OCD
Song Meaning
Hulvey raps from inside a mental loop, and the verse itself keeps circling back: "Head spinnin' on the same cycle, let me repeat it just to check." The narrator washes baby bottles to be sure they are clean, asks "Is my door locked to the Lord?", and washes his sins for the eighth time. Compulsion and spiritual doubt feed each other until a shame cycle starts to feel stronger than "Jesus blood."
The second verse piles up the word "again" on purpose, with questions about whether he is loved, free, at peace or remembered. One line draws the boundary plainly: "Jesus can't die on the tree again." He even stops mid-bar, worried he has said "again" too much, which shows how the loop invades the song itself. A diagnosis of OCD is named outright, alongside the hope that "maybe God can make it paint."
The ending is unresolved, a whispered "This is not real, it's just a dream, please wake up." Hulvey released it on Could Be Tonight in 2026. Verses such as 1 John 1:9, Psalm 51:10 and Psalm 34:18 speak to the cleansing, renewal and nearness he is asking for.
Yeah
Head spinnin' on the same cycle, let me—
Hold up, let me go again
Head spinnin' on the same cycle, let me repeat it just to check
Wash my little boys' baby bottles just to make sure they ain't sick
Is my door locked to the Lord? For the eighth time, wash my sins
Head spinnin' on the shame cycle like Jesus blood don't exist
Same flow, same pattern, am I dried up? Only 26
Did I say "Holy Spirit, speak through me" enough for this flow to be cleansed?
Everybody 'round me annoyed with me 'cause I'm askin' "do You love me again?"
Huh, can I be free again?
Got stuck, can I feel peace again?
Messed up, think about me again
Jesus can't die on the tree again
Did I overdo it? Makin' every flow stupid, did I please God or me again?
Wait, I-I, I think I said "again" too much, hold on
Feel like I'm livin' in a spaceship, I just some inner space
They said "Life is what you make it", all I make is overthink
Diagnosed with OCD, but maybe God can make it paint
If freedom is a choice, I guess I need some time to—
Wait
This is not real
It's just a dream
Please, please, wake up