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edited May 2014 in OK Go
This will be made public tomorrow so we figured we'd drop it here tonight. We hope you like it:
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/okgo

Also let us know if anything is broken...

-mike
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  • Words can't describe how excited I am for this album.
  • Custom synth?!?! I NEED!!
  • After listening to the previews a few times it sounds like another very good album overall. I'm especially looking forward to hearing "Another Set of Issues" and "The Great Fire."

    I have a question about the pre-order though. On that site it says that the digital download includes the EP when that gets released, and that the physical CD includes the digital download. Does that mean that pre-ordering the CD includes the EP?
  • Yes, buying any of the pre-order options will guarantee that the digital-only EP gets sent to you on the day it is released (June 17).

  • I might have to get a second job to fund my OK Go needs.
    this is ridiculously amazing. and i want all of it. dammit you guys
    can't wait for this record!!!!
  • Haha, Andy does a good "Goodfellas" kind of accent. Loved the preview video! It's a much more upbeat sound than the previous album. :)
  • So I FINALLY got my pledge in and saw the updates. Was anyone else reminded of Schmidt from New Girl in that video of Damian thanking us? Just the cadence of his voice reminded me of Max Greenfield's delivery.

    This is not a criticism. I <3 Max Greenfield. Just, yeah.
  • edited June 2014
    I'm gonna put this here because it's the first video from the new album.

  • I forgot just how damn hot those boys are.

    ...sorry random fangirling moment
  • Oh, how much do I love this new song. Pledged, pre-ordered. <3
  • Okay, seriously, every time I listen to Upside Out my need for this album to come out gets stronger. I already love it so much.

    Also, I adore the title.
  • Does 'The one moment' have a little recycled line from 'here comes the fire'?
  • edited June 2014
    Pretty sure these are the lyrics for "The One Moment"

    You're right
    That there's nothing more lovely
    There's nothing more profound
    Then the certainty, then the certainty that all of this will end
    That all of this will end

    So open your arms to me
    Open your arms to me
    And this will be the one moment that matters
    And this will be the one thing we remember
    And this will be the reason that you *something something something*
    And this will be the one moment that matters at all

    So while my reclaims are footprints
    And while our bones keep looking back
    The overgrowth that's swallowing the pack
    But for the grace of god go we
    But for the grace of god go we
    Yeah for the grace of time and chance and entropy's cruel hand

    So open your arms to me
    Open your arms to me
    And this will be the one moment that matters
    And this will be the one thing we remember
    And this will be the reason that you *something something something*
    And this will be the one moment that matters at all

    So won't you stay here with me?
    And we'll build 'til we blister our hands
    So won't you stay here with me?
    And we'll build us a temple, build us a castle, build us a likeness and burn them all right down

    So open your arms to me
    Open your arms to me
    And this will be the one moment that matters
    And this will be the one thing we remember
    And this will be the reason that you *something something something*
    And this will be the one moment that matters at all


    "Here Comes The Fire" lyrics

    Here comes the Fire
    Hey! C'mon c'mon c'mon Chicago
    Here comes the Fire
    Yeah! I said Go Red Go Red Go!

    Yeah, the Fire, the Fire, oh the Fire will burn this whole place down!

    Fire!
    Fire!
    Fire!
    Fire!

    Na nanana na nanana na nanana na
    Na nanana na nanana na nanana na
    Na nanana na nanana na nanana na
    Na nanana na nanana na nanana na

    We'll burn this whole place down!

    Fire!
    Fire!
    Fire!
    Fire!


    But listening to both songs, they do sound very similar. I queued both songs to the point where they sing the similar lyrics.

    The One Moment


    Here Comes The Fire


    And I don't know why I wrote out the lyrics...

    Also, "The One Moment" sounds like it's commercial ready. I can just visualize this song being used for car commercials. Or is it just me?
  • Clearly Damian has a little obsession with arson :p
  • Becky, thanks for transcribing the lyrics. I've been having problems with hearing them.

    All Is Not Lost talks about things burning down to the ground too...
  • Rachel, have you been able to figure out the third "And this will be..." in the chorus? I can't for the life of me understand what he's saying.

    Also, There's A Fire. Perhaps Damian is a secret pyromaniac...
  • Ive got a feeling that the third one is 'This will be the reason to have been here', maybe...

