Together they began working on four-track recordings aided by drum machines until they asked Chris Daly, previously the drummer for Texas Is the Reason, to join them. Daly created the name "Jets to Brazil" (perhaps taken from a poster seen in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's), and the band joined Jade Tree Records in 1997.
It was under Jade Tree that they recorded their first (and, following the successes of their previous bands, highly anticipated) album, Orange Rhyming Dictionary. Following its eventual success they went on to release Four Cornered Night, which introduced the fourth member of the band: former Van Pelt guitarist, Brian Maryansky. In 2002, Jets to Brazil launched their third — and what was to be final — album, Perfecting Loneliness. By 2003 the band had broken up, for unspecified reasons.
Cat Heaven
Jets to Brazil Lyrics
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You had come and taken me to a sea of stars.
The cat stood in the flowers, two ears above.
And the ground that was under me
Was holding me so wonderfully on a bed of leaves
And you were there with me and we were free.
Everything we saw was beautiful and strong and I knew we belonged.
And married us on a bed of stars
Where I was always yours and you were mine.
And in the long black eternity I loved you so perfectly in the words of clouds,
Like a bird sings to his flowers and I was heard.
Everything I saw was everything I'd want
And this world had just begun to live.
Don't wake me up.
I can't wake up from this.
Everyone was forgiven, made hopeful,
Made living, made winning tonight.
So captain please consider me.
Let the boats deliver me when I close my eyes.
Drive captain drive.
It's time for everything to be perfect.
For everything to stop hurting.
Tonight. Don't wake me up.
The first stanza of Jets to Brazil's "Cat Heaven" speaks of a vivid dream that awakens the singer. In this dream, someone takes the singer to a sea of stars. Along the way, they encounter a cat standing in a field of flowers with two ears above it. The ground beneath the singer's feet is made of leaves, and they are together with the individual who led them there. Everything they see is beautiful and strong, and it is clear that they are meant to be there.
As the dream continues, birds come and carry the two to the sky. They are married on a bed of stars, and the singer knows they belong together. The dream lasts out into the "long black eternity" where the singer continues to love the other individual "perfectly in the words of clouds." All that they see is everything the singer wants, and they know that this world has just begun to live.
The final stanza of the song speaks of forgiveness, hope, and winning. The singer addresses the "captain" asking to be delivered via boats to this perfect place. Everything must be perfect, and it should no longer hurt. In this final line, it is clear that the dream was an escape from the difficulties of the real world, and the singer implores the captain not to wake them up.
Line by Line Meaning
In the dream that awakened me,
I had a dream in which I was awaken by you.
You had come and taken me to a sea of stars.
In my dream, you took me to a place filled with beautiful stars.
The cat stood in the flowers, two ears above.
There was a cat standing on the flowers with its ears above the ground.
And the ground that was under me
Was holding me so wonderfully on a bed of leaves
The ground beneath me felt like a marvelous bed of leaves.
And you were there with me and we were free.
You were beside me and we both felt free in that dream world.
Everything we saw was beautiful and strong and I knew we belonged.
Everything in our dream seemed beautiful and powerful, and I felt like it was where we belong.
Then the birds came and carried us to the sky
And married us on a bed of stars
The birds came and took us to the sky where we got married on a bed of stars.
Where I was always yours and you were mine.
Where I belonged to you forever, and you were mine forever.
And in the long black eternity I loved you so perfectly in the words of clouds,
Like a bird sings to his flowers and I was heard.
In the endless void, I loved you perfectly in the form of cloud-shaped words, and it felt like you heard me just like a bird sings to his flowers.
Everything I saw was everything I'd want
And this world had just begun to live.
Everything I saw in that dream was everything I could ever want, and it felt like that world was just created.
Don't wake me up.
I plead you not to interrupt my dream and wake me up.
I can't wake up from this.
I feel like I won't be able to wake up from that wonderful dream.
Everyone was forgiven, made hopeful,
Made living, made winning tonight.
In that dream, everyone felt forgiven, hopeful, lively, and successful.
So captain please consider me.
Let the boats deliver me when I close my eyes.
I wish to be considered by the captain and request that the boats take me away when I fall asleep.
Drive captain drive.
I urge the captain to drive the boat forward with great momentum.
It's time for everything to be perfect.
It feels like the time has come for everything to be perfect.
For everything to stop hurting.
I desire for everything to stop causing pain and suffering.
Tonight. Don't wake me up.
I wish to stay in that dream world tonight and not be woken up.
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