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.
Further North
Jets to Brazil Lyrics
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Thank god for no phone call.
Just snow and a fire.
December endings and since you sent me things, I just feel further north.
This year took ten years to tell me that I'm alone again.
Everything here's about to break.
I'm one inch from all that I can take,
And it's beautiful and sad, but it's all that I have.
I'll be the husband with a book for a bride.
Tonight, let's stay inside.
I could play guitar.
I've got so many songs that you never heard,
And they weren't about you.
I won't change a word just because you're gone.
The trees creak with arthritic arms.
Brittle in their powdered bark.
Blue moon light, I can't cry right, but I miss you tonight.
Everything here's about to break.
I'm one inch from more than I can take,
And it's beautiful and sad, but it's all that I have.
So tonight, I'll stay inside.
There are things that I'd like to try with you, but I stay inside.
Tonight, I'll stay inside.
I could play guitar.
The lyrics to Jets to Brazil's "Further North" depict a sense of solitude and loneliness during the cold and desolate winter months. The singer finds refuge in the stillness and quietness of the snow-covered landscape, far away from the chaos of the outside world. However, this isolation also brings a sense of pain and longing, as memories of lost love haunt the singer. The line "since you sent me things, I just feel further north" suggests that the gifts or gestures of the past have only served to accentuate the distance between the two individuals. The singer is resigned to the fact that they are alone again, and despite the breathtaking beauty of the winter, there is an underlying sadness and despair.
The singer suggests that they could have tried new things with their loved one, but instead, they are left with their guitar as their only companion. The use of music as a form of solace is seen as the singer states, "I've got so many songs that you never heard, and they weren't about you. I won't change a word just because you're gone." By refusing to alter their craft, the singer is expressing a sense of defiance and a refusal to allow their former love to have control over their creativity.
Line by Line Meaning
The road tonight is cold with ice and no cars pass by.
The road is deserted and dangerous, but I'm kind of glad because I don't want to deal with anyone right now.
Thank god for no phone call.
I'm happy that no one is reaching out to me for once.
Just snow and a fire.
I'm alone in the cold and dark, but at least I have warmth and a bit of beauty.
December endings and since you sent me things, I just feel further north.
Winter is normally tough for me, but now that you're gone and we're in December, I feel even more isolated and desolate.
This year took ten years to tell me that I'm alone again.
It feels like a decade has passed since I last felt true companionship, and this year has just cemented that feeling.
Everything here's about to break.
I feel like things are on the verge of falling apart in my life and in the world around me.
I'm one inch from all that I can take,
I'm at my breaking point.
And it's beautiful and sad, but it's all that I have.
Despite the melancholy mood and hardships, I still find a kind of beauty and value in my solitary existence.
So tonight, let's stay inside.
I don't want to deal with the harsh outside world; let's just stay in and be cozy.
I'll be the husband with a book for a bride.
I'll just spend the night with my imagination and something to read, since I don't have a partner or friend to spend it with.
I could play guitar.
I have a creative outlet I can turn to in times of solitude.
I've got so many songs that you never heard,
I have an untold creative life beyond my past relationship.
And they weren't about you.
These songs are my own, and not about anyone else's experiences or influence.
I won't change a word just because you're gone.
I won't alter my art or voice simply because someone I was close to has left me.
The trees creak with arthritic arms.
Even nature is aging and struggling to survive.
Brittle in their powdered bark.
The trees are fragile and fragile-looking, unable to hold up under harsh conditions.
Blue moon light, I can't cry right, but I miss you tonight.
The moon's eerie light makes me feel like crying, but I can't quite manage it. However, I still feel the ache of missing my past love.
Everything here's about to break.
My emotional state and the world around me are both at a point of almost-collapse.
I'm one inch from more than I can take,
I feel like I'm even closer to my limit than before.
And it's beautiful and sad, but it's all that I have.
I still find a strange joy and meaning in the sadness and simplicity of my solitary life.
So tonight, I'll stay inside.
I'll continue to retreat inward rather than confront the hardships outside.
There are things that I'd like to try with you, but I stay inside.
I have desires and longings, but they remain unfulfilled due to my isolation.
Tonight, I'll stay inside.
I'll keep myself company and try to make the most of the night from within my own mind and home.
I could play guitar.
My guitar is still here, waiting for me to make something out of my sorrow and solitude.
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