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.
Until I'm Fine
K's Choice Lyrics
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Tears roll down from inside my cheek
Strange timing opportunity knocks
Sun comes up, paradox
Take the whole part out this wine
Take a rope and tie these
Thoughts of mine down
Don't ask me if I'm hungry
I'm not sick
Something's tearing me up
Brick by brick
And I feel guilty as I sigh
I'm feeling guilty, why do I?
Take your hands out of mine
Take a rope and tie these
Thoughts of mine down
Until I'm fine
Cracked this morning worse and sad
Or have I already told you that
Forget my plans to grow a vine
You weren't dressed to burn these thoughts of mine
Until I'm fine, until I'm fine
"Until I'm Fine" by K's Choice is a song that explores the depths of the singer's emotional vulnerability and the struggle to cope with difficult feelings. The song begins with the singer describing how they woke up feeling "worst and weak," with tears rolling down from their cheeks. Despite this, there seems to be an ironic sense of opportunity arising in the face of their current emotional state, as the sun comes up and presents a paradoxical symbol of hope. The singer then expresses a desire to rid themselves of their troubling thoughts, echoing the sentiment of many who have wrestled with their own mental health struggles.
The chorus is particularly poignant, as the singer implores themselves to "take a rope and tie these thoughts of mine down, until I'm fine." There is a sense of desperation and frustration in this line, as if the singer is acknowledging that healing and recovery are not always linear processes. The second verse starts with the singer discouraging anyone from asking if they're hungry, further emphasizing the extent of their emotional turmoil. Something is slowly tearing them apart, brick by brick, yet they're unable to pinpoint the exact cause of their distress.
Towards the end of the song, the singer expresses guilt for feeling as they do, asking the rhetorical question, "I'm feeling guilty, why do I?" This is a common sentiment among those who suffer from mental health issues, as society often stigmatizes those who are struggling and makes them feel like they shouldn't be feeling the way they do. Ultimately, the singer seems resigned to the fact that they may never fully eradicate their inner demons - "cracked this morning worse and sad, or have I already told you that" - but they're determined to keep moving forward and striving towards a state of emotional stability, until they're fine.
Line by Line Meaning
Cracked this morning worst and weak
Starting the day feeling terrible, both physically and emotionally.
Tears roll down from inside my cheek
Crying from within, emotion overflowing and all-consuming.
Strange timing opportunity knocks
Life throws curveballs when least expected.
Sun comes up, paradox
The contradiction of life's beauty versus its painful moments.
Take the whole part out this wine
Eliminate the hope of finding solace in alcohol.
Take a rope and tie these thoughts of mine down
Restrict these chaotic thoughts until they are subdued enough to handle.
Until I'm fine
Enduring until the reflection of peace is felt.
Don't ask me if I'm hungry
Physical hunger doesn't exist during times of emotional distress.
I'm not sick
Although I may appear healthy on the outside, internally I am not.
Something's tearing me up, brick by brick
Slowly but surely, emotional turmoil is breaking me down piece by piece.
And I feel guilty as I sigh
Shamed and remorseful for expressing emotions and feeling vulnerable.
I'm feeling guilty, why do I?
Asking why I am not allowed to feel and show the pain that life brings.
Take your hands out of mine
Distancing oneself from the comfort and support from others.
Take a rope and tie these thoughts of mine down
Again, using a metaphor of physically roping in thoughts to quell the emotional chaos.
Until I'm fine, until I'm fine
Continuing the battle to find internal peace until it is finally achieved.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GERT BETTENS, SARAH BETTENS
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