-Nick Johnson: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
-Nate Gangelhoff: Bass
-Jeff Matika: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
-Dan Elston-Jones: Drums
Calling Station
Banner Pilot Lyrics
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It's like I never go to sleep I just lay in bed.
No dreams. It keeps me up.
In an airport ball at midnight.
Waiting for our plane to come.
Waiting 'til we see this moonlight done.
Until the morning sun.
We're on our way as we hit the ground,
And we find ourselves on plane two.
Hard rain is pouring down,
But if we're fast we'll catch the light rail.
Gaining speed, and with every turn,
We hold our breath. And we never learn our,
Left from right and our right from wrong.
And I wonder if they'll notice that we've gone.
As we ride on out past the county line.
We've got this moon light.
No stop lights to slow us down.
We can leave it on the line.
And the world is mine. Never slip away.
And lines around our face might not fade.
I won't look back as we make this get away.
Train light, it keeps me up.
Keep on staring out this window.
A late storm is drying out.
It's showing cracks across the pavement.
Out by the setting sun.
We'll gaze out with a clearer view.
And we look for signs in nothing.
Crap show. A silver moon.
Now I know that that means something.
Gaining speed, and with every turn,
We hold our breath. And we never learn our,
Left from right and our right from wrong.
And I wonder if they'll notice that we've gone.
As we ride on out past the county line.
We've got this moon light.
No stop lights to slow us down.
We can leave it on the line.
And the world is mine. Never slip away.
And lines around our face might not fade.
I won't look back as we make this get away.
We don't owe you a goddamn thing.
What you got so you won't get any more from me.
I'm done watching the clock inside.
Tick away every second 'til I bleed dry.
We'll get by.
We don't owe a goddamn thing.
What you got so you won't get any more from me.
We're miles away from all that now.
From the year that grays the frozen ground.
We'll fly down past division street,
And I see that you finally fell asleep.
I think we just hit a stop.
The song “Calling Station” by Banner Pilot is about escaping the mundane routine of daily life, with the singer yearning for adventure and a change of pace. The song starts with a scene where the singer is with someone who has a sleeping problem, and they are waiting for their plane in an airport lounge at midnight. The person he’s with tells him that they can’t sleep, and they just lay in bed, they don’t dream, and it keeps them awake.
The next part of the song is about the adventure that the singer is hoping to go on with this person. As they are flying to their next destination, they find themselves on plane two, and it’s raining heavily. They are rushing to catch a light rail and make it out of town, hoping no one will notice they’re gone. As they leave the city behind, with the moonlight illuminating their path, they feel like they can leave everything from their old life behind and escape to a new adventure.
The chorus of the song emphasizes this desire to escape and leave everything behind, with lyrics such as “the world is mine,” “never slip away,” and “I won't look back as we make this getaway.” The last part of the song is about leaving behind the things that have held them back or kept them tied to their old life. They don’t owe anyone anything, and they are miles away from all that now. As they fly down past the division street, the person who couldn’t sleep finally falls asleep, and they feel like they’ve hit a stop, as if they have reached their destination.
Line by Line Meaning
She rubber her eyes, and faked a smile for me, and said
She tried to appear happy but she's not feeling it, and told me
It's like I never go to sleep I just lay in bed.
She can't fall asleep, so she spends the night in bed without dreaming
We're on our way as we hit the ground,
As we arrive, we start our journey towards somewhere new
And we find ourselves on plane two.
We change planes for the next part of our trip
Hard rain is pouring down,
The weather is bad and it's raining heavily
But if we're fast we'll catch the light rail.
We hope to catch a train to our destination quickly
Lines around our face might not fade.
The effects of our journey, including stress and fatigue, might stay with us for a while
We don't owe you a goddamn thing.
We don't have any obligation or responsibility towards someone else
What you got so you won't get any more from me.
Whatever you received from me is all you're going to get
I'm done watching the clock inside.
I'm tired of constantly checking the time and counting down the minutes
We're miles away from all that now.
We've put some distance between us and our past, and we're moving on
From the year that grays the frozen ground.
From a harsh winter that leaves everything lifeless
And I see that you finally fell asleep.
I notice that my companion has managed to fall asleep
I think we just hit a stop.
I believe that we've arrived at our destination
Contributed by Aubrey O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.