ohGr is a band formed by Nivek Ogre, of Skinny Puppy, and musician/engineer… Read Full Bio ↴ohGr is a band formed by Nivek Ogre, of Skinny Puppy, and musician/engineer Mark Walk. Although the pedigree of the group's members might suggest otherwise, ohGr is not strictly an industrial group, as it draws from elements of synth-pop/electro-pop, metal, and even hip hop.
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".

EnDai
ohGr Lyrics

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Reach towards the thing
That will never end
Ask another question
Will it ever end?

Will this ever end?
Will together end
Once it starts again

Will it ever end?

Face the resolution
How did we get here?
Years and years of cushions
Placed upon your ears.

This will never end
This has got to send

One side prophesize inside job
But the outside looking how funny how far
One side anywhere sitting on a wicked chair
In style holy war holy 7 more
Yippy mc more better hold your lips
Or you'll lose your mortgage

Taste the desperation
Look into the tears

Whispered waters poisoned
Reflected back upon you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ohgr's song EnDai seem to touch on themes of endlessness and cyclicality. The opening lines, "Reach towards the thing that will never end, ask another question, will it ever end?" evoke a sense of entrapment in an endless loop, with the question of whether there is any escape from this cycle left unanswered. The lyrics continue, delving into the idea of facing resolution, with the lines "how did we get here? years and years of cushions placed upon your ears." These lines suggest that society is complacent, unwilling or unable to face the reality of their problems, which have only worsened over time, leading to the current state of desperation.

The song then takes a political turn, with references to conspiracy theories and political unrest. The lines "one side prophesize inside job, but the outside looking how funny how far, one side anywhere sitting on a wicked chair, in style holy war holy 7 more, yippy mc more better hold your lips or you'll lose your mortgage" suggest a divide between the ruling elite and the rest of society, with conspiracy theories abounding on both sides. The reference to losing one's mortgage suggests that even the middle class is not impervious to the struggles of those worse off. Finally, the song ends on a note that perhaps summarizes the feelings of those struggling in this cycle, with the lines "taste the desperation, look into the tears, whispered waters poisoned, reflected back upon you." This suggests that society's problems are not just external, but also internal, with individual actions contributing to the cycle of desperation and hopelessness.

Line by Line Meaning

Reach towards the thing
Strive for something out of your reach

That will never end
That is infinite and continuous

Ask another question
Inquire for more information

Will it ever end?
Will this go on forever?

Will this ever end?
Will this situation ever come to a halt?

Will together end
Will this unity ever break apart?

Once it starts again
When this process resumes

Will it ever end?
Is there an end to this?

Face the resolution
Confront the issue

How did we get here?
What brought us to this point?

Years and years of cushions
Decades of ignoring the problem