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".
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Ohgr Lyrics
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Scenery twisted
As I slip off the back of the rock
That's so hard to hold on to
And what a day you left me
You went through the back door
You knew there was no hope
To see what's going on
And I wish you could be here
To see what's going on
Watergate
Serious twist it
As I stab at the back weave of thread
Form fabric of existence
And what a way
You let be
You went through the black door
And I wish you were back there
To see what's going on
And I wish you could be here
To see what's going on
And I wish you could be here
And I wish you were back there
To see what's going on
And I wish you could be here
To see what's going on
The lyrics to Ohgr's song Watergate describe a sense of betrayal and abandonment, with the title referencing the infamous political scandal. The opening line "scenery twisted" sets the tone for the disorienting and confusing feeling the singer is experiencing. He is struggling to hold on to something that is slipping away, both literally and figuratively, as he slips off the back of a rock and his relationship slips away from him. The person he is addressing "went through the back door" and left without any hope of reconciliation.
The chorus repeats the wish that the person who left could see what's going on, suggesting a sense of deep longing for understanding and resolution. The second verse adds to the atmosphere of confusion with the line "As I stab at the back weave of thread / Form fabric of existence" - the singer is trying to make sense of their own life, but it feels like they are unraveling it further instead. The reference to a "black door" also adds to the ominous tone of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Watergate
Refers to the 1972 Watergate scandal involving President Nixon and the illegal activities carried out by his administration
Scenery twisted
The situation was convoluted and difficult to interpret
As I slip off the back of the rock
The singer is losing his grip on reality and is struggling to maintain control
That's so hard to hold on to
The situation is unstable and difficult to manage
And what a day you left me
The artist feels abandoned and betrayed by someone close to him
You went through the back door
The person who left did so in a sneaky and untrustworthy manner
You knew there was no hope
The person who left did so because they believed the situation was hopeless
And I wish you were back there
The artist wishes the person who left was still around to witness the current situation
To see what's going on
The artist wants the person who left to understand the current state of affairs
Watergate
Refers again to the Watergate scandal and the corruption it represents
Serious twist it
The situation has become even more complicated and difficult to decipher
As I stab at the back weave of thread
The artist is attempting to untangle the complicated situation and find the root cause of the problem
Form fabric of existence
The situation has become so complicated that it is beginning to define and shape the singer's reality
And what a way
The situation is so extreme that it is difficult to comprehend
You let be
The person who left allowed the situation to become as complicated and dangerous as it is
You went through the black door
The person who left acted in a secretive and underhanded manner
And I wish you could be here
The artist wishes the person who left was around to help solve the current situation
And I wish you were back there
The singer wishes the person who left was still around to witness the current situation
To see what's going on
The singer wants the person who left to understand the current state of affairs
And I wish you could be here
The artist wishes the person who left was around to help solve the current situation
To see what's going on
The artist wants the person who left to understand the current state of affairs
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Kevin Graham Ogilvie, Mark Walk
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