This Detroit, MI band recorded their first Tooth and Nail full-length, A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It, in St. Cloud, FL with James Paul Wisner, who has also produced Dashboard Confessional, Underoath, and The Academy Is. While making this CD, the band fought off small town cabin fever, was restricted to bicycle transportation, and even shared a lake with an alligator. But such ordeals are colorful stories for another time because these guys are simply thrilled (but not to death) with the finished product.
The track “To the Moon for All I Care” is one of the group’s favorite new tunes. On the surface, one might assume it is based around what Ralph Kramden always told his wife Alice on the old The Honeymooners show. But as drummer Adam McMillion explains it, this song goes far deeper than that.
“The song is about our favorite movie, Danny Deckchair, which is about this guy that’s kind of fed up with his girlfriend who is not very faithful. And his job is really boring, so he decides to attach these balloons to his fold-up deckchair and he flies away,” McMillion says. When he finally lands, he’s in a faraway town, miles from everything and everyone he knows. “He kind of gets to start his life over, and we always thought that’s just such a cool concept,” McMillion continues. In fact, this song’s main character demands at one point, “Tell me about my future ‘cause I already know my past.”
Another noteworthy song has the intriguing title of “Detroit Is Built on Secrets”. This one takes on some of the nasty rumors oftentimes spread about rock bands – even about nice guys like Search The City. “So this is what we’re up against in this city of secrets,” states its anti-gossip lyric. But even when confronted with obvious lies, this thoughtful band still finds room for a little self-examination. “In the bridge it says, “Oh my God, forgive me for who I’m not,”” McMillion elaborates. “All these rumors are going around,” he continues, “but we’re still not the people we want to be. We’re still not the people God wants us to be. It’s just a cry out; kind of a confession. We wanna be better. We realize that we’re not who we should be.”
These closely bonded band members, which also include Alex Sheldon (guitar), Jim Czech (guitar), and Josh Frost (vocals), draw artistic inspiration from many loud and noisy sources, then translate these harsher sounds into surprisingly melodic, highly emotional songs.
“We’re more influenced by hardcore music than anything else,” Frost says of Search The City’s sound. “It doesn’t show so much because we’re pretty pop-y in parts. But collectively, we all love bands like Jimmy Eat World and bands like that.” So how would they describe their unique style? “We’d probably say progressive rock or something like that,” answers Frost.
Although the group is proud of their new CD, this band is truly in their element in concert. “Live is definitely Search The City’s favorite thing to do,” McMillion says without any hesitation. “It’s a chance to release a lot of emotion. We all love what we do onstage where we’ll just look at each other and just start laughing and smiling because it’s so much fun. Playing live is definitely the best part about being in a band.”
Search The City’s original nucleus, Sheldon, Czech, and McMillion, came up with the band’s Mapquest-like moniker while seeking out other musicians to complete their final lineup. “They named it that because they were looking for all of the different members, all over different cities,” Frost explains. “That meant all over Michigan. And because I was living in Florida at the time, they just called it Search The City.”
No doubt, Search The City succeeded in getting all their geographic coordinates correct.
After the band went their separate ways and onto some side projects, Frost and Czech have announced via Facebook and AboslutePunk.com has reported that they are back together and writing a second full-length album that's due out in the spring of 2012.
This is Your Captain Speaking
Search The City Lyrics
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Over and over again
You put your hand to my mouth, don't talk baby
You're gonna get out
Close your eyes, you won't be sleeping much tonight
As the city is passing us by
The runway lights blinking red tonight
We're going down it's a disaster
I'm falling faster
Down to the lights below and I feel no pain at all
It's alright baby
You can't save me
Now I'm leaving
My heart is pounding
The city is sleeping
I watch the world go by through the window
I hold on to your photograph
And count the times we've said goodbye
And if this plane goes down you'll be the last thing that I ever see
We're going down it's a disaster
I'm falling faster
Down to the lights below and I feel no pain at all
It's alright baby
You can't save me
This is your Captain speaking
The engines failed
The co-pilot is bleeding
We've lost all contact with the tower
And I don't think I have the power
To keep this plane in the air
We're going down it's a disaster
I'm falling faster
Down to the lights below and I feel no pain at all
It's alright baby
You can't save me
The song This is Your Captain Speaking by Search The City is a masterful depiction of someone's last moments, as they realize that they are about to lose their life in a plane crash. The lyrics are incredibly poignant, as they portray the character speaking to their loved one, telling them that they love them, and reassuring them that it's alright and they don't need to save them. The character describes the city passing them by as they fall to their death, and even though they feel no pain, they are still desperate to hold on to their loved one's photograph, knowing it might be the last thing they see.
