Motion City Soundtrack is an American pop-punk band from Minneapolis, MN. T… Read Full Bio ↴Motion City Soundtrack is an American pop-punk band from Minneapolis, MN. They have released six full-length albums: I Am The Movie (2003), Commit This To Memory (2005), Even If It Kills Me (2007), My Dinosaur Life (2010), Go (2012), and Panic Stations (2015). Their 2005 single "Everything Is Alright" was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2017. They broke up in 2016 but announced a reunion in 2019.

Calling All Cops
Motion City Soundtrack Lyrics

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Calling all cops and autobots,
I hope that you?re still there
Saving victims from the wreckage
Of our wild affairs, such wild affairs.

Copy all cats and acrobats,
I know you don?t play fair,
Slinging sickness through the atmosphere,

Without a care, without a care.

Drowning all dolls in concert halls,
The curtain hits the cast,
They parade like perfect ponies,
But it never lasts, it never lasts.

Sever all ties to satellites
That broadcast worthless words
You're extrapolating nonsense
And it really hurts, it really hurts.

When I?m awake,
I make the same mistakes they make.
When I?m awake,
I can?t escape.

When I?m awake,
I make the same mistakes they make.
And everything just falls apart.

Calling all cops and autobots,
I hope that you?re still there,
Saving victims from the wreckage,
Of our wild affairs, such wild affairs.

Suffer all teens on dramamine,
The coast is not yet clear,
Every continent has chaos,
And we need you here, we need you here.

When I?m awake,
I make the same mistakes they make.
When I?m awake,
I can?t escape.

When I?m awake,
I make the same mistakes they make.
And everything just falls apart.

(Calling all cops and autobots)
And everything just falls apart,
(Calling all cops and autobots)

And everything just falls apart.
And everything just falls apart.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Motion City Soundtrack's "Calling All Cops" can be interpreted as a cry for help or a call to action from the authorities to help save us from our collective selves. The opening lines "calling all cops and autobots, I hope that you're still there, saving victims from the wreckage of our wild affairs" suggest that we are in some kind of trouble and we need help from the authorities to save us. The lyrics "copy all cats and acrobats, I know you don't play fair, slinging sickness through the atmosphere without a care" could refer to how we, as humans, are responsible for the problems we face and our reckless behavior is causing harm to the environment and the people around us.

The line "sever all ties to satellites that broadcast worthless words, you're extrapolating nonsense and it really hurts" could be interpreted as a criticism of the media and how they distort reality and spread false information. The chorus repeats the lines "when I'm awake, I make the same mistakes they make, and everything just falls apart" which suggests that the singer knows that they are responsible for their own downfall but feel powerless to change their behavior. The bridge "suffer all teens on dramamine, the coast is not yet clear, every continent has chaos and we need you here" suggests that the problems we face are global and youth are especially vulnerable to them.

Line by Line Meaning

Calling all cops and autobots, I hope that you?re still there
Asking for help from those who are there to maintain order and the good-willed machines that can do good for us.

Saving victims from the wreckage of our wild affairs, such wild affairs.
Protecting the ones who got caught in the destructive consequences of our reckless actions.

Copy all cats and acrobats, I know you don?t play fair, Slinging sickness through the atmosphere, Without a care, without a care.
Suggesting that some folks have intentions that can't be trusted and will do anything to bring chaos, disregarding the harm they cause.

Drowning all dolls in concert halls, The curtain hits the cast, They parade like perfect ponies, But it never lasts, it never lasts.
Describing the end of an event in a metaphor and implying how people act in situations trying to convey that nothing lasts.

Sever all ties to satellites, That broadcast worthless words, You're extrapolating nonsense And it really hurts, it really hurts.
Advising everyone to stop believing in the nonsense conveyed falsely by the media that could leave a significant negative impact.

When I?m awake, I make the same mistakes they make. When I?m awake, I can?t escape. When I?m awake, I make the same mistakes they make. And everything just falls apart.
Expressing his disappointment in himself and others who make the same mistakes repeatedly that never lead to a constructive outcome.

Suffer all teens on dramamine, The coast is not yet clear, Every continent has chaos, And we need you here, we need you here.
Acknowledging the world's state of distress and asking the people who can bring peace to assist us.

And everything just falls apart, And everything just falls apart.
Addressing the fact that everything seems to crumble when the chaos expands.

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Written by: JESSE MACK JOHNSON, JOSHUA ALLEN CAIN, JUSTIN COURTNEY PIERRE, MATTHEW SCOTT TAYLOR, TONY RICHARD THAXTON

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