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.
I Fall Asleep
K's Choice Lyrics
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I'm never waking up
I wish I could accept me
But I think I'm giving up
There's so much love and beauty
Yet to come, I am aware
But what about the other things
Asleep, asleep, I fall asleep
I'm never waking up
Please, just let me be at peace
I want to feel the peace
I want to be the peace
Asleep, asleep, I fall asleep
I'm never waking up
The lyrics to K's Choice's song I Fall Asleep clearly detail the singer's desire to escape the world around them. The repetition of the opening line, "Asleep, asleep, I fall asleep," emphasizes their desire to enter into a state of unconsciousness as a means of escaping both the pain they feel and the world around them. The singer expresses a wish to accept themselves, but they are struggling to do so due to the emotional turmoil they're experiencing.
The second verse touches upon the idea that there are still many things in life that the singer is looking forward to, but they are overwhelmed by the weight of things they are struggling with. The song ends on a plea to the universe to just let the singer be at peace.
Overall, the song is an expression of the pain and desperation someone might feel in their darkest moments. It's a painful and relatable expression of the human experience that many listeners can connect with.
Line by Line Meaning
Asleep, asleep, I fall asleep
I am falling asleep and entering a state of unconsciousness.
I'm never waking up
I feel like I am trapped in a never-ending cycle of feeling lost and disassociated from the world around me.
I wish I could accept me
I struggle with accepting myself and who I am as a person.
But I think I'm giving up
I feel like I don't have the strength or willpower to continue fighting my inner demons.
There's so much love and beauty
I recognize that there is still goodness and beauty in the world, but I am struggling to see it or feel it myself.
Yet to come, I am aware
I know that there are good things yet to come in my life, but I can't seem to feel hopeful about them.
But what about the other things
I am consumed by negative thoughts and feelings that overshadow any positive experiences or emotions I might have.
I can no longer bear
I feel weighed down by my struggles and am finding it difficult to carry on.
Please, just let me be at peace
All I want is to have a moment of tranquility and freedom from the turmoil in my mind and heart.
I want to feel the peace
I am longing for an inner peace that I have yet to experience.
I want to be the peace
I wish to embody the peace and serenity that I seek so desperately.
Asleep, asleep, I fall asleep
I am consumed by my thoughts and emotions and am retreating into my own mind.
I'm never waking up
I feel like I am losing the fight against my own mind and may never fully come out of this state of disassociation and despair.
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Ryan Knierim
Still loving this in 2020 ❤️
Cavalier StateofMind
Beautiful song ^^ one of the best K's choice did, right beside Not An Addict, Butterflies Instead and Everything For Free. Where did you find the song if I might ask? I looked on limewire, megadownload and rapidshare but none had it =<
liesel16
I don't think this is a suicidal song. It's just that sometimes you want to be calm and quiet, you need feel like this, feel like asleep...that's all. Sometimes you need moments like the song describes :)
g4hardcore
This is my prophecy, you know. This is my future. My message, my words, my notes... My everything. And soon, it will be my nothing. In the end, the promise of nothing is the Only thing that's certain. My future... My prophecy... My all...
NofarEshel
Oh god, it's like I wrote it! So true, we all have our moments.
István Szívós
strange, how people think about the same song. for me this one is definitely a suicidal song, really gives me back that feeling, when i just wish to rest, leave everything behind that bothers.
carrebear14
when did this song come out??
1970patricia
Doet me denken aan Yasmine. Een grote zangeres... op zoek naar ...rust...
gisela merkuur
helemaal voor ons kleine meisje, Janneke...1aug.2005 - 2aug 2005.....
Melopeed
it is a suicidal song.