Deftones – Ohms: Lyrics and Meaning

Ohms is Track 10 on Deftones’ album Ohms.

Ohms Song Lyrics:

We’re surrounded
By debris of the past
And it’s too late
To cause a change in the tides
So we slip into
Our hopeless sea of regret
As I stare
Through
The haunted maze in your eyes
Right through
Where I’ll remain for all time
And time won’t change this
This promise we made
Yeah, time won’t change this
It’s how it’ll stay
This is our time
We devour the days ahead
We’ve been possessed
By these changing times
As we slip on through
We promised to meet again
Somewhere
Through
The haunted maze in our minds
Right though
Where we shall remain for all time
Yeah, time won’t change this
This promise we made
And time won’t change this
We shall remain

Ohms Song Meaning:

This song seems to be about mankind diverging from nature, being in our own destiny and there is no going back. Starting with a nice alternative riff, going into the chaotic yet beautiful Deftones sound, then back to the beginning. Ohms is a perfect title track and ending track to the Album Ohms. Never truly at peace in our time, words like possessed and haunted give this song is looming feeling, with a hint of acceptance throughout.