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".
JaKO
ohGr Lyrics
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Don't know the light from darkness
Only me
Don't have the right to get it or forget it
Only you
To clarify the conflict
Only you
I'm not anyone for you
Not anyone for me
Knot
Anyone for you
To clarify the conflict
Will never ever upset it
Will never ever regret it
Or upset it
Don't know the light from darkness
Don't have the right to get it
Don't have the right to forget it
Or forget it
I'm not anyone for you
Not anyone for me
Knot
Anyone for you
Me, only me
The lyrics to Ohgr's song JaKO may seem cryptic and abstract at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it is evident that the song is about the struggle to find purpose and meaning in life. The first stanza, with the repeated phrase “only me,” reflects a sense of isolation and loneliness that may come from feeling like one is the only one with these doubts and questions. The lines “don't know the light from darkness” and “don't have the right to get it or forget it” indicate a sense of confusion and uncertainty in trying to discern the right path to take.
The second stanza shifts the focus to “only you,” who represents a clarifying force in this struggle. The conflict in question is likely the internal turmoil the singer is facing, and the clarification comes from an external source (perhaps a person or a belief system). The lines “will never ever upset it or regret it” emphasize the importance of this force as a steady and reliable guide.
The repeated refrain of “I'm not anyone for you, not anyone for me, knot anyone for you” further emphasizes the themes of isolation and uncertainty. The knot may represent a tangled web of confusion, or possibly a bond that cannot be broken even in the face of these doubts.
Line by Line Meaning
Only me
I am alone and no one else is with me.
Don't know the light from darkness
I am in a state of confusion and cannot differentiate between good and evil.
Only me
I am responsible for my actions and no one else is answerable for them.
Don't have the right to get it or forget it
I do not possess the ability to understand or ignore the situation.
Only you
Only you have the power to provide clarity in the situation.
To clarify the conflict
Your assistance is needed to help solve the problem.
Will never ever upset it or regret it
Your decision will be final and will not cause any negative consequences.
I'm not anyone for you
I am irrelevant to you and do not have any significance in your life.
Not anyone for me
You do not have any influence on me and I do not depend on you.
Knot
A play on words, suggesting that there is a knot or tangle in the relationship between the two parties.
Anyone for you
There is no one else who is suitable for you.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Kevin Graham Ogilvie, Mark Walk
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