This Too Shall Pass
State of Mind returns with a 10-track release – continuing in the melodic and accessible vein of the predecessor “Chorus of Disapproval”.
The album features a multitude of moods – from the folksy “Am I That Afraid to Be Alone?” to the foreboding drone of “Out of My Comfort Zone”.
The production has a more physical and live feel than ever – bringing Kim Bülow Bonfils’ vocals and Morten Barnekov Johansen’s bass work to the fore. An extra layer of texture is added by the harmony vocals – including guest vocalist Lars Vangen Christensen.
Both heartfelt and humorous, the lyrics once again explores the erratic workings of the human mind – including a number of suitably quirky love songs.
State of Mind are:
Kim Bülow Bonfils: Lead vocals, keyboards, guitars, programming
Morten Barnekov Johansen: Bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on “No One at All”
Additional musicians:
Lars Vangen Christensen: Backing vocals on all tracks, electric space piano on “No One at All”
Words and music by Kim Bülow Bonfils
Produced by State of Mind
Mastered by Jan Eliasson, AudioPlanet
Graphic Design by Mark Toxværd from a photo by Benny Meincke Rasmussen
Note for audiophiles: A special 24-bit download version of the album is available ONLY from Bandcamp.
Tracks
- The Lonely Are Invisible
- Twilight of the Gods
- A Million Broken Hearts
- Feel Sorry for the Psychopath
- Out of My Comfort Zone
- Am I that Afraid to Be Alone?
- Let Every Second Last a Lifetime
- Write a Fucking Song
- I Could Never Be What I Could Have Been
- No One at All
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The Lonely Are Invisible
Let’s get together – go and join the others
Now’s the time to celebrate and cheer
Still I wonder do we even bother
About 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
he door is locked – the windows never open
It’s hard to tell who’s tucked away inside
What happened here – how did they get so broken
That all they want to do is hide?
The lonely are invisible
In ways we’ll never know
We never see them coming round
Never notice when they go
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Twilight of the Gods
Anything worth doing
You can do again
I can wait forever
If you tell me when
Doing what they tell you
Is how you get your kicks
Anything is magic
If you know the tricks
Did you ever wonder
Where you are?
Hey – hey
Walk it off
You’ll never beat the odds
Hey – hey
Here it comes
The twilight of the Gods
You used to laugh at money
Now it’s all you’ve got
It’s no use pretending
When you don’t know what
Is it any wonder
That you’re lost
Hey – hey
Walk it off
You’ll never beat the odds
Hey – hey
Here it comes
The twilight of the Gods
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A Million Broken Hearts
This is all it takes
To make a grown man cry
You only had to say goodbye
This is all it takes
To make a fool of me
Like I was always meant to be
There’s a million broken hearts out there
Yours and mine are only two
It makes no sense that anyone should care
But you know I do
This is all it takes
To knock me off my feet
While you never missed a beat
This is all it takes
To make me feel alone
Pretend you’re happy on your own
There’s a million broken hearts out there
Yours and mine are only two
It makes no sense that anyone should care
But you know I do
This is all it takes
To make a grown man cry
You only had to say goodbye
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Feel Sorry for the Psychopath
We know the rules so well
We forget that it’s a game
We only punish those
That surely are to blame
You lock your door at night
When evil walks the land
If you came face to face with evil
You would never understand
Feel sorry for the psychopath
Living a life out of control
If you care enough to take pity on a broken soul
Feel sorry for the psychopath
You cry for those who suffered
Remember those who died
Appalled by the destruction
But did you ever try
To feel sorry for the psychopath
Living a life out of control
If you care enough to take pity on a broken soul
Feel sorry for the psychopath
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Out of My Comfort Zone
Lost in an empty car park
Don’t know which way to go
No one there to help me
No one will ever know
So far away from home
Out of my comfort zone
I’ve forgotten where I came from
And what am I doing here
I want to run and hide forever
But I’m paralyzed by fear
So far away from home
Out of my comfort zone
It’s not the end of the world
It feels much worse than that
It’s not the end of the world
It feels much worse than that
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Am I that Afraid to Be Alone?
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?
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Let Every Second Last a Lifetime
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
It’s time to stop
The Earth from spinning
It’s time to feel
What I felt then
What I felt back then
Some may say
That life goes fast
But it’s all we’ll ever know
And in the end
To make it last
You have to let it go
Let every second
Last a lifetime
Cause who can say
If it comes round again
It’s time to stop
The Earth from spinning
It’s time to feel
What I felt then
Let every second
Last a lifetime
Cause who can say
If it comes round again
It’s time to stop
The Earth from spinning
It’s time to feel
What I felt then
What I felt back then
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Write a Fucking Song
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
I know that I could save the world
If I only had a clue
But I never did
So all I ever do
I write a fucking song
Write a fucking song
I’d do anything else
If I only knew how
But I’m afraid that for now
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
All I ever do you for you
Is sit and watch you break
And when it’s time
To fix my own mistakes
I write a fucking song
Write a fucking song
I’d do anything else
If I only knew how
But I’m afraid that for now
I write a fucking song
Is anyone listening
Is anyone listening
At all?
I write a fucking song
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I Could Never Be What I Could Have Been
This little boy
Got hurt so bad
This little boy lost all he had
This shy young man
Walked into town
I never knew my way around
And all grown up
I had no clue
What I could have done
I never knew
I missed my chance
It’s too late to begin
I could never be what I could have been
No, there’s no way
That I could ever be
What I could have been
And growing old
Too late to know
What to do or where to go
I feel just like
The first time round
When the shy young man walked into town
Because I’m still
That little boy
Who hurt so bad and felt no joy
I missed my chance
It’s too late to begin
I could never be what I could have been
No, there’s no way
That I could ever be
What I could have been
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No One at All
It’s not an unusual story
But this time it happened to me
Exactly the kind of drama
That I never wanted to see
You flew out the door like an angel
I could just stumble and fall
I thought you’d found someone better
But you left me for no one at all
I was expecting to see you
Walk hand in hand down the street
With some amazing new boyfriend
With whom I could never compete
If I heard the voice of a stranger
In the background whenever I call
I’d know that you had replaced me
But you left me for no one at all
You’re not in the arms of a lover
You’re out somewhere all by yourself
At least I don’t have to have to be jealous
It’s funny how that doesn’t help
You could have found someone handsome
Or not so alarmingly tall
You could have married for money
But you left me for no one at all
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