The song is a powerful exploration of themes of love, loss and mortality. It speaks to the universal human experience of being mortal and facing the inevitability of one's own death. The lyrics are incredibly moving, and they capture the sense of finality and acceptance that comes with facing one's own mortality.
Overall, This is Your Captain Speaking is a hauntingly beautiful song that speaks to the universal human experience of mortality. Its lyrics are incredibly powerful, and they will stay with you long after the song is over.
Line by Line Meaning
With my last dying breath I whisper I love you
I want you to know how much I care, even if it's the last thing I say
Over and over again
I keep repeating this message to make sure it sticks
You put your hand to my mouth, don't talk baby
You try to stop me from speaking, but I need you to hear me out
You're gonna get out
You will survive this ordeal, but I won't
Close your eyes, you won't be sleeping much tonight
I want you to rest before the chaos of the impending disaster
As the city is passing us by
We're on a plane flying over the cityscape
The runway lights blinking red tonight
The lights on the ground signal impending danger
And the in-flight movie is the story of my life flashing before my eyes
I'm reflecting on my life as if it's a movie, as I face my last moments
It's alright baby
I want you to know everything is going to be okay
You can't save me
I'm past the point of saving, accept that and move on
Now I'm leaving
I'm leaving everything behind
My heart is pounding
I'm scared but accepting my fate
The city is sleeping
Everyone on the ground is unaware of what's happening in the sky
I watch the world go by through the window
I'm taking in my surroundings as I face a possible crash
I hold on to your photograph
I'm reminiscing on good memories with you
And count the times we've said goodbye
I'm realizing how fleeting life is and cherishing our moments together
And if this plane goes down you'll be the last thing that I ever see
You're on my mind as I face a possible death
This is your Captain speaking
I'm the one in charge of this plane
The engines failed
We're losing control of the plane
The co-pilot is bleeding
Even those in power are vulnerable and injured
We've lost all contact with the tower
We're completely on our own, with no hope of outside help
And I don't think I have the power
I'm admitting my limitations and lack of control
To keep this plane in the air
We're going to crash and there's nothing we can do about it
We're going down it's a disaster
Our fate is inevitable and terrifying
I'm falling faster
The end is near and approaching quickly
Down to the lights below and I feel no pain at all
I'm accepting my fate and ready for it to be over
It's alright baby
I want you to remember that everything will be okay
You can't save me
Accept that we'll be separated, but you'll make it out alive
Contributed by Austin I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
xxzebbiexx
Oh, nostalgia. This was my favorite song during my sophomore year of high school. I'll be a college sophomore in the fall.
Brandon Jacobs
xxzebbiexx how about now its 5 years later whats the update?
Preston McConnell
great song man
Kimberly Gonzalez
good old times
Bryan Mardis
I NEED THIS DEMO
TheMrRichard
Part of this song reminds me of "Memory" by Sugarcult with the whole "Disaster/Faster" rhyme :O
Paul Jenzen Viuya
STC is really back stay stoked Bros! :3
DreamscapeForever
are they back together or is this just an old song
Im Fwend
badass :3
ohaider101
@FloatingFireworks new shit. they're dropping a new album in 2012. YAYYYYY!! I was totally - pfftchpffftchchpfffftch hehehe - SEARCHING... for something new from them ;D