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".
comedown
Ohgr Lyrics
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Stepping out behind the wide, blue eyes
Wincing from the sun now forcing open eyes
Waiting now becomes a solicitude
Polaroid picture: Undeveloped
Amber promise: Wrap up rhyme
Artificial: Throw the curve
When you lose your mind?
When you gonna come down here and blow my mind? (x2)
Undecided: Choice in lies
Darker aspects: Lost in time
Under curfew: Repressive ties
Wonder exactly who you'll find
When you lose your mind?
When you gonna come down here and blow my mind? (x4)
Blow my mind, my mind
Blow my mind, my mind, mind (x3)
Sewn the seeds, denied
Marked to track the time
Hack no laughing rhymes
Laugh and cry
Wise to take some time
Look around this pile
Wake up from your eyes
Laugh and cry
Seize the hard reply
Life that's flying by
Opened up inside
Crash and die
Look around inside
Sewn the seeds denied
Crash and die
Crash and die
When you gonna come down here and? (x4)
The song "Comedown" by Ohgr delves into the themes of isolation, decision-making, and the search for identity. The opening lines create an image of the singer finding themselves in a state of solitude, perhaps in a moment of introspection. The following lines suggest that this experience is not voluntary but rather forced ("Wincing from the sun now forcing open eyes") and implies a sense of discomfort or unease. The first verse concludes with the idea of waiting becoming a "solicitude," indicating that the singer is stuck in a state of anticipation, unable to move forward.
The chorus ("When you gonna come down here and blow my mind?") poses a question that is repeated throughout the song. While the exact meaning of "blow my mind" is ambiguous, it could be interpreted as a call for someone to help the singer find their way out of their current mental state or for them to discover something that will profoundly impact their life.
The second verse describes the singer as "undecided," stuck in a state of limbo and forced to make choices based on lies. The idea of "darker aspects" and "repressive ties" suggests a feeling of being trapped or confined. The chorus repeats, heightening the sense of urgency and longing.
The final section of the song seems to suggest a turning point. The lines "Seize the hard reply/Life that's flying by/Open up inside/Crash and die" imply a sense of reckoning and acceptance. The chorus repeats twice more before the song abruptly ends, leaving the interpretation of the singer's fate up to the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
Once upon a time in vitro-solitude
Long ago, alone in a test tube
Stepping out behind the wide, blue eyes
Emerging from behind innocent-looking eyes
Wincing from the sun now forcing open eyes
Squinting as the bright light painfully enters
Waiting now becomes a solicitude
The act of waiting becomes an anxiety
Polaroid picture: Undeveloped
A snapshot not yet fully realized
Amber promise: Wrap up rhyme
A bittersweet vow, a nice-sounding conclusion
Artificial: Throw the curve
Fake, unpredictable situations
Wonder exactly who you'll find
Contemplation of one's future self
When you lose your mind?
Questioning the moment of madness
Undecided: Choice in lies
Inability to choose, surrounded by deceit
Darker aspects: Lost in time
Doomed, forgotten aspects in history
Under curfew: Repressive ties
Restriction, oppressive control
When you gonna come down here and blow my mind? (x2)
Asking when one will experience an earth-shattering epiphany
Blow my mind, my mind
To revolutionize someone's thoughts
Sewn the seeds, denied
Failed expectations, missed opportunities
Marked to track the time
Being watched and measured, chasing after time
Hack no laughing rhymes
Unable to come up with clever, humorous phrases
Laugh and cry
Experiencing both happiness and sadness
Wise to take some time
Advising to slow down and reflect
Look around this pile
Observe the chaos around oneself
Wake up from your eyes
Realize one's situation
Seize the hard reply
Embrace an unsettling truth
Life that's flying by
Time moving too fast
Opened up inside
Revealing inner emotions
Crash and die
A sudden, fatal end
Look around inside
Analyze one's inner emotions
When you gonna come down here and?
Continuation of the question, asking for a response
Contributed by Colin L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Once upon a time in vitro solitude
Stepping out behind the white room allies
Wincing from the sun now forcing open eyes
Waiting now becomes a solicitude
Polaroid picture
Undeveloped
Amber promise
Wrap up rhyme
Artificial
Throw the curve
Wonder exactly
Who you'll find
When you lose your mind
When you gonna come down here and blow my mind?
Undecided
Choice of lies
Darker aspect
Lost in time
Under curfew
Repressive ties
Wonder exactly who you'll find
When you lose your mind
When you gonna come down here and blow my mind?
Blow my mind my mind
Sews the seeds denied
Marked to track the time
Hack no laughing rhymes
Laugh and cry
Wise to take some time
Look around this pile
Wake up from your eyes
Laugh and cry
Seize the hard reply
Life that's flying by
Open up your sight
Crash and die
Look around inside
Sews the seeds denied
Crash and die crash and die
When you gonna come down here and blow my mind?
@Rb-mp3cj
This is turning into my favorite song by Ohgr. Period. I have listened to this track so many times this month...
@seeyounexttuesday6937
Rb8623 yuh
@xeleliza5756
Right?? It is just so beautiful in such an enchanting way..
@psychonauticum
Yup
@r.s.dissendissen6752
Yep. So. Such. A. Diamond. ,,Ai. I. Dont. Believe. ! Cheers
@r.s.dissendissen6752
I Put it on. Re-. ?song in loop. ,,at ...aiii. Yunooo
@SaltyMeatHook
Quality mixing and mastering. A+
@00IIIIIIIII00
My favorite Ohgr song...The Skinny Puppy Fans, are getting withdrawals... .. .
@joemac8474
very dark and lots of synth, love it! Has an 80s vibe too...
@eldritchthangalang8800
This is my favourite ohGr album, period.