Oh Klahoma - Jack Stauber 「Written Lyrics」

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Jack Stauber -

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[greenkiwi]

Me looking back at the anatomy in my old drawing:
Those aren’t meant to bend

[limee]

This song gives me empty nostalgia, and I have no idea why :/

[basicallystevenuniverse]

Why is it so calming when he sings “I can’t be the only one who hears you”

[aoibhie]

I feel like a lot of people miss the true meaning of the song. The *singer* isn't the one who's crying, he's the emotional support. This song is about the stress and pain and confusion that comes with being essentially a free therapist for someone you love

[AzenHawke]

Jack Stauber is his own genre and also my favorite genre

[aubreyelliott]

Murderer: *snapping people's necks*
Jack: thOsE aREN'T MEANT TO BEND

[kaycierodgers]

The background slowly became a deeper shade of blue. Just noticed somehow

[slightly_SRRY]

"I cant be the only one who hears you" hits me like truck every single time. 😭

[iamthedenimist]

This sounds like a song you'd hear in an indie psychological horror film during a torture scene

[ssweet_p]

Me: bends my finger backwards bc I'm double jointed
Jack, crying and shaking: *thOSE AREN'T MEANT TO BEND*

[MaybePookie]

This song seems to talk about the fears that someone has and how their special one sees it from outside. In it, there are some references to how the person that’s referred to in the song tries to go outside, to parties and stuff, but gets lonely and ends up being the “Saddest little baby in the room” so their special one tries to comfort them, listening to their fears, which also kind of damages them, “Get a little grey hair for every scare they share”

*Set the phasers to rot*
A play on the Star Trek phrase ‘set the phasers to stun’. Replacing the word ‘stun’ with ‘rot’ implies the damage that can be done in more implicit ways, as with low mood or personal conflict.

*What has got you distraught?*
*It’s negative attention at best*
*But call it nothing*
*Maybe it’s something, a little bit, a little bit*
*Maybe it’s something to do a little bit*
The speaker is comforting their friend, but they don’t know why their friend is feeling this way and feel like they’re blowing a situation out of proportion, so in trying to comfort them they’re telling their friend that what they’re upset about is really nothing.

*It’s all about ascension, I guess*
The narrator feels like they might only be comforting their friend for fear of being a bad person. If they are not kind enough, they might not ascend to heaven.
Alternate interpretation:
In the previous line the singer admits that there might be something to their friends worries saying “Maybe it’s something, a little bit”. In this line the singer uses the line “It’s all about ascension” to reference simply moving past, and not dwelling on the problems. They themselves don’t know how to fix their friends problems (like when they next say “I guess”, but still want to be there for them.

*Don’t put me to rest*
The singer doesn’t want their friend to ‘put them to rest’, or ignore their aid. They want to help their friend as much as they can.

*Go on and hand me your clothes*
*(O-oh, here you go)*
*Take a picture or two*
*(Two or three?)*
*I can see you*
*(Oh)*
Nudity is often a symbol of vulnerability. The narrator can see the full, unfiltered self of the other person.

*Tears falling down at the party*
*Saddest little baby in the room*
*Fears, tell me fears, don't get me started*
*I get a little gray hair for every scare you share*
Grey hairs are often thought to be caused by stress. The narrator feels overburdened by the emotional weight that their partner has placed on them, causing the narrator to feel so stressed. White hair also refers to old age, so we can also interpret that the narrator’s partner has so many problems that it would take a lifetime to point them all out.

*Those aren't meant to bend*
*No, those aren't meant to bend*
*Those aren't meant to bend*
No, those aren't meant to bend*
The narrator is “bending over backwards” for their friend. They are sacrificing their own mental well being to help this person and it’s not healthy. Relationships aren’t supposed to drain you to this extent, that’s why emotional boundaries are so important.
“Bend someone’s ear” is an informal phrase for talking to someone for a long time. An example from Merriam Webter is “He didn’t really care about me, he just wanted to bend my ear about his own problems.”
Here, the narrator tells this person that they do not have to share every single one of his trauma or problem, perhaps because it makes them feel uncomfortable or perhaps all that sharing occurs at the expense of the person listening
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*hear your eyes and I see those cries*
*I hear those eyes and I see those cries*
*I can't be the only one who hears you*
The speaker does not want to be their friend’s only source of comfort or help because it’s taking a toll on them mentally (they keep getting little grey hairs). It could be also that the speaker sees that no one else notices that their friend is not okay

[mani_wtr]

me : *uses regular straw and bends it*
Jack Stauber : *those aren’t meant to bend*

[shardonix]

He is the only recorded man in human history to be able to hear eyes

[elena]

Others said that this song is creepy..??
i think the song sound cute and calming, but when you focus to the lyrics you realize how sad it actually is, and the story its trying to tell.

[giant_internet_nerd]

"Tears falling down at the party, saddest little baby in the room" just reminds me of overstimulation at school, parties, social gatherings, etc. where nobody else understands why you're crying or how you're feeling as an autistic person in a neurotypical world. I feel like this song can hold so many meanings for so many different people and I'm here for all of it.

[spikysweetpotato]

Me while using a knife to pry open a jar: THOSE ARENT MEANT TO BEND

[madaei]

Lyrics: *"Those aren't meant to bend.."*

Subtitles: *"Spare*
*I"*

[CoRLex-jhvx]

Broke: crying in the club
Woke: tears falling down at the party

[x]

I don't know why, but with a lot of Jack Stauber's music, he's able to make the song seem so nostalgic to a moment that we have or never have lived, especially with this song. And the synth and the chorus at 1:19 is the definition of this what I'm feeling

[katedraws]

Just wanna say, you have fantastic handwriting.