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.
Make Believe
Metro Station Lyrics
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But you dream of him
And pretend every touch of my hand is his
You lead me on
In the same trip
I can tell by your eyes
What you truly feel, oh
After you drink
I take advantage
Of this opportunity
But I lay awake
Thinking of her
And you just put your hands on me
As you have before
I am yours
And you are mine
Just as we go on pretending tonight
We both know
This is make believe
I dont believe you when you said
I swept you off your feet
We'll both fake it
Pretend we'll make it
Make it as we have
With a past lover x2
Close your eyes
And drift fast asleep
As I pleasure you
With my company
My eyes are fake
Because I'm staying awake
How can I sleep dreaming of her with you next to me?
We'll both fake it
Pretend we'll make it
Make it as we have
With a past lover x2
The lyrics of Metro Station's song, Make Believe, speak about the complexities of a relationship where one person's mind is still consumed with the memory of a past lover. The singer expresses his frustration as he sleep with his current partner only for her to dream of her ex and pretend that his touch is that of her past lover. Despite the situation, they both pretend that everything is alright and continue to deceive each other, making their relationship a facade that only exists in their minds.
The singer tries to take advantage of this opportunity but still cannot sleep as he thinks of the woman that still has a hold on his partner's heart. The song speaks about the difficulties of being in a relationship where both parties have not fully let go of their past love for each other. They continue with their make-believe game, hoping to make it work, but deep down, they both know that it's just an illusion.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I sleep with you
I have physical intimacy with you
But you dream of him
You have emotional attachment with someone else
And pretend every touch of my hand is his
You imagine that I am actually that person
You lead me on
You deceive me into believing something different
In the same trip
In the same imagination
I can tell by your eyes
I can sense the truth through your eyes
What you truly feel, oh
What your true emotions are
I tuck you in
I comfort you before sleep
After you drink
After you are intoxicated
I take advantage
I use this chance for physical intimacy
Of this opportunity
Of this moment
But I lay awake
But my mind is still active
Thinking of her
Thinking of someone else
And you just put your hands on me
But you continue to touch me
As you have before
Like you always have done
I am yours
I belong to you
And you are mine
You belong to me
Just as we go on pretending tonight
As we continue this facade currently
We both know
We are both aware
This is make believe
This is imaginary
I dont believe you when you said
I do not trust you when you claimed
I swept you off your feet
I won your heart
We'll both fake it
We will both pretend
Pretend we'll make it
Pretend that we will succeed
Make it as we have
Succeed as we have done before
With a past lover x2
Like we did with our previous partners
Close your eyes
Shut your eyes
And drift fast asleep
Fall asleep quickly
As I pleasure you
As I give you pleasure
With my company
With my presence
My eyes are fake
I am pretending with my eyes
Because I'm staying awake
Since I am staying up
How can I sleep dreaming of her with you next to me?
How can I relax if I'm imagining her being with me instead of you?
Contributed by Aaliyah I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Canizal Viveros Eduardo Alexis
buena rola
DoeMaarGaëlle
Its Just Beautifol <3
wildyouth
@JeaneMulti what are the chords?
Hannah Ehli
love it<3 if u dont like it than y tha fuck are you listenin to it?? nd trace didnt ruin it. its like the best song evurr<3 i love love love metro station =3
Courtney Akers
Trace Dempsey Cyrus did so. The song was relaxing and pretty, then Trace began whispering (cough), I mean, singing. :p
Jake’s Daily Shorts
😲
Robert Soley
wouldve been better just Trace