There have been thirteen albums so far in the Kupek library:
The Experience (2001), the Maybe You Are Like Me EP (2002), the Vanilla Dome EP (2003), This is Intolerable (2003), The Horrible EP (2004), Nameless, Faceless Compilation (2004), Before the Beginning and After the End (2006), B is for Bupek (2007), Tries Again (2008), Good Time Singles Club (2009), and Good Time Singles Club C-Sides (2010), as well as a collaborative album with Faux Photos, Awkward Songz (2005), remastered in 2007. On March 31, 2012, O'Malley announced the band's disbandment via his Twitter with the release of the final, three-track EP, titled Unfinished EP (2012).
Other releases include the singles So Far Away (2005) and Terrified[/abum] (2014).
Tracks are freely available at http://www.radiomaru.com/kupek/
the way we were
Kupek Lyrics
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And yes i loved you but that was a long time ago
And i've been waiting for my moment
Always lining all my ducks up in a row
See i've been hurt too and i will hurt again
And yes i loved you but you put me in my place
And now you're smiling or at least there's something
See my pain is extra-complicated
It's not just some general malaise
And my dreams have been obliterated
In a hundred different ways
You can have him because he loved you
We'll meet up later at the end of it all
And how i've waited for that moment
To see you crumble to see you crushed to see you crawl
And yes i killed him and he deserved it
But you know it hurt me to put him in his place
And now you're smiling or at least there's something
For me to wipe off your beautiful face
Don't you remember when we were standing on the edge
Oh for those carefree bittersweet long-ago wonderful days
Oh for the calm before
Oh for the eye of the storm
Oh for the way we were
In Kupek's song 'The Way We Were,' the lyrics seem to take us on a journey through a bitter breakup of a past relationship. The song implies that the persona is still in love with their past lover, represented in the lyrics' line "And yes, I loved you but that was a long time ago." However, the persona seems to understand that the past lover's value is harmful, as they describe the person as "poison." The lyrics then go on to highlight the persona's struggle with their complicated pain and how their dreams have been obliterated in a hundred different ways.
The chorus of the song expresses that the persona is waiting for their chance to see the past lover's downfall, to see them crumble, to see them crushed, and to see them crawl. The verse following the chorus seems to be a confession of sorts, where the persona takes responsibility for killing the past lover, although they describe being hurt in the process. The song's title becomes significant here, as it seems to suggest that the persona is nostalgic for the way things were before the breakup, but at the same time, aware that things can and should never go back to the way they were before.
Overall, Kupek's 'The Way We Were' is a sad and complex song about a bitter relationship breakup. The lyrics are raw and intense, reflecting the emotional turmoil caused by the relationship's end.
Line by Line Meaning
You can have him cause he is poison
I don't care about him anymore because he's toxic and not worth my time
And yes i loved you but that was a long time ago
I used to have feelings for you, but that's all in the past now
And i've been waiting for my moment
I've been biding my time until the right opportunity arises
Always lining all my ducks up in a row
I'm always prepared and organized, making sure everything is in order
See i've been hurt too and i will hurt again
I've experienced pain before and know that it will come again in the future
And yes i loved you but you put me in my place
I used to have feelings for you, but you made it clear that we were not meant to be together
And now you're smiling or at least there's something
You seem to be happy or content in some way
For me to wipe off your beautiful face
But I'm still not over you and it frustrates me to see you happy
See my pain is extra-complicated
My suffering is complex and not easy to explain or understand
It's not just some general malaise
It's not just a simple feeling of discomfort or unease
And my dreams have been obliterated
My aspirations and desires have been completely destroyed
In a hundred different ways
There have been many different factors that have contributed to this
You can have him because he loved you
I don't want him anymore, so you can have him since he had feelings for you
We'll meet up later at the end of it all
There will come a time when our paths will cross again and we'll see how everything turned out
And how i've waited for that moment
I've been anticipating this moment and wondering how things will play out
To see you crumble to see you crushed to see you crawl
I want to witness you suffer and be brought down to a low point
And yes i killed him and he deserved it
I took revenge on him and believe that he deserved it
But you know it hurt me to put him in his place
Even though I wanted to get back at him, it still caused me emotional pain to do so
And now you're smiling or at least there's something
Again, I'm frustrated to see you happy or content
For me to wipe off your beautiful face
It bothers me to see you looking so good after everything that's happened
Don't you remember when we were standing on the edge
Remember that time we were on the brink of something significant?
Oh for those carefree bittersweet long-ago wonderful days
Back then we were carefree and things were both sweet and bitter at once
Oh for the calm before
Those were times of peacefulness and serenity
Oh for the eye of the storm
We were in the center of a turbulent situation but felt calm and composed
Oh for the way we were
I miss the way things used to be between us
Contributed by Cameron C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.