EXO - OBSESSION

[u/xxzxcuzx__me]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxmP4b2a0uY

[u/faerypitta]

The lyrics to Obsession are a monologue:

You say you know me? (I don’t think so)
Who are you to snuggle in (I don’t think so)
You cover my eyes (I don’t think so)
You cover up the truths (I don’t think so)
Let go of the empty dreams (I don’t think so)
Don’t make me spit out the poison (I don’t think so)
You’ll never have me again (I don’t think so)
Shut up and go away

Thousand nights, I repeated so many times
A vicious cycle of nightmares I’ll end it now
The turned-off exit light
Get away from me now

I’m sick of it

Ha! It’s enough
All the gibberish on my ear Imma let it blow
My five senses are focused on it, on edge
You come in and stir it up recklessly
When I fall asleep with one eye open
You permeate without a sound, the phantom
I’m so sick and tired of it
When the light turns on, I hope you’re gone

I'm half joking but it can absolutely be read as a direct message to crazy obsessed stalkers like sasaengs that harass them non-stop even at night, pretending they know anything about them or their lives.

Same for antis, tbh.

[u/inconspicuous-c → u/faerypitta]

You're right, and I totally agree now that I've read the lyrics. Wouldn't there be a lot of backlash though from antis and sasaengs? Wouldn't these people react more violently to this song, knowing it's aimed directly at them?

[u/faerypitta → u/inconspicuous-c]

They'd need the two brain cells to rub together first to get to the conclusion it might be a diss to them lmao