State of Mind

Not a clue And still I only wish I knew Was this all that I could do Turn away When I have nothing left to say Here comes another day And in the end It doesn't matter In in the end It doesn't matter Do I dare? It's almost like I didn't care As if I wasn't there And there you go What happened centuries ago We have no way to know And in the end It doesn't matter In in the end It doesn't matter

I don't know much But I know this to be true. I let myself down more than you And when you look at me I see you wonder why I let opportunities slip by So I apologize ,For the inconvenience Oh, I apologize Somehow I've broken All that I could break Too much for anyone to take And when I tried to help I only made it worse Don't hang around - I am a curse So I apologize ,For the inconvenience Oh, I apologize

Imagine one day Just losing your way You cry out in vain Imagine the pain Talk to a friend Forget it's the end Rewire your brain Imagine the pain Imagine the pain All that is hidden down below The secret remains That you will never really know When everyone's gone Go back to square one Go slowly insane Imagine the pain You never know why You still have to try For capital gain Imagine the pain Imagine the pain All that is hidden down below The secret remains That you will never really know

It's the end of the world as we know it But you never knew it all that well If you can't have just what you wish for You choose a lifetime in hell So I said Hey now, can I have the last dance? Hey now, can I have the last dance? There's music in the air And we've all got blood on our hands. When you walked the path to justice Looks like you took a wrong turn When against your great convictions Human life is no concern So I said Hey now, can I have the last dance? Hey now, can I have the last dance? There's music in the air And we've all got blood on our hands

No comfort zone It isn't even close An adventure like this one I never chose I look around There's nothing left at all So now when the line is dead Who do you call? Save me Could someone save me? I wonder Does anyone Even know Just how it's done? It won't be long Till I'm overcome by fear I could face this on my own If only you were here Save me Could someone save me? I wonder Does anyone Even know Just how it's done?

Fooled again By the same old trick They always know What makes us tick We're fooled again I know We should have learned by now Whatever happens Don't give in to hate But then I can't imagine how That's what we did And now it's much too late Fooled again By the same old trick They always know What makes us tick We're fooled again And so That is the way we start It all goes bad And worsens over time And we Supposed to be so smart Still ending up Partners in their crime Fooled again By the same old trick They always know What makes us tick We're fooled again

You never told your secrets So no one ever heard But even from your silence I knew every word I knew every single word The past is kind of funny The future makes you scared But now you'd like to tell me That you never cared That you never really cared Did you ever notice That you still feel alone Did you ever wonder When will you be coming home? We live between the moments Uncertain what they'll bring I ask you what's the matter You tell me "Everything" You tell me "Simply everything" Did you ever notice That you still feel alone? Did you ever wonder When will you be coming home?

You didn't catch The rising sun And now you never will You missed the point And now it's gone But you still have time to kill Let every second Last a lifetime Who can say If it comes round again Let every motion Stop forever And let me feel it Till I say when Till I say when When every move Is much too fast You'll have nowhere to go The only way To make it last Is going far too slow Let every second Last a lifetime Who can say If it comes round again Let every motion Stop forever And let me feel it Till I say when Till I say when

We all need directions To walk upon this earth And when we count our blessings Who can tell what they are worth? I tried my best to tell you But the words are not my own We can come together But each of us remains alone And we can't be sure what we're doing So we all just have to pretend And we all feel lost in the darkness Knowing that's where we go in the end I'll be in the garden Looking at the sky I hear you ask what happens But my question is always why And we can't be sure what we're doing So we all just have to pretend And we all feel lost in the darkness Knowing that's where we go in the end

Years ago I felt so strong And I knew How to play this game It's been a while Now the time has come For you To feel the same 'Cause you You will survive me One day you will take Everything I had Yes, you You will survive me And you should know I'm fine with that I lost my voice And you who will be here After me Will sing a different song Should I complain Or even try to disagree You'll live to prove me wrong 'Cause you You will survive me One day you will take Everything I had Yes, you You will survive me And you should know I'm fine with that

You point the finger, you place the blame But your mistake's forever the same You throw accusations on me But I'm not the one that you take me to be I promise you now and you must understand: That's not the kind of person I am That's not the kind of person I am I never did the things that I should Most of the time i was up to no good All that I did and all that I said Doesn't matter at all - you should just forget I'll say it again just as loud as I can That's not the kind of person I am That's not the kind of person I am There is a secret that you'll never know Hidden away where no one will go All the bad just happens to hide All the good I'm holding inside A shadow of the invisible man That's the kind of person I am

I Keep Walking by State of Mind

Such a lovely party With all the laughter and the cheer We seem to have forgotten Those who can't be here The lonely are invisible In ways we'll never know We never see them coming round Never notice when they go Walking past a closed door You wonder what's inside Whatever could have happened That just made them want to hide The lonely are invisible In ways we'll never know We never see them coming round Never notice when they go

He stepped into the spotlight I could hear the crowd go wild Then he looked down at me And told me with a smile I came from nothing I didn't have a clue I was such a mess But I knew just what to do I rose above it I rose above myself I rose above Every law of nature Anyone can do it Anyone can do it So why can't you? Who needs talent When you have opportunities? If you fake it well You can make it just like me I rose above it I rose above myself I rose above Every law of nature Anyone can do it Anyone can do it So why can't you?

