Their music can be described as guitar-based singer-songwriter rock or folk-rock. It ranges from very delicate and intimate singer-songwriter songs to songs that are stronger, more active and louder. Sam’s smoky, enigmatic voice is the band's best known characteristic. In the seven years between The Great Subconscious Club and Almost Happy the music changed from raw and guitar-based to a more subtle and delicate sound. Sam and Gert write most of the music and lyrics. Most of it is written separately.
Sam mainly tries to express ideas in his songs, and has a hand in writing silly and tongue-in-cheek songs. Gert has one big theme: losing the one you love. While most of the songs are easily accessible and open, some others are strange and incomprehensible. This led Sam to comment: "Listening to the lyrics in the first time, you may find it hard to understand their meaning. When you listen to them a second time you may sense a basic truth in these cryptic words. If you do so, please let me know."
This band appeared in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Doppelgangland) with the song Virgin State of Mind, leading to a boost in popularity.Their most popular song 'Not an addict' can be heard in the movie 'Wild things'.
K's Choice fifth studio album, "Echo Mountain" (after the studios where it was recorded - Echo Mountain Studios in North Carolina) was released on 26 March 2010, with singles "When I Lay Beside You" and "Come Live The Life" being released from the album.
2016 marked the band's first US tour in over 10 years, which the band releasing an accompanying sessions album - The Backpack Sessions later in the year.
In January 2017, the band released a stripped-back re-recording of "Not an Addict." It featured Skin of Skunk Anansie as a guest vocalist, who had previously performed the song live with the group on several occasions.
On 16 March 2018, the band released a live album entitled "Live at the Ancienne Belgique", recorded at a concert (in Dec 2017) in Brussels during the 25th Anniversary tour.
In May 2019, Sam Bettens came out as a trans man.
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K's Choice Lyrics
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I am the mood you're in tonight
Pretty poser, perfect armageddon bride
I am a circle, it feels right
I am the one who swallows light
Multiplying parasite
Perfect features, perfect sight
Lost your leaves before the fall
You should have killed me
You should have tried
Armageddon bride, hide, hide
Watch me, bright but blurry
Yet you knew I've always been
In a hurry to contaminate what's clean
Drawing whiskers in the sky for fun, to cover up the sun
As you sting me with your laughter
Hide, hide, armageddon bride, hide, hide
You who thought you had it all
Lost your leaves before the fall
You should have killed me
You should have tried
You better hide
Armageddon
You who thought you had it all
Lost your leaves before the fall
Hide, hide, hide
The song "Hide" by K's Choice is a haunting and somewhat unsettling track that explores the idea of someone exerting control and influence over another person. The lyrics suggest that the singer is a manipulative force that is both enticing and dangerous, with lines like "I am the mood you're in tonight" and "I am the one who swallows light" that hint at a kind of hypnotic power. The chorus commands the subject of the song to "Hide, hide, armageddon bride, hide, hide," suggesting that they should withdraw from the situation and protect themselves from whatever danger the singer poses.
The verses of the song are filled with striking imagery that further reinforces the sense of threat and unease. The singer is described as a "pretty poser" and an "armageddon bride," suggesting that they are deceptive and destructive. The idea of them as a "multiplying parasite" and a "bright but blurry" force underscores their insidiousness and the difficulty of identifying their true intentions. Meanwhile, the subject of the song is warned that they "should have killed me" and that they need to "hide" from the power of the singer.
Overall, "Hide" is a compelling and thought-provoking song that explores themes of manipulation, control, and deception. The lyrics are poetic and evocative, creating a sense of tension and unease that is carried through the entire track.
Line by Line Meaning
Watch me, I'm coming closer
I am approaching you, getting closer to you.
I am the mood you're in tonight
I am the feeling or emotion that you are experiencing tonight.
Pretty poser, perfect armageddon bride
I am pretending to be something attractive and perfect, but in reality, I represent the destruction of everything.
I am a circle, it feels right
I am a cyclical and inevitable force that feels natural.
I am the one who swallows light
I am the darkness that consumes and extinguishes all light.
Multiplying parasite
I am a parasitic force that continues to grow and spread.
Perfect features, perfect sight
I may seem perfect at first glance, but I have a sinister motive.
You who thought you had it all
You thought you had everything under control.
Lost your leaves before the fall
You have lost everything before the inevitable downfall.
You should have killed me
You should have taken action to stop me before it was too late.
You should have tried
It would have been better if you tried to stop me.
Armageddon bride, hide, hide
I represent the end of the world, so you should hide from me.
Watch me, bright but blurry
I am noticeable, but my true intentions and form are unclear.
Yet you knew I've always been
Despite not fully understanding me, you have always been aware of my presence.
In a hurry to contaminate what's clean
I am eager to pollute and corrupt everything that is pure and innocent.
Drawing whiskers in the sky for fun, to cover up the sun
I am capable of causing senseless destruction and chaos, even something as grand as eclipsing the sun.
As you sting me with your laughter
Your amusement is like a hurtful sting to me.
You better hide
It is in your best interest to hide or protect yourself from me.
Armageddon
I symbolize the end of the world and destruction.
Hide, hide, hide
You need to hide from me to survive.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GERT BETTENS, SARAH BETTENS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dennis1621
thank u kschoice make so beautiful music i love it
@Catallano1981
Whats broken will be whole again. That Line gets me everytime
@misstosstheposs
great sibling duo their voices are perfect together
@waynedunn1108
Just a beautiful song
@stefansteutel8862
If your eys are the gateway you your soul. ....woow,,,,,
@dieter14ful
i'm a metalhead and i usually don't like this kind of song but this just makes me speechless
@joekel55
fantastic, you must know that the videoclip was made totaly independant from the song and the two came together via the internet
@mykeymay
prachtig breekbaar begin en daarna een heerlijk stevig, doch melodieus vervolg. Goed nummer!
@ludo281160
K's Choice are now Bettens : same Spirit, same Dignity, same Originality!
@sportybe4790
Bettens was just the name they went by for their small accoustic tour, where it was just S,G and R.