Track 02 · Reason or Fight EP · 2026
A song about the same room, the same view from the hospital bed — and the slow agreement to change the angle, not the walls. To stop fighting yourself.
Cover art · State Of Mind · SWSD Music Production
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SWSD Music Production · 2026
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The Story
State Of Mind is the conversation we have when we're brought back together for the same reasons, again. Same walls, same faces, the same view from the hospital bed. The song's argument is small and difficult: it's not the view that needs to change — it's the angle.
The chorus circles a single sentence — "be kind to one another, although I know, I do" — and the outro asks the question that gives this EP its name. Which part of me is reasoning? Which part of me wants to fight?
It's a song for the long, quiet work of choosing reason — without pretending the fight isn't still in the room.
"Which part of me is reasoning?"
Lyrics · Seven Movements
Here we are again, just you and I
Feeling uncomfortable, no
Face it, difficult to lie
Brought back together
Circumstances repeat
This time it seems, we need to talk
To understand the why
A minimum, together
You and I
It's time to stop the false pretences
Let's sort this
Agree to lower our defences
Not easy given our state of mind
Searching deep to find the answers
Was it all in vain
Not easy given our state of mind
Hours soul-searching, but rejecting the pain
Don't you agree, this time, we can at least try
Be kind to one another, although I know, I do
Not easy given our state of mind
However, this time
You and I, we need to talk
Stop the cycle, the dead end
Confusion
Look, face it
We're back again
The same solution
The cocktail perfusion
Stop
Not easy given our state of mind
Searching deep to find the answers
Was it all in vain
Not easy given our state of mind
Nights soul-searching, but rejecting the pain
Don't you agree, this time, we can at least try
Be kind to one another, although I know, I do
Not easy given our state of mind
Similarities, we see them each time
Same walls, same faces, same view from the hospital bed
But here's the thing
It's not the view that needs to be changed
But the perspective
The angle
We need to stop fighting against ourselves
Let's work this out
After all, the similarities won't change
Oh no
There's only you and I
Who can change
We're in control, if we allow one another in
Let's talk and work things out
Take control of the path we're walking
Because let's face it,
We're walking this path together
And that won't change
Not easy given our state of mind
Searching deep to find the answers
Was it all in vain
Not easy given our state of mind
Nights soul-searching, but rejecting the pain
Don't you agree, this time, we can at least try
Be kind to one another, although I know, I do
Not easy given our state of mind
Although here's the difficult part to understand
With all good intentions and taking a stand,
Speaking to you now, through the words I write,
Which part of me is reasoning?
Which part of me wants to fight?
Lyrics by Shaun Williams · Creative, Artistic & Music Direction by Shaun Williams, S.D. & Richie Atkinson · © 2026 SWSD Music Production
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