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Kim Bülow Bonfils of State of Mind talks about "Chorus of Disapproval", the band in general, and more on the Toby Gribben show.

Ethanol by State of Mind

So once again I thought of you I shouldn't do that anymore I was so in love I guess you never knew I watched you walking out the door All I have to say I never knew the way And all this time You wanted me to stay I threw it all away Running in the human race We're all supposed to work it out But how could I ever find my place So afraid and full of doubt? All I have to say I never knew the way And please Don't ask if I'm okay I won't tell you anyway You know I can hardly wait And I hope that you won't mind I'm only glad that now the time is getting late And nothing left for me to find All I have to say I never knew the way You saw me wasting every day Now I feel no need to stay All I have to say I never learned the way And all this time You wanted me to stay I threw it all away

Twilight Of The Gods by State of Mind

This Song by State of Mind

Out Of My Comfort Zone by State of Mind

More Than Meets The Eye by State of Mind

No One At All by State of Mind

There was a time when you pretended not to care And then one day you found that you weren't really there When you were disappointed and did not even cry When someone left you and you didn't ask them why You feel nostalgia for an age that's never been I can remember every place I've never seen If you promise me that all will stay the same I'll just turn around and leave the way I came And you know ... Life takes a lot Of getting used to And in the end you get used to much more Than you really should You can take my word or you can prove me wrong You made a lot of plans and dropped them one by one There is a special place that waits for those who dare But here is where you end up if you don't go åanywhere At all Life takes a lot Of getting used to And in the end you get used to much more Than you really should

This wagon rolls I'd like to know This wagon rolls Where will it go? Where this wagon's Bound to go Scares me more Than the Hell I know I never knew The reason why But now I'm here I might as well try I used to go To the moon and back This wagon stays On the beaten track I used to go Till I was far, far gone Now I'm stuck right here And it's not much fun As the wagon rolls I'm stuck right here What shall I use To drown this fear As the wagon rolls Please tell me when Will I ever see God again?

Won't last forever One day it's gone You'd better catch it while it's out September sun I never worried I had my fun Until I saw it hanging low September sun It's not impressive  What I have done You see so clearly in the light Of the September sun

You hurt the one you love And now I am a mess If I could choose I'd try a little tenderness But you don't work that way As time has clearly shown Am I that afraid to be alone? I feel a sadness Whenever we're apart But when we're together You really break my heart Don't say you love me Just tell me when you don't Am I that afraid to be alone? Some things never change The rest just stay the same You'll have it all your way And I will take the blame. I feel the urge to leave But you know that I wont. Am I that afraid to be alone? With you I feel a solitude Like I have never known Am I that afraid to be alone?

Before I give up The question you've got Why should I give up? Well, why should I not? Before I give up I'd like you to know You may want me to stay But please let me go Before I give up I look at myself What could you have done? No way you could help Before I give up For better or worse It looks like a choice It feels like a curse Before I give up I'd just like to say It's okay It's okay It's okay

You cry for the underdog The injustice that you see You despise the criminal Who's not like you and me We follow all the rules If not, we take the blame But where does that leave anyone Who doesn't feel the same Feel sorry for the psychopath Feel sorry for the one who lost control Feel sorry for the psycopath Feel sorry for a broken souløö You remember those who suffered Remember those who died Consider the destruction But did you ever try To feel sorry for the psychopath Feel sorry for the one who lost control Feel sorry for the psycopath Feel sorry for a broken soul

The Robots (Kraftwerk Cover) by State of Mind

You bought the leading tourist guide To take along with you And that's how you decided Everything you'd see and do But hidden in the side streets Out the corner of your eye You could just make out the locals Living real lives. You followed the path You did everything right But in the end you missed it all And only saw the sights The career that you've chosen Is what made you a star You got the house, you got the wife You got the biggest car But as the night grows darker And your eyesight starts to fade You begin to question The choices that you made You followed the path You did everything right But in the end you missed it all And only saw the sights You never lost your way You never lost your way

When I find myself in trouble And no help is on the way When I find I have to struggle To get through another day When the odds are stacked against me and all hope is gone When I realize there's nothing to be done I write a fucking song Write a fucking song Wrote it for myself Now I'm singing it for you I write a fucking song I've turned my back on anyone Who really needs my help I hope you realize I couldn't even help myself Nothing lasts forever Everything will break Please don't expect me To fix my own mistakes I write a fucking song Write a fucking song Wrote it for myself Now I'm singing it for you I write a fucking song Is anyone listening Is anyone listening At all? I write a fucking song

Numbers Station by State of Mind

It was not important What you forgot to do Now it sticks forever Like a bad tattoo You let it slip Slip right through your fingers Slip out of your life You let it slip From the first time that I saw you I knew our love would last We used to have a future Now we don't even have a past I let it slip Slip right through my fingers Slip out of my life I let you slip I dreamed of great achievements My luck would never stop I dreamed I could do anything Then I woke up And found I'd let it slip Slip right through my fingers Slip out of my life I let it slip

