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Ranging from tender to anthemic, Jets Under Fire’s sensibility and melodic, piano-driven style will definitely garner them comparisons to brit sensations like Keane, Travis, and the Verve. However, the band’s music is also shaped by Smashing Pumpkins, The Beatles, and the Beach Boys.
That being said, just one listen to their third release, Kingdoms, makes it obvious the band is informed by their influences, not confined. Built around Jason Poe’s emotive vocals, Jets Under Fire’s songs are unflinchingly introspective and penetratingly beautiful. What’s more is that Poe has that rare ability to suck the audience into his world, making it all but impossible not to hang silently on every note at one of their dramatic live performances. Poe’s delivery of lyrics like “Baby, I feel just like a fool,” and “All I need is a piece of solid ground,” is so honest and devoid of posturing that before you know it you’ve dug up these feelings and you’re experiencing them as you listen. This phenomenon is obvious to anybody who has ever seen the band live. It’s not uncommon to hear total silence when the band drops away during a bridge leaving only Poe’s words sung in his unmistakable, heartbreaking way. And in a city where people see live music to catch up with wayward friends, make new ones, and generally socialize, that speaks volumes about the band’s connection with its fans. Great songwriting, showmanship, and good old-fashioned hard work have done much to create the loyal fan base they now boast, but it’s Jason Poe’s ability to really make you experience the world through him that makes Jets Under Fire so hard to dismiss as just another brit pop band.

Jets Under Fire began as the solo project of Jason Poe, front man for The Professional Americans. The project started as a fit of creative fury after a job loss in 2002 and progressed slowly over the next three years. First came the Dave Bazan-inspired Promises, which was written as a linear concept album in 2002 and recorded in a small storm shelter in Southwest Missouri two years later. Poe’s bitter sweet melodies and emotive lyrics exploring the ideas of self-righteousness and forgiveness helped create a small but loyal fan base after the record was released the same year.

Jets Under Fire’s second release, The Winter EP, came in December 2004 and showcased a much more complete adaptation of Poe’s vision. Unlike the quiet, acoustic reverie of Promises, the new work was piano-driven and included a full band. Though some of the songs still boasted the quiet side of Jets Under Fire fans had come to love, the more bombastic tunes like All the Sad Songs and the fact that Poe played all the instruments, produced, and recorded the EP himself, garnered him a new level respect from his peers. In July 2005, Jason's full-time band, The Professional Americans, relocated to Austin, TX to try their luck in the legendary music scene. Despite promising label interest, The Professional Americans began to suffer from a lack of solidarity and within a year the members had gone their separate ways. Poe no longer had any reason to ignore the momentum Jets Under Fire had gained over the last three years and he set out to put together a set of players that could bring his music to life. Featuring drummer Corbin Petersen (formally of The Professional Americans) and bass player Todd Meador (formally of Cord), Jets Under Fire is now a recognizable name in the Austin music scene and is poised to go much, much further.

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Band Members:
Jason Poe - Vocals/Guitar
Corbin Petersen - Drums/Vocals
Todd Meador- Bass/Vocals
Stu Smtih-Guitar

Ships On The Sea
Jets Under Fire Lyrics

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Tragedy is coming for you,
And it's coming for me
Baby is it destiny?
We have trouble believing
It's meant to be

Don't miss the forest around
For the trees on the ground

Is it hard to believe?
When the wind blows
We're falling like leaves
Do you feel like we're free?
Because the truth is
We're just ships on the sea

Hang around
Hold to the moment
Let it carry you down
Babe you've gotta hang around
And drink in the tragic
With the hope that I've found

You can't see a line in the clouds
When you're drifting about

Is it hard to believe?
When the wind blows
We're falling like leaves
Do you feel like we're free?
Because the truth is
We're just ships on the sea

Tell me the truth now love
Tell me I'm all mixed up
Tell me the true now love
Tell me that I've lost my head
And made it up

Let it be
The ache in my soul
Well it's old news to me
Let it be

Is it hard to believe?
Because the truth is
We're just ships on the sea

Are you drifting like me?

Because the truth is
We're just ships on the sea

Overall Meaning

The song "Ships on the Sea" by Jets Under Fire is a reflection on the uncertainty of life and the inevitability of tragedy. The lyrics express a sense of resignation to one's fate and a search for meaning in the face of this impending tragedy. The opening lines of the song state, "Tragedy is coming for you, / And it's coming for me," which sets a somber tone for the rest of the song. The singer questions whether their predicament is destiny, but ultimately they cannot find a satisfactory answer.

The verses are punctuated by a chorus that compares their situation to being adrift on the sea. The chorus emphasizes the lack of control they have over their lives and the transitory nature of their existence. Despite the metaphorical image of being "ships on the sea," the singer finds solace in the moment and encourages their partner to do the same. The spoken line "Hang around / Hold to the moment / Let it carry you down / Babe you've gotta hang around" emphasizes the importance of living in and cherishing the present.

The song also features a spoken word section where the singer asks their partner to tell them the truth about their situation. The final lines of the song reinforce the sentiment of the chorus, that everyone is drifting in life and ultimately cannot avoid the tragedies that come their way. The line "Because the truth is / We're just ships on the sea" is a quiet but poignant reminder of our impermanence.

Line by Line Meaning

Tragedy is coming for you,
An unfortunate event is on its way towards you,

And it's coming for me
And it's also coming towards me

Baby is it destiny?
Is this fate or mere coincidence?

We have trouble believing
We find it hard to believe

It's meant to be
That this was preordained to happen

Don't miss the forest around
Do not fail to see the larger picture

For the trees on the ground
Because of being distracted by small details

When the wind blows
At a time of turmoil

We're falling like leaves
We're being blown around without control

Do you feel like we're free?
Do you feel like we're in charge of our own lives?

Because the truth is
The reality is