

For making me this way
Making me like this
Point of consciousness, my God

When I die and gone
I find I carry on
I'm gonna hate you, my God

I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet

And if this keeps going
I'm gonna curse you, my God
I'm gonna hate you, my God

I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet

Because I'm afraid
I'm gonna hate you, my God
I'm gonna curse you
Curse you, my God

I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet

I don't wanna ricochet
(And if this keeps going) I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet
(Gonna curse you, my God) I don't wanna ricochet
I don't wanna ricochet (I'm gonna hate you)
I don't wanna ricochet
Ricochet, ricochet
Ricochet (I'm gonna hate you)
Ricochet (I'm gonna hate you)
(I'm gonna hate you)
Ricochet (I'm gonna hate you)

I don't want to, I don't want

I'm gonna hate you
I'm gonna hate you
I don't want to, I don't want to (I'm gonna hate you, my God)

And if this keeps going
I'm gonna curse you, my God
I'm gonna hate you, my God
(But I don't want to)

I'm gonna curse you
I'm gonna curse you, my God

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Anohni's song "Ricochet" express a deep feeling of anger and frustration towards God, specifically in regard to the singer's own existence and consciousness. The repeated phrase "I don't wanna ricochet" seems to suggest a desire to avoid the cyclical nature of life and death, and to break free from the constraints of mortality. The lyric "when I die and gone, I find I carry on" implies a belief in some kind of continued existence after death, but it is not clear whether this is seen by the singer as a positive or negative thing.

Line by Line Meaning

And if this keeps going
If this current situation or feeling doesn't change

Gonna curse you, my God
I will express anger and frustration towards God

I'm gonna hate you, my God
I will have strong negative feelings towards God

For making me this way
Blaming God for creating me with this particular identity or situation

Making me like this
Creating me with certain characteristics or circumstances that I dislike

Point of consciousness, my God
Asking God to listen to my point of view and experience

When I die and gone
Referring to the afterlife or the experience of death

I find I carry on
Acknowledging that some aspect of me will continue after death

Because I'm afraid
Explaining the underlying emotion of fear that is driving my feelings

I don't wanna ricochet
I don't want to continue experiencing this cycle of pain and negativity

(And if this keeps going) I don't wanna ricochet
Reiterating the desire to avoid continuing in this situation

(Gonna curse you, my God) I don't wanna ricochet
Connecting the desire to avoid negativity with the feeling of anger towards God

(I'm gonna hate you) Ricochet, ricochet
Expressing the desire to avoid this cycle of pain even though I am feeling strong negative emotions

(I'm gonna hate you) Ricochet (I'm gonna hate you)
Repeating the negative feelings towards God and the desire to avoid this cycle

I'm gonna hate you
Restating the anger and negativity towards God

I don't want to, I don't want
Expressing the desire to avoid this cycle of pain and negativity

(But I don't want to)
Acknowledging the conflicting emotions of anger towards God and the desire to avoid negativity

I'm gonna curse you
Placing blame and expressing anger towards God

I'm gonna curse you, my God
Expressing anger and frustration towards God

Lyrics © WARP MUSIC LIMITED, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Antony Hegarty, Ross Birchard

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