Unlike Ogre's earlier Skinny Puppy work, ohGr has a more conventional structure to its music as well as a lighter tone, lyrically and musically.
The band was officially formed in 2001, although the material for the first album, Welt dates back to the mid-nineties, having been held up due to legal trouble with American Records. The first work produced by the band was actually the soundtrack for the computer game 'Descent II', but it was a number of years before their first album was released. Welt was originally the title of the group, a long standing acronym from early Skinny Puppy years when, shortly after Bill Leeb (of Front Line Assembly) left the band, Ogre graffitied "Wilhelm Eats Lunch Today" around Vancouver due to their then-acrimonious split. It was then refined to the less antagonistic "When Everyone Learns Truth". It was later discovered that in the interval, the name had been taken by a Californian punk band.
ohGr's third album titled Devils in my Details was released on October 17th, 2008 in Germany, October 20th in the United Kingdom, and October 21st in the United States. ohGr toured in support of the album release during the autumn of 2008. At Comic-Con 2008, Ogre announced that Bill Moseley will be contributing to the new ohGr album, as a result of them becoming friends through Repo! The Genetic Opera. It was tentatively revealed in a chat with the band that an album of B-sides from Devils in my Details (entitled "D-Sides") and an album of unreleased material from the 1990s (entitled "Dfault") was due to be released. In October 2009 a link to www.wdihtf.com appeared on Skinny Puppy's website. When users sign up to the mailing list they receive a link to the song COLLIDOSKOPE which starts with many different voices saying "Welcome to Collidoskope".
Lusid
Ohgr Lyrics
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I feel as if the time is coming around
I am finally getting through
This time in my life
Sure let me know
I feel as if the time is coming around
I am finally going through
Got divorced with the way I was and
I tried to get away
I tried to get away
I tried to get away
I tried to get away
So will you take me out
Or if for a while I'm a lucid dreamer
Will you take me out for a while
Knock me out cold
Will you take me out for a while I'm a lucid dreamer
Take me out in one fell swoop
Knock me out cold
Life is really easy
When taken down apart
From up around the center
A spiral blown heart
To give it some relation
To give in to belief
Freedom to the limits
The limits set you free
Chorus 2
Chorus 1 x8
Chorus 2 x2
The lyrics of "Lusid" by Ohgr seem to capture the singer's experience of finally breaking free from a difficult phase in their life. The repeated line "I am finally getting through/going through my great disaster" suggests that the singer has come out on the other side of a significant struggle, perhaps a divorce or a major life change. The lyrics seem to convey relief and a sense of calm that comes with finally feeling like they are making progress in their life.
The chorus of the song is a plea for someone to "take me out" or "knock me out cold" - this could be interpreted as the singer's desire to escape the difficulty of their past, or simply as a metaphorical request for someone to help them move forward. The line "When taken down apart/From up around the center/A spiral blown heart" suggests that the singer has learned to break down the complexity of their life, finding a sense of simplicity and freedom in the process.
Overall, "Lusid" seems to be a song about the struggle to overcome difficulty and find peace in the aftermath. The lyrics are beautifully written and filled with evocative imagery that speaks to the human experience.
Line by Line Meaning
When it's getting through
As I begin to comprehend my struggles
I feel as if the time is coming around
I sense a change is coming
I am finally getting through
I am finally overcoming my personal obstacles
This time in my life
Refers to the specific period in my life where positive change is happening
Sure let me know
Asking for confirmation or assurance
My great disaster
Refers to a significant hardship or trauma
Got divorced with the way I was and
Made a conscious effort to change a negative aspect of myself
I tried to get away
Tried to escape from a difficult situation
Will you take me out for a while
Asking for help to temporarily escape reality
Or if for a while I'm a lucid dreamer
A reference to the concept of lucid dreaming, being aware that one is in a dream and having control over it
Knock me out cold
Render me unconscious and free from the burdens of reality
Life is really easy
Life is easier when we break it down and focus on smaller components
When taken down apart
Breaking life down into smaller parts or moments
From up around the center
Looking at life from a higher perspective in order to gain a greater understanding of its parts
A spiral blown heart
Reference to a heart that has been through turbulence
To give it some relation
To help understand something in comparison to another
To give in to belief
Believing in something even when there is no logical explanation
Freedom to the limits
Freedom within the confines of personal limitations
The limits set you free
By recognising and accepting these limits, we can free ourselves from unrealistic expectations
Chorus 1 x8
Repeating the main section of the song several times for emphasis and impact
Chorus 2
An alternative section of the song containing similar themes and messages
Chorus 2 x2
Repeating the second chorus twice
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Kevin Graham Ogilvie, Mark Walk
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