Everything I know and struggle hard to say Was written long ago In the most perfect way Do we need a whole lot more Of all that came before? Everything comes back again You don’t know how You don’t know when Everything comes back again But you don’t recognize it You don’t recognize it I had this great idea To change the world and change my ways But then I woke up here Stuck once more in Groundhog Day My triumphs and defeats Forever on repeat Everything comes back again You don’t know how You don’t know when Everything comes back again But you don’t recognize it You don’t recognize it

Best dream I ever had Tonight Tonight It was a world that I could hardly recognize I faced the truth and didn't have to tell you lies I was welcome by the many friends I'd made And as I met them I was not at all afraid Best dream I ever had Tonight Tonight And anytime I heard somebody call my name I knew for certain I was not accused or blamed No one told me that I had to get more tough Or made me feel I was not nearly good enough  Best dream I ever had Tonight Tonight My every urge to self-destruct was gone I felt I had not disappointed everyone It seemed to be like me was not a crime Like my entire life was not a waste of time So good it made me feel There was no way it could be real

So - what exactly is a vocoder - and how does it work? In this episode of "Stories from the Studio", Kim Bülow Bonfils offers an introduction to a classic piece of music technology.

In 2010, State of Mind released a single pop song lasting 18 minutes. In this episode of "Stories from the Studio", Kim Bülow Bonfils walks you through the construction of the track.

No Reason to Feel Bitter by State of Mind

I woke up on the floor today Still can't remember why Would if I could But I'm too bored to try You talk as if I couldn't hear You even raise your voice You talk as if we really had a choice You think it hurts to say goodbye It's worse if you don't even try We're in motion But we'd better take it slow 'Cause we've nowhere left to go After all And if you found that you could change Turn into someone new opWould it be strange To stay the same old you? You think it's hard to change your mind It's worse for those you left behind We're in motion But we'd better take it slow 'Cause we've nowhere left to go After all You think it hurts to say goodbye It's worse if you don't even try We're in motion But we'd better take it slow 'Cause we've nowhere left to go After all

Kim Bülow Bonfils introduces State of Mind's Howard Hughes-themed concept album "Importance of the Work at Hand" - a unique work using only original memo from Hughes himself as song lyrics.

Here's all you threw away And this is what it's bound to bring This is where you are today You don't recognize a thing You never told a lie But never knew if you were right Tell me - when you close your eyes Do you see the light? Ah - ah - ah

You say you want to stay with me I only wonder why If I can't make it worth your while How can I even try When I feel confused and lost And don"t know what to do The man who failed at everything Is proud to be with you Life has not been good to you And I just wasted mine In some way I imagine That makes us two of a kind Until we get back on your feet And that may be a while The man who failed at everything Just wants to make you smile I'm not making plans for us I never learned to live I'm running out of money And I've nothing else to give You tell me that you love me Though I can't believe it's true The man who failed at everything Will try his best at love

In this, the first spoken word entry on the State of Mind podcast, Kim Bülow Bonfils of State of Mind takes you through the production of a sonic experiment that ended up as the single "Stutter" (2013). Yes, Autotune was involved - but in a rather unconventional way.

Each day goes by Like the one before But not like the one before At all We'd like to think When we are here no more We'll meet somewhere and talk About before So we pretend Though it makes no sense Oh, how we believe In memory Oh, how we believe In memory In memory We have it all All there ever is But still we like to think There's more than this So we have heard Though it's just absurd Oh, how we believe In memory Oh, how we believe In memory In memory

Lying in the dark silence all around This lonely beating heart Is the only sound I don't want to be here Can't go on anyhow If you just stopped beating You could stop it now Don't want this to go on Didn't even want to start Still it keeps on beating This heart - my heart

Never Want to Go Home Again by State of Mind

Two months in a Sunday Three nights in a row This could have been something Now we'll never know It could have been magic So why did it break? Did you do it on purpose? Was it just a mistake? Could you tell me how it feels To always need much more than you can take? Did you ever wish you could Remember how it felt to be awake? I've been waiting here for you To regret you were the one who ran away When I say we need to talk Doesn't mean that I have anything to say Two months in a Sunday Three nights in a row This could have been something Now we'll never know It could have been magic So why did it break? Did you do it on purpose? Was it just a mistake?

When you've got no one else I'd like to help When people get you down I'll be around If you lose your way I'll let you stay When all is lost I'll calculate the cost But there's one thing you should know I don't glow I don't glow I'll never glow When it gets too much You'll feel my gentle touch When you can take no more I'll hold the door When it all falls down I'll applaud the clown If you want to die You can tell me why But there's one thing you should know I don't glow I don't glow I'll never glow

Now you went a bridge too far You're never coming home again You know exactly where you are But never could remember when What hasn't happened yet You can't forget Rendered obsolete Rendered obsolete It was only there and back But you another hundred miles And when in the end you crack It never seems to be a smile And turning back You fade to black Rendered obsolete Rendered obsolete

I don't know where I'm going. You are the road And the knower of the road More than maps More than love. (Words by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī)