There are multiple artists with this name:

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1) Pilot was a rock group formed in 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by former Bay City Rollers members David Paton (vocals and bass) and Billy Lyall (keyboards).

The 1974 single Magic from their debut album was a #11 UK and #5 US hit and remains a pop classic. The simple but catchy pop ditty January gave them their biggest hit, securing the #1 spot in the UK singles chart in January 1975.

The band's only other chart hits were Call Me Round and Just A Smile (both 1975). By the time 1977 came around only Paton and Ian Bairnson (guitar) were left from the original foursome, and they recorded Pilot's final album (the aptly entitled Two's a Crowd) alone.

By 1978, all of Pilot's members had moved on to other projects, notably Stuart Tosh (drums), Paton and Bairnson becoming core members of The Alan Parsons Project (who recorded their first album), and Tosh also working with 10cc.

2) Pilot is a rock/new wave band from France.

3) Pilot is a reggae artist.

4) Pilot is a solo artist.

5) Pilot is a female fronted pop punk/hardcore band from California

6) Pilot is a Fusion Group from Turkey

7) Pilot is a young pop rock band from Prague, Czech Republic.

8) Pilot, also known as PilOt (Russian: Пилот , ПилОт ) is a Russian rock band from Saint Petersburg, founded by Ilja Knabengof in 1997. Years active: 1997–present.

The roots of the band stretch back to 1994, at which point it was called Military Jane . In this incarnation, the band had a raw, melodic grunge style reminiscent of Alice In Chains, and featured Knabengof singing in English. Military Jane released three albums, "Home" (1995) "Home Live '95", and "Blackest Paint Colored Brush" (1996) with limited success. The band's single "Wherry?" although popular, was met with controversy and the music video was banned from MTV. During the "Rock '96" festival in Saint Petersburg, the band performed a new song "Мама" (Mama) for the first time. The style of the song took on a contrasting pop direction, with Knabengof finding an original singing voice. The next year, Military Jane 's name was changed to Пилот (Pilot). In February 1999, the band launch its first official website.

Members
Current line-up:
Илья Кнабенгоф (Ilya "Chort" Knabengof) aka "Илья Чёрт": vocals, guitar, harmonica (since 1997)
Андрей Казаченко (Andrey Kazachenko): keyboard, vocals, accordion, guitar (since 2007)
Сергей Вырвич (Sergey Vyrvich) aka "Пункс": bass guitar (since 2013)
Никита Белозеров (Nikita Belozyorov): drums (since 2013)

Former members:
Виктор Кузьмичев (Vitktor Kuzmichev): drums (1997-1999)
Роман Чуйков (Roman Chuikov): guitars (1997-2005, died in 2013)
Денис Можин (Denis Mojin) aka "Дэнс": drums (1999-2000)
Максим Юрак (Maxim Yurak) aka "Макс Йорик": violin, keyboards, synths, samplers, percussion (1999-2007)
Виктор Бастраков (Viktor Bastrakov) aka "Васильич": guitar (2005-2014, died in 2014)
Станислав Марков (Stanislav Markov) aka "Стасики": bass guitar (1997-2013)
Николай Лысов (Nikolaj Lysov): drums (2000-2013)
Мария Нефёдова (Maria Nefedova): violin, voice (1998-1999)
Валерий Карпенков (Valery Karpenkov): director (1997 to an unknown date)

Too Many Hopes
Pilot Lyrics

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Cold so deep and eyes that weep
Alone from the rest of the crowd
Too many hopes when I'm down
Too many hopes
Dream away a lazy day
Alone with my head in the clouds
Too many hopes when I'm down
Too many hopes

I wonder what to do with myself
I'm dreaming like I did before
Too many hopes made up
Too many hopes made up
Maybe I should try like before
Go searching for an open door
Too many hopes made up
Too many hopes
I'll steal a day and hide away
Long for a chance to be gone
Somebody tell me I'm wrong
Somebody speak
I could see a chance to be
Ahead with the rest of the crowd
Too many hopes when I'm down
Too many hopes
I wonder what to do with myself

I wonder what to do with myself
I wonder what to do with myself

Overall Meaning

In Pilot's song "Too Many Hopes," the lyrics speak to the feeling of isolation and despair that can come with having too many hopes and dreams. The first verse describes a feeling of detachment from others, with "cold so deep" and "eyes that weep" setting a melancholy tone. The lines "Alone from the rest of the crowd" and "Too many hopes when I'm down" reveal a sense of being separate from others and burdened by the weight of expectations.

The second verse describes retreating into a dream world as a way to escape from reality, with "dream away a lazy day" and "alone with my head in the clouds." However, the feeling of being overwhelmed by hopes and dreams persists, with "too many hopes when I'm down" repeated twice.

The chorus expresses a sense of uncertainty about what to do next, with the line "I wonder what to do with myself" repeated three times. The repetition emphasizes the feeling of being lost or directionless, and the line "too many hopes made up" suggests that there may be a sense of unreality or fantasy surrounding these hopes.

Overall, the lyrics to "Too Many Hopes" convey a sense of longing and uncertainty, as well as the potential isolating effects of having too many aspirations.

Line by Line Meaning

Cold so deep and eyes that weep
Feeling isolated and sad

Alone from the rest of the crowd
Not fitting in

Too many hopes when I'm down
Having unrealistic expectations when feeling low

Dream away a lazy day
Escaping reality with daydreaming

Alone with my head in the clouds
Being lost in thought and fantasy

I wonder what to do with myself
Feeling lost and uncertain about the future

Too many hopes made up
Creating false expectations

Maybe I should try like before
Considering revisiting past actions

Go searching for an open door
Looking for opportunities

I'll steal a day and hide away
Wanting to take a break and retreat from the world

Long for a chance to be gone
Desiring to escape from reality