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.
Wait
K's Choice Lyrics
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I throw it on the floor
I wrote it, but maybe I'm afraid
That you'll be bored
It's very real and true and sad
And hopeful just like me
It's one of those things I'll never tell
I'll carve it in a tree
I thank God you're in my class
I picture us in the school bus
And we're holding each others' hand
I need a plan for you to fall
In love with me and then
I'll make you marry me, I'll wait
I never wear my glasses when
I know that you can see me
You act as if I'm not around
But deep down you must need me
I draw you, every single
Feature in my head
I try to do my homework
But I dream of you instead
I need a plan for you to fall
In love with me and then
I'll make you marry me, I'll wait
I'll make you marry me
I'll make you marry me
I'll make you marry, marry me
I'll wait
The song "Wait" by K's Choice is a revealing insight into the mind of someone who is hopelessly in love with someone else. The singer admires their love interest from afar, watching and following them closely, but is too afraid to tell them how they feel. This is symbolized by the line "I wrote it, but maybe I'm afraid that you'll be bored," suggesting that the singer has written a love letter but is too scared to share it for fear of rejection.
The lyrics also highlight the intense longing the singer has to be with their love interest. They have created a vivid picture of a future for them both, imagining the two of them holding hands on a school bus. The singer has also drawn their love interest in great detail in their head, indicating an obsession with them.
The song's title, "Wait," suggests that the singer is willing to be patient and wait for their love interest to reciprocate their feelings. The lyrics "I need a plan for you to fall in love with me and then I'll make you marry me" highlight the singer's determination to win over their love interest and create a future together.
Overall, "Wait" is a poignant and heartfelt love song that explores the intensity of unrequited love and the desperation to be with someone we admire.
Line by Line Meaning
I hold it, I fold it
I have this feeling that I'm trying to contain.
I throw it on the floor
It's overwhelming sometimes, and I don't know what to do with it.
I wrote it, but maybe I'm afraid
I have this confession I want to make, but I'm scared of your reaction.
That you'll be bored
I'm worried you won't care about my feelings or my confession.
It's very real and true and sad
My feelings are genuine, but they're also melancholic.
And hopeful just like me
Despite my sadness, I still have hope for my future with you.
It's one of those things I'll never tell
I'm keeping my feelings hidden, at least for now.
I'll carve it in a tree
But I still want to leave a permanent mark of my love for you.
I follow you, I watch you
I can't help but keep an eye on you.
I thank God you're in my class
I'm grateful that I get to see you every day.
I picture us in the school bus
I daydream about being with you all the time.
And we're holding each others' hand
I imagine being close to you, even though it's just in my head.
I need a plan for you to fall
I want to find a way to make you love me.
In love with me and then
I want to develop a romantic relationship with you.
I'll make you marry me, I'll wait
I'm willing to wait as long as it takes to make you mine forever.
I never wear my glasses when
I'm too self-conscious to wear my glasses around you.
I know that you can see me
I'm aware that you're aware of my presence.
You act as if I'm not around
But sometimes it feels like you don't even notice me.
But deep down you must need me
I'm hoping that you have feelings for me, even if you're not showing them yet.
I draw you, every single
I can't stop thinking about your features and your smile.
Feature in my head
I have a mental picture of you that I can't get rid of.
I try to do my homework
I'm trying to focus on other things, but my thoughts keep drifting back to you.
But I dream of you instead
My mind is preoccupied with thoughts of you, even while I'm sleeping.
I'll make you marry me
I'm determined to win your heart and make you mine forever.
I'll make you marry, marry me
I'll do whatever it takes to make our future together a reality.
I'll wait
I'm patient, and I'm willing to wait for you no matter how long it takes.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GERT BETTENS, SARAH BETTENS
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Manda Tory
"I hold it, I fold it
I throw it on the floor
I wrote it, but maybe I'm afraid
That you'll be bored
It's very real and true and sad
And hopeful just like me
It's one of those things I'll never tell
I'll carve it in a tree
I follow you, I watch you
I thank God you're in my class
I picture us in the school bus
And we're holding each others' hand
I need a plan for you to fall
In love with me and then
I'll make you marry me, I'll wait
I never wear my glasses when
I know that you can see me
You act as if I'm not around
But deep down you must need me
I draw you, every single
Feature in my head
I try to do my homework
But I dream of you instead
I need a plan for you to fall
In love with me and then
I'll make you marry me, I'll wait
I'll make you marry me
I'll make you marry me
I'll make you marry, marry me
I'll wait"
Joshua Sharp
K's Choice has and always will be my absolute favorite group. Sarah Bettens voice is everything to me.
kardinalsins
it's crazy how memories work. I haven't heard this song in a decade, yet I am transported right back to the book I was reading in the 6th grade while I listened to this album on repeat.
Prometheus1st
No matter what language they sing...K's Choice ... RAWKS I have never heard a bad K's Choice song. Nuff-Said.
Dick Fitzwell
How this band didn't become more popular in the US is mind boggling to me. Sarah has one of the best voices ever.
Laurentziu Rosu
Wonderful ! I love this song
ChocolatTherapy
this song is literally my life.
moebelolfe
damn good heartbreaking song. i remember my first big love while listening to that. she left me 7 years ago. for month my life was a stranger to me and i only sat around and listened to ks choice. it helped anyway. we still do not talk. but i keep her in my heart. i wait.
FofolleBuell
elle est énorme cette chanson. je l'adore
Null
....This brings back a lot of painful memories.
The wounds are dull and not as sharp but I can feel them buried beneath the sands of time.
Miss Valerie - Learn French from a native
Respect, JINTALA love your hunting voice and you are so inspiring