The band began as a project between Ulf and Jo in Oslo, Norway in the winter of 2000-01. Starting out as an instrumental and sampled vocal project, they were signed for a track on a compilation by Beatservice Records in Winter 2001. On hearing the finished track, label manager Vidar Hanssen signed the unnamed band for a full album.
During early Summer 2001, Ulf and Jo recorded most of the album and Anja improvised the vocals. After their vocals, Jo layered the guitars, but it would be a year before the album would be completed and released.
In Spring 2002, the band was known as Flunk and they released their first single, a cover of New Order's Blue Monday in April. The track was well received in the UK and was included on numerous compilations in North America and Europe. Later in April, their debut album For Sleepyheads Only was released which garnered great reviews in Norway. With the success of their album, BBC invited them to do a recording session for the Radio 1 show The Blue Room in London. Shortly after Notting Hill Art's Club would become the location to their live debut. In the United States, they became signed to Guidance Recordings.
By Summer 2002, raving reviews were being returned by British electronica magazines and in July they played Norway's finest rock festival. In October For Sleepyheads Only was released in the US through Guidance Recordings. By November they played the London Jazz Festival.
Throughout 2003 their debut, For Sleepyheads Only was still being echoed across the globe in staggered releases with special editions released to Russia and Greece. Beatservice Records then went on to release Treat Me Like You Do (For Sleepyheads Only Remixed) in June. While their debut continued to make it's way around, the band wasted no time and began work on their second album for the majority of the year, which was recorded in Paris in October.
Their sophomore album, Morning Star was finished in March 2004 and saw a Norwegian release in May while the rest of the world received it in June. In 2005, Play America was released on Beatservice Records which included bonus tracks from the US version of Morning Star along with remixes.
A third effort, Personal Stereo was released in 2007, with the accompanying remix album Democracy following soon after.
Blind My Mind
Flunk Lyrics
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So I can see where I will fall
Bring your mind into my head
Find your playing den
All in all it's just a start
All we had was more than that
All in all I can't go back
So bring my head up to Mont Blanc
So you will see what you would find
Bring my head against the wall
So you can see where I will go
[Chorus]
All in all it's just your fault
Made me feel respect no more
All in all I can't go back
Blind my mind inside
Bring my mind inside your head
So you can see where I went then
Bring your head against the wall
So I can see where I will fall
[Chorus]
All your lies
Made me feel respect no more
All your lies
Blind My mind inside
All your lies
Made me feel respect no more
All your lies
Made me feel respect no more
All your lies
Blind My mind inside
All your lies
Made me feel respect no more
All your lies
Blind My mind inside
Blind My mind inside
Blind My mind inside
The lyrics of Flunk's song Blind My Mind explore themes of betrayal and manipulation, with the singer describing feeling deceived and losing respect for someone they trusted. The chorus repeats the phrase "All your lies, made me feel respect no more," emphasizing the impact of the other person's actions on the singer's psyche. The imagery of "bring your head against the wall" and "blind my mind inside" suggest a desire for the singer to be able to see through the other person's deception and regain control over their own thoughts and emotions.
The first verse seems to be directed at the other person, with the singer asking them to bring their head against the wall so that they can see where they, the singer, will fall. This could be interpreted as a desire for the other person to experience the consequences of their actions. The second verse switches perspective and asks the other person to bring the singer's mind inside their head so that they can understand the impact of their lies. Throughout the song, there is a sense of frustration and helplessness as the singer struggles to come to terms with the betrayal they have experienced.
Line by Line Meaning
Bring your head against the wall
I want to see how someone else would react in the same situation that I am in.
So I can see where I will fall
I want to know how bad the consequences of my actions will be.
Bring your mind into my head
I want to understand how someone else thinks and feels.
Find your playing den
I want to know where you hide your secrets.
All in all it's just a start
Everything I have experienced thus far is only the beginning of something unknown.
All we had was more than that
Despite having little, we had enough to make us content.
All in all I can't go back
I cannot return to the way things used to be.
To where we started out
To the beginning when we had hope and expectations.
So bring my head up to Mont Blanc
I want to experience something breathtaking that may inspire a new perspective.
So you will see what you would find
So that you can understand the kind of experience I want to have.
All in all it's just your fault
I hold you responsible for my current state of mind.
Made me feel respect no more
Your actions have caused me to lose all respect for you.
Blind my mind inside
I am choosing to ignore the truth and continue living in denial.
Bring my mind inside your head
I want to show you how you have hurt me without saying a word.
So you can see where I went then
So that you can understand the path that led me to where I am now.
All your lies
Your dishonesty has damaged my trust in you.
Made me feel respect no more
Your actions have caused me to lose all respect for you.
Blind My mind inside
I am choosing to ignore the truth and continue living in denial.
Made me feel respect no more
Your actions have caused me to lose all respect for you.
Blind My mind inside
I am choosing to ignore the truth and continue living in denial.
All your lies
Your dishonesty has damaged my trust in you.
Made me feel respect no more
Your actions have caused me to lose all respect for you.
Blind My mind inside
I am choosing to ignore the truth and continue living in denial.
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