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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
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Jets Under Fire Lyrics
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We can lie here on the grass
We can contemplate the end
But baby when it comes what'll we do then
We can say we know it all
We can say we're ten feet tall
But when it comes down to the end
Cause we want something to make us feel
And we want something to let us heal
And we want something to make us real
Baby I'm afraid you just won't find it here
We can talk about the autumn rain
Into the streams from where it came
We can search for modern life
But baby you are here and then you die
Cause we want something to make us feel
And we want something to let us heal
And we want something to make us real
Baby I'm afraid you just won't find it here
Baby what has been
Will surely be again
Back and forth
Babe there's nothing new
And nothing you can do
To change it all
Cause we want something to make us feel
And we want something to let us heal
And we want something to make us real
Baby I'm afraid
Baby I'm afraid
Baby I'm afraid you just won't find it here
The Jets Under Fire's song, The End, tackles the themes of mortality and the human desire for meaning and purpose in life. The lyrics showcase the band's contemplative and introspective side as they reflect on the futility of life and the inevitability of death. The opening lines, "We can sit here and chew the fat, we can lie here on the grass" present a sense of idle time and a lack of direction in life. The idea of "contemplating the end" and questioning what one would do when death finally comes introduces a somber and reflective tone to the song.
The band acknowledges the human struggle to find meaning in life and achieve a sense of self-realization. The lyrics "Cause we want something to make us feel, and we want something to let us heal, and we want something to make us real" express this desire for something greater than ourselves. However, the song emphasizes that this search for meaning and purpose is often futile, with no guarantee of finding what we are searching for. The line "Baby, I'm afraid you just won't find it here" emphasizes the band's message that true fulfillment and meaning may be elusive.
The song's chorus beautifully ties together the band's main themes. The repetition of "Cause we want something to make us feel, and we want something to let us heal, and we want something to make us real" emphasizes the human desire for a sense of purpose, hope, and something to strive for. The final lines, "Baby, I'm afraid you just won't find it here" drive home the message that the search for meaning and purpose in life is not easy and elusive, and that we may never find what we're searching for.
Line by Line Meaning
We can sit here and chew the fat
We can converse causally
We can lie here on the grass
We can relax and lay down
We can contemplate the end
We can ponder about the final moments
But baby when it comes what'll we do then
But when faced with the end, what will our course of action be
We can say we know it all
We can pretend to be knowledgeable
We can say we're ten feet tall
We can boast about our accomplishments
But when it comes down to the end
But when the end is near
Baby when it comes what'll we do then
Baby, what actions will we take when faced with the end
Cause we want something to make us feel
Because we desire something to evoke emotions
And we want something to let us heal
And we seek something to help us recover
And we want something to make us real
And we crave something to give us a sense of reality
Baby I'm afraid you just won't find it here
I fear that you will not find what you seek here
We can talk about the autumn rain
We can have a conversation about the fall rain
Into the streams from where it came
About where the rain flow goes into the river
We can search for modern life
We can attempt to find the modern way of life
But baby you are here and then you die
But eventually, you will be here and then pass away
Baby what has been
Dear, whatever happened in the past
Will surely be again
Will undoubtedly repeat
Back and forth
Repeated cycle
Babe there's nothing new
Honey, there is nothing unique
And nothing you can do
And nothing you can attempt to do
To change it all
To alter the course of events
Baby I'm afraid you just won't find it here
I am apprehensive that you will not be able to find what you are looking for here
Cause we want something to make us feel
Because we yearn for something that can elicit emotions
And we want something to let us heal
And we want something that can assist us in recovering
And we want something to make us real
And we want to experience something that can make us feel existent
Baby I'm afraid
I'm sorry to say, dear
Baby I'm afraid
I'm hesitant to inform you
Baby I'm afraid you just won't find it here
Baby, what you seek will not be within reach here
Contributed by Adalyn Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.