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.
Keep On
Flunk Lyrics
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I don't want to know
I want to see this love
You might as well let go
I want to feel like this
There's something in your eyes
Might be my twisted mind
I think it's paradise
Before the sun goes up
I want to see this love
We might as well let go
You said my life would leave my heart in a deadly spin
So why don't you come on, baby?
Come on and catch my kiss
It's flying low
I want to see this love
The song "Keep On" by Flunk is a dreamy and melancholic yet optimistic song about moving on and hoping for a brighter future. The lyrics begin with an invitation to make a wish, which could mean letting go of the past and hoping for a better future. The singer does not want to know what the wish is, as it is more important to see the love and feeling that comes with it. There is a sense of urgency in the request, as the singer wants to feel what it's like to love and be loved before the sun goes up, as if time is running out. The singer acknowledges that their mind might be playing tricks on them, but still, the feeling of love suggests that they have found a sort of paradise.
In the chorus, the singer encourages their partner to catch their kiss, indicating a desire for a physical and emotional connection. The lyrics suggest that the relationship has been rocky in the past, with the partner warning the singer that life would leave their heart in a deadly spin. However, the singer is willing to take the chance and move forward, asking the partner to come on with them. Overall, the song depicts a sense of hope and optimism for the future, despite the challenges and uncertainties that come with love.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on and make a wish
Encouraging someone to express their desires and dreams.
I don't want to know
Doesn't want a verbal explanation but a visual demonstration of love.
I want to see this love
Wants to perceive love with all senses.
You might as well let go
Advising the person to free themselves from inhibitions and show their true feelings.
I want to feel like this
Expressing a desire to experience love at its best.
There's something in your eyes
Noticing something special or different about the person.
Might be my twisted mind
Questioning if it's just a perception or if it's real.
I think it's paradise
Believing that what's felt is the perfect moment of love.
Before the sun goes up
Urging the person to act before it's too late or before the opportunity is gone.
You said my life would leave my heart in a deadly spin
Recalling a warning of a person about how love could hurt and be dangerous for them emotionally.
So why don't you come on, baby?
Asking the person to give love a chance.
Come on and catch my kiss
Inviting the person to reciprocate or return love.
It's flying low
The opportunity for love is there and easy, one doesn't need to make much effort.
I want to see this love
Reinforcing the desire to experience a genuine love.
Contributed by Dominic C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.