In 2007, musicians Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso agreed to meet on the set of the Hannah Montana TV show, in which Mason's brother, Mitchel Musso, and Trace's half sister, Miley Cyrus, star together. Hitting it off, they soon discussed their love for cheerful pop rock. Sharing musical interests, they decided to form a band. Shortly thereafter, Cyrus recruited Blake Healy from Synthetic Joy as a keyboardist and bassist.
Trace soon dedicated himself to being the lead guitarist as well as a co-vocalist. Mason is the main singer and guitarist, having a nice vocal rapport with Trace. Mason notably sang the track "Seventeen Forever", which Metro Station released on their MySpace page to underground acclaim. The track gained the attention of percussionist Anthony Improgo, who was soon added as the band's drummer.
Their popularity on MySpace Music grew, topping the "MySpace Music Unsigned Bands" chart. An intern in Columbia Records' special 'Walking Eye' program discovered the band while looking through the MySpace charts, and they were signed shortly thereafter. In the July 2007 issue of music magazine 'Alternative Press', Metro Station was notably listed as one of the "22 Best Underground Bands (That Likely Won't Stay Underground for Long)".
The band released their self-titled debut studio album in September 2007. The album had two related singles released, "Kelsey" and "Control", but both failed to chart, although with higher sales of the album later on both became more popular. Though criticized for being overly derivative of previous electropop groups. 'Metro Station' received some positive critical reviews.
The release of the band's third single, "Shake It". in March 2008 proved to be the magic moment. As the weeks passed, the song grabbed the band a significant amount of commercial exposure, hiking up into the top-ten of three U.S. charts. Specifically, "Shake It" peaked at #3 on Hot Digital Songs, #9 in the Pop 100, #10 in the Billboard Hot 100 and also at #20 in the Hot Dance Airplay chart. The success of the song also affected album sales, the album charting nine months later in 2008 at #43 in the Billboard 200, #1 Top Electronic Albums, and #2 in the Top Heatseekers. The song has since been RIAA certified as double-platinum.
Since breaking through commercially, Metro Station has toured with numerous bands such as We The Kings, Boys Like Girls, Valencia, Cobra Starship and Good Charlotte. They toured with Boys Like Girls, Good Charlotte and The Maine for the popular 'Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008' events, which meant opening for bands such as Simple Plan. However, Blake Healy and Anthony Improgo ended up deciding to leave the band.
The group also contributed a song to Tim Burton's 2010 re-imagining of 'Alice In Wonderland', putting into the related soundtrack the tune Where's My Angel". Yet things had come between the band members over the years. In March 2010, they decided to call it quits after many disputes arising.
Metro Station reformed in May 2011, and they released a new song titled "Ain't So High" with plans to release a new album. At that point, the band only consisted of Mason Musso with Blake Healy and Anthony Improgo contributing instruments and production. Over the past several years, the band's future has been very much in flux.
On August 13, 2014, Cyrus returned to the band, four years after previously leaving. Shortly after Cyrus' return, the band released a new single titled "Love & War" and announced the band's inclusion on The Outsiders Tour, which consisted of The Ready Set, The Downtown Fiction, and Against The Current. On October 28, 2014, the band released the music video for a single "She Likes Girls". On October 14, 2014, the group released an EP titled Gold.
On June 30, 2015, the band released a new album, Savior. The album features 18 tracks, including the single "Getting Over You" featuring Ronnie Radke.
Metro Station has announced that the band is in the process of recording an acoustic album.
In 2017, the band announced they were breaking up.
Every Time I Touch You
Metro Station Lyrics
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Can’t keep my eyes off you
Let’s set this off right now
Take this the whole night through
Can't wait one minute more
Let’s take it somewhere else
Girl, I don’t mean to push
But I can’t help myself
So let’s turn it up, turn it up
So I can turn you on
Because every time I touch you, oh oh
I gotta get your body, heart, and soul
And every time I touch you, oh oh
Girl, you know I’ll never let you go
Never gonna stop, I'm gonna make you rock, oh!
C’mon, let it drop, I'm gonna make it pop
Because every time I touch you, oh oh
Every time I touch, touch you
Let me touch, touch you, oh!
I got that one-track mind
I move too fast, go slow
I’ll take it down, down, down
Until you’re begging for more
I know just what you need
So let me give it to you
C’mon give it up
I know you want this too
So let’s turn it up (turn it up)
So I can turn you on
Because every time I touch you, oh oh
I gotta get your body, heart, and soul
And every time I touch you, oh oh
Girl, you know I’ll never let you go
Never gonna stop, I'm gonna make you rock, oh!
