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".
iOvNoW
ohGr Lyrics
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More than all the vagrant eyes
No one hits the places that eye thought I could
Words that turn and make me realize
And you can't even begin to change me
I left a lot behind the other day
The other way
Feelings of negation what the mind fields
Oceans and the places brought upon
Heat of angels climbing higher flier flame
Words that turn and keep me satisfied
And you can't even begin to change me
I left a lot behind the other day
The other way
All over now this feels
What follows?
All over now it's real it's real it's really living some how
All over now meaning it's really really wasting
In the mouth in the back
of my throat
Is a taste of every wrong I've known
The memories that play in my mind on repeat
Are the ones that I can't seem to let go
The lyrics of Ohgr's "iOvNoW" express a sense of introspection and contemplation as the singer reflects on past experiences and emotions. The opening lines suggest a feeling of isolation and detachment, with the singer waiting at the last post and feeling separate from the rest of the world. The following lines suggest that the singer is struggling with past mistakes or missed opportunities, feeling that they have not lived up to their potential or achieved what they thought they could. The repeated line "words that turn and" suggests a circular, repetitive thought pattern as the singer tries to make sense of their experiences.
The second verse introduces new themes of negation and struggle, with the "mind fields" representing a challenging mental landscape. The heat of angels climbing higher suggests a spiritual or metaphorical ascent, with a contrast between fire and water suggesting the dual nature of the journey. The repeated line "words that turn and keep me satisfied" suggests that despite the difficulties, the singer finds solace and meaning in the struggle.
Line by Line Meaning
Are you waiting at the last post
Are you patiently anticipating the final destination
More than all the vagrant eyes
More so than the wandering gazes of others
No one hits the places that I thought I could
No one is able to reach the goals that I had envisioned for myself
Words that turn and make me realize
Expressions that change my perspective and understanding
And you can't even begin to change me
Your attempts to influence me are futile
I left a lot behind the other day
I abandoned many things recently
The other way
In the opposite direction
Feelings of negation what the mind fields
Emotions of denial in the areas of thought
Oceans and the places brought upon
Seas and the locations that result from them
Heat of angels climbing higher flier flame
The passion of celestial beings ascending a stronger fire
Words that turn and keep me satisfied
Expressions that provide contentment and fulfillment
All over now this feels
It now seems to be coming to an end
What follows?
What will come next?
All over now it's real it's real it's really living some how
The end is truly happening, and it's somehow making me feel truly alive
All over now meaning it's really really wasting
The conclusion implies that everything was truly in vain
In the mouth in the back
Behind closed doors or in secret
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Kevin Graham Ogilvie, Mark Walk
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sebastiannock942
What an amazing song. I remember when I first got this album I was a little underwhelmed, until this song hit, and it was like the whole thing "clicked" with me. Opening, Lyrics, Baseline, everything. Went back and listened to the whole thing over a few times and it sunk in how great the whole piece is.
@fizzbitchify
underrated song
@suizadeamerica
epic Walk/Ogre song