    Also, The Great Fire from hungry ghosts (though that might not even be about fire, we wont know until october)
  • I concur with Cinnamon Lips. "This will be the reason to have been here" sounds right to me.

    I ordered the signed CD w/ digital download and then came back later and ordered the "random box of stuff". I might go back for a 3rd order depending on what else pops up. I'm so happy that there's new OK Go stuff coming down the pipe!
  • When I first heard the album preview, I was a bit disappointed. "Upside Down and Inside Out" seemed like it would be the first OK Go song that I actively disliked, "Obsession" sounded like a mediocre IWYSBICB clone, and the other songs didn't seem too memorable.

    The EP was good. "The One Moment" was great, and the other songs were pretty good. Yesterday I started looking around YouTube for live videos from the tour. I was amazed.

    "Obsession" could be their best live song. Of course I can't accurately judge it from the few videos I've seen, but it's really good. Damian's voice sounds great and Tim's huge guitar(!) riff perfectly adds to the intensity of the song.

    "Upside Down and Inside Out," which sounded like another bad pop song, has a lot of energy and a shockingly good melody.

    The songs from the EP are much better in the live recordings I've heard.

    Now, not only am I excited for the album, but I really hope they release a live album or USBs again. I also hope that they keep playing "Obsession" and "There's a Fire" until I'm able to go to one of their concerts.

    Overall, the album preview did not even come close to capturing the energy and power of most of the songs. It won't be OTBCOTS, but it might be close.

  • edited July 2014
    I've listened to Obsession and Upside Down & Inside Out from concert recordings and puzzled out the lyrics. I think they are pretty close, but might need some tweaking since my ears were trying to pick things up through crowd noise. Also I feel compelled to mention that I'm OBSESSED with Obsession. Oh my gosh it's so gooooood!

    OK Go - Obsession
    Move so quick,
    moving so slight,
    you can almost imagine how it could happen.
    With every single change, with just one look one little glance
    it’s not passing fascination now.

    It’s obsession, oh oh it’s obsession.
    It’s obsession, oh oh it’s obsession.
    It’s obsession.

    It’s physical
    It’s like standing at the edge
    your blood starts to pump
    cause you know that you might jump
    head’s beating like a heart
    heart’s beating like a drum
    drum’s beating like the point
    just go ahead and jump.

    It’s obsession, oh oh it’s obsession.
    It’s obsession, oh oh it’s obsession.
    It’s obsession.

    There’s only one way out,
    only one way out
    There’s only one way out,
    there’s only one way out.

    Move so quick,
    moving so slight,
    oh it’s not passing fascination now…

    It’s obsession, oh oh it’s obsession.
    It’s obsession, oh oh it’s obsession.
    It’s obsession.


    OK Go - Upside Down and Inside Out
    Upside down and inside out and you can feel it.
    Upside down and inside out and you can feel it in your love.
    Don’t know where your eyes are but I’m doing what you say.
    Don’t know where your mind is but you’re better off without it.

    Inside down and upside out and you can feel it
    Don’t stop, can’t stop, until you feel it going down
    I wish I had said the things you thought that I had said
    gravity’s just a habit that you’re pretty sure you can’t break.

    So when you let them near you,
    Were you scared? Were you cold? Were you kind?
    Yeah when you let them near you,
    did someone die inside?

    Don’t stop, can’t stop, it’s like a freight train.
    Don’t stop, can’t stop, it’s like an airplane going down.
    Don’t know where your eyes are but I’m doing what you say.
    Don’t know where your mind is but you’re better off without it.

    Looks like it’s time to decide,
    Are you here? Are you now? Is this it?
    All of the selves that you’ve tried,
    wasn’t one of them good enough?

    Cause you’re upside down and inside out and you can feel it.
    Inside down and upside out and you can feel it in your love.

    Don’t stop, can’t stop, it’s like a freight train.
    Don’t stop, can’t stop, until you feel it going down.
    i probably could have said what you thought that i had said.
    Gravity’s just a habit that you’re pretty sure you can’t break.

    Upside down and inside out and you can feel it.
    Don’t stop, can’t stop, until you feel it going down.
    Upside down and inside out and you can feel it.
    Don’t stop, can’t stop, until you feel it going down.

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