C’mon, let it drop, I'm gonna make it pop
Because every time I touch you, oh oh
Every time I touch, touch you
Let me touch, touch you, oh!
Tell me where to take this
Where are we gonna go?
Let’s change tonight together
You’ll never be alone
Because every time I touch you, oh oh
I gotta get your body, heart, and soul
And every time I touch you, oh oh
Girl, you know I’ll never let you go
Never gonna stop, I'm gonna make you rock, oh!
C’mon, let it drop, I'm gonna make it pop
Because every time I touch you, oh oh
Every time I touch, touch you
Let me touch, touch you, oh!
The lyrics of Metro Station's song "Every Time I Touch You" express a strong attraction and desire towards someone, as the singer cannot keep their hands off of them and cannot take their eyes off of them. The singer wants to take their encounter somewhere else and turns up the intensity to fully enjoy their time together. The singer knows just what their partner needs and is willing to give it to them. The chorus emphasizes the intensity of their encounter, as the singer wants to fully immerse themselves in their partner's body, heart, and soul. They promise to never let their partner go and make them "rock" and "pop" every time they touch them.
The song's lyrics contain a lot of sexual innuendo and suggest a one-night stand or a brief encounter, as opposed to a long-term relationship. The song's fast-paced beat and playful lyrics capture the excitement and thrill of a spontaneous encounter. Moreover, the song's repetitive chorus showcases the singer's obsession with their partner, emphasizing their strong physical attraction to them.
Line by Line Meaning
Can’t keep my hands to myself
I can’t resist touching you
Can’t keep my eyes off you
I can’t stop admiring you
Let’s set this off right now
Let’s get started immediately
Take this the whole night through
Let’s enjoy all night long
Can't wait one minute more
I'm too impatient to wait any longer
Let’s take it somewhere else
Let's go somewhere more private
Girl, I don’t mean to push
I don't want to be too aggressive
But I can’t help myself
But I can’t stop myself from being attracted to you
So let’s turn it up, turn it up
Let's increase the excitement
So I can turn you on
So that I can arouse you
Because every time I touch you, oh oh
Every time I touch you, I feel a strong attraction
I gotta get your body, heart, and soul
I want to fully experience your body, emotions, and personality
Girl, you know I’ll never let you go
I will never let you go
Never gonna stop, I'm gonna make you rock, oh!
I'm going to keep pleasing you until you are ecstatic
C’mon, let it drop, I'm gonna make it pop
Rely on me to make it more exciting
Every time I touch, touch you
I am hooked on touching you
Let me touch, touch you, oh!
Allow me to continue touching you
I got that one-track mind
I am obsessively focused on you
I move too fast, go slow
I want to slow down but my urges drive me fast
I’ll take it down, down, down
I will reduce the intensity when you reach your limit
Until you’re begging for more
Until you crave for more
I know just what you need
I understand what you want
So let me give it to you
Let me pleasure you accordingly
C’mon give it up
Come on and express your desires
I know you want this too
I know you want to experience the same level of excitement
Tell me where to take this
Give me directions on how to please you
Where are we gonna go?
What choices do we have?
Let’s change tonight together
Let's make tonight unforgettable
You’ll never be alone
I'll be with you and never leave you
Contributed by Alex F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
etfboy450
this song is soo good man, im happy mason didnt give up on metro station, if anyones wondering about trace, hes still doing music too hes got his own thing called ashland high its not bad either, hes got two free albums! but shit i cant wait till mason drops this EP
Laura Bodewig
This still doesn't actually beat the great and famous - Shake it.
BUT THIS SONG IS STILL FRICKING AWESOME!!!! XD :3
Zöe
I really respect that they warn people about the lights.
James Dowling
stop hating on this song, it is pretty good. on the other side be happy that mason is making music!!!!
Andrew Butler
im glad he is aswell
Sexual Tyrannosaur
Im would say he sampled the song but the song is so repetitive that its literally what he sampled on loops
Sexual Tyrannosaur
@callie scott Its not the tempo or the beat its the notes the only difference being that they have an electronic sound. If you cant hear the same notes from both songs and same note progression then its pointless discussing it with you.
callie scott
@Sexual Tyrannosaur how?! i literally don't hear it at all? cheryl is a british female singer, fight for this love was popular a long time ago, it is a slow song for her voice and does not have the beat that this song has? They are literally completely different? I really doubt metro station even know who cheryl is, vice versa.
Sexual Tyrannosaur
The song itself is just cheryl coles fight for this love though :/
Sonny Andersson
I really like this sound! It has a positive vibe and I also like this video, it's intense!
I was pretty sad when the band broke up, but I think Mason did the right thing by keeping the name and I think the new sound is actually really good.
Metro Station FTW!