A few months in, things were beginning to take off for the band. A limited 1000-disc run of the debut album 'Tsunami' was released and quickly sold out. It was reprinted and, pretty much instantly, sold out again. The band was taken by surprise by the phenomenal response and signed with a management company to enable them to keep focusing on the music, rather than the business.
Without having signed a record deal, Khoma started to work on the follow-up to 'Tsunami'. It soon became obvious that they had to do something about the line-up. As Khoma began as a side project, members often were scattered around the globe making it almost impossible to play live. The members didn't even consider themselves a real band, merely a project filling a musical void, something created because of a need to play together. Khoma decided to create two faces: one that writes, rehearses, and records songs and another that gathers to play live.
The band hail from varied musical backgrounds and all members still play in a number of different groups: Cult of Luna, The Perishers, and The Deportees to name three. With no pressure and total creative freedom, the members write the music they personally want to hear.
Besides playing music, all band members hold strong views on issues and ideologies spanning from anarchism, feminism and socialism to animal and environmental rights.
In creating their most recent music, the band have broadened their perspective and introduced new elements most notably cello and piano.
Jan Jämte - Vocals
Johannes Persson - Guitar
Fredrik Kihlberg - Guitar/Vocals/Piano
When the band signed to Roadrunner in 2005 and it became clear that the next records were going to be released outside of Scandinavia the band realised that the name Koma (under which they released their debut CD) was already taken – by quite a few artists! So, instead of changing to something else, the band simply changed the spelling to Khoma.
In April 2006 their second album 'the second wave' was released. It includes three songs from the debut.
The band recently made their UK festival debut on Sat 17th June 2006 at the Download Festival.
One Of Us Must Hang
Khoma Lyrics
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They'll lead you down below
Careful with what you're thinking of
Don't want to see you at the end of a rope
Take it one of us must hang
One of us must go
Stand-off is rigged, this trap must close
Take it one of us must hang
Ears are ringing, alarm come near
Careful with what you're speaking of
For how long can you hold your breath?
Careful with what you're dreaming of
They'll hunt you down
Collapsing walls
Take it one of us must hang
One of us must go
Stand-off is rigged, this trap must close
Take it one of us must hang
One of us must go
Ears are ringing, alarm come near
The lyrics of Khoma's song One Of Us Must Hang paint a dark and ominous picture of a situation where someone or some people are in danger. The song begins by warning to be careful what is wished for, lest it lead down to destruction. The lyrics suggest that there is a trap rigged, and a stand-off is about to come to a climax, resulting in a terrible fate for one of the people involved: one of us must hang, or one of us must go.
The imagery of the lyrics is quite graphic, and the ominous tone of the music is well-suited to the dark message. Throughout the song, there is a sense of desperation and impending doom, as the characters are seemingly hunted down and trapped with no escape. The lyrics warn to be careful with what you're thinking, speaking, and dreaming of, as these could lead to collapse and downfall.
Overall, the lyrics of One Of Us Must Hang are a warning about the dangers of getting too caught up in our own desires and the consequences that can come from them. It's a bleak message, but one that is delivered with a powerful impact.
Line by Line Meaning
Careful with what you're wishing for
Watch your desires, they may lead you to a bad place.
They'll lead you down below
Your unworthy aspirations will take you to damnation.
Careful with what you're thinking of
Be mindful of your thoughts, they may get you into trouble.
Don't want to see you at the end of a rope
We don't want to see you hanged to death.
Take it one of us must hang
Someone has to be punished for what we've done.
One of us must go
One of us has to die as a result of our actions.
Stand-off is rigged, this trap must close
The situation is hopeless, and it's time to pay for our mistakes.
Ears are ringing, alarm come near
We are in trouble; danger is approaching fast.
Careful with what you're speaking of
Be cautious of your words, they may incriminate us.
For how long can you hold your breath?
How long can we evade the consequences of our actions?
Careful with what you're dreaming of
Be careful what you wish for in your imagination, it may become reality.
They'll hunt you down
Your bad intentions will be discovered, and you will be punished.
Collapsing walls
Our situation is getting worse and worse by the minute.
Take it one of us must hang
One of us has to pay for what we've done.
One of us must go
Only one of us can survive the consequences of our actions.
Ears are ringing, alarm come near
We are under siege, and the end is coming fast.
Contributed by Tyler I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Albert R
This is one of those pretty much unknown masterpieces that only very few people are lucky enough to have stumbled upon in their travels
thebigeasy87
The joy I felt when I found out a friend of mine also loved this album (independent of me introducing it to people)
Such a hidden gem.
P
Still good after all these years, I hope to see them live again someday.
Yoann
So sensitive and underrated music...
Kim Ruokonen
this is to good to be unknown SVENSK MUSIK NÄR DET ÄR SOM BÄST!!!
Tom McSorley Jr.
One of us must GO!! <3
Patrick Day
Damn