Khoiba is a Prague, Czech Republic band, which formed in 2002. Members incl… Read Full Bio ↴Khoiba is a Prague, Czech Republic band, which formed in 2002. Members included: Ema Brabcová (now with Luno), Filip Misek (now aka Dikolson), Petr Šámal and Yonatan Omer.

The musical history of the members of the band reaches far back. Filip Míšek and Petr Šámal met many years ago and played together in a band called "Hummingbird". At about the same time, Filip Míšek started with the band "Roe-Deer". This is where he met the gifted singer Ema Brabcová. Pretty soon they both knew that they wanted to make a different sort of music - and Khoiba was born. The name Khoiba, by the way, is a fictional creation of bassist Petr Šámal. Nowadays, Ema Brabcová, Filip Misek, Petr Šámal and Yonatan Omer concentrate exclusively on Khoiba - with due success. The sound of Khoiba is an inspired interplay of electronic music and clear, melodious guitar tunes, a creative down-tempo mix full of ideas, that creates an exceptional and special atmosphere. A great part in this surely has Ema Brabcová with her distinctive and expressive voice that immerses you in the partly spheric and catchy Khoiba tunes. The track "Half In" (Track 2 of the debut album "Nice Traps") is a very good example for this. Khoiba describes their style as "pop and atmospheric music, full of melancholy and positive emotions, sometimes very dynamic, somtimes soft". Each track has its own history and its own inherent emotions. Khoiba are not only convincing studio musicians, but very approachable with live performances all over Europe, which they meticulously prepare and enjoy. Whether in their home country the Czech Republic or in France, Germany, the Netherlands or Austria, they have impressed the audience at more than 50 gigs and festivals. "Live performances are very important to us and always very special events full of emotions. We are pleased when the audience gets carried away and when we get their positive feedback", says the band, and one can tell that music plays a big part in their lives.

Half In
Khoiba Lyrics

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Wake up your mind
I already do
Don't seek what you have
By now it's up to you

Traces leave you

Dark side of my mind

Won't tell what to do
So much I can try to by right
Pretended virtue

He have left a tree for
Must be down to be here
Just right in the deepest hope

I know I'm not the structure
Be free to ask my lawyer
Just right down the deepest hope

Traces leave you

Be all, let a tree
I'm falling into

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Half In" by Khoiba focus on themes of self-realization, independence, and inner turmoil. The singer urges the listener to "wake up your mind," implying that there is a deeper level of understanding and awareness that needs to be achieved. The first two lines of the first stanza suggest that the singer has already achieved this level of understanding and that the listener must do the same.

The second stanza hints at a struggle within the singer between what they know they should do and what their "dark side" is telling them to do. The line "so much I can try to by right" suggests that the singer is struggling to make the right decisions, but is still trying their best. The line "pretended virtue" implies that the singer may not always be as virtuous as they appear.

The third stanza describes a tree that has been left by someone, which the singer believes must have fallen down to be there. This could be symbolic of the singer's own journey, where they have had to "fall down" in order to reach a deeper level of understanding. The line "Just right in the deepest hope" could be interpreted as the singer finding hope in the midst of their struggle.

Overall, the lyrics of "Half In" by Khoiba are open to interpretation and leave room for personal reflection.

Line by Line Meaning

Wake up your mind
Encourage yourself to start thinking and being conscious

I already do
I am already mentally awake and aware

Don't seek what you have
Don't look for things that you already possess

By now it's up to you
Now it's your responsibility to make it happen

Traces leave you
Memories and experiences shape us as we move forward

Dark side of my mind
The parts of my mind that I don't often reveal

Won't tell what to do
I can't tell you how to act

So much I can try to by right
I can only do so much to be a good person

Pretended virtue
Sometimes my goodness is only a facade

He have left a tree for
Someone else planted a tree here before us