“Oh” is a song about the dot-com bubble, which was on the verge of bursting in 2001, when The Argument was released. The song’s protagonist declares his leave from a corporation by sending a message to all the higher-ups before going postal on their assets.
Notably, “Oh” is unique in that is the on...
[Verse 1]
Number one in acquisitions
There is no foreign soil
Go global like a round thing
Go global like a hole
Every money matchmaker
Splicing green as fast as you can
Let's break it down and start again
[Verse 2]
Memo to the partners
I'm changing all the locks
I'm pissing on your modems
I'm shredding all the stocks
Choose a color for your ceiling
I'm waiting for the bottom to drop
In a room so brightly lit
I can't see in, no, no, no
[Chorus: Guy Piccioto & Joe Lally]
You would never say you were out of time
Your secret is out
Coming with the fiction all the time
Your secret is out
But there's a call coming on the other line
Your secret is out
It's out now, oh yeah
[Verse 3]
La-la lapse of luxury
La-la-lapping waste
Cruising towards a bruising crash
Thread held anvil's gonna break
When the letter returns to the sender
I can't hardly wait
God, this room's so brightly lit
I can't see shit, no, no, no
[Chorus: Guy Piccioto & Joe Lally]
You would never say you were out of time
Your secret is out
Coming with the fiction all the time
Your secret is out
But there's a call coming on the other line
Your secret is out
It's out now, it's out yeah
[Verse 4]
Thank you, may I have another?
I would be your eager driver
Your service provider, your maitre d'
Thank you, may I have another?
I would be your eager driver
Your service provider, your maitre d'
Like a wind up, shaking, shaking partner
[Outro: Ian MacKaye]
Thank you, sir, may I have another?
Thank you, sir, may I have another?
Thank you, sir, may I have another?
Please
Oh was written by Fugazi.
Oh was produced by Don Zientara & Fugazi.