There is more than one artist with the name "Transit"

1) Transit was… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with the name "Transit"

1) Transit was an American pop-punk group based out of Stoneham, MA along the lines of Taking Back Sunday, Saves The Day, Crime In Stereo, Balance & Composure, Polar Bear Club, and Hot Water Music. Transit released five full-length albums: 2008's This Will Not Define Us, 2010's Keep This To Yourself , 2011's Listen & Forgive, 2013's Young New England and 2014's Joyride. Other releases include 2011's Record Store Day limited edition 7" Promise Nothing, the two acoustic EPs Something Left Behind (2011) and Futures and Sutures (2013), 2009's Stay Home EP, 2007's Let It Out EP, a split 7" with Man Overboard, and a self-titled 4 song demo. They were signed to Rise Records. Former guitarist/back vocalist and songwriter Tim Landers left the band in 2014, before the release of Joyride, leaving the band as a four-piece. In February 2016 the band announced their break up, playing their last concerts together in April.

Transit was...
Joe Boynton – vocals
Torre Cioffi – guitar/vocals
PJ Jefferson – bass
Daniel Frazier – drums

http://www.facebook.com/transitmakesmusic

2) Transit is an 80's Hard Rock Band from Switzerland

They released 3 Albums
Dirty Pleasures - 1989
Heartcore - 1991
Catch Fire - 1994

3) Transit are four post-rocking ornithologists from Ghent, Belgium, Jeroen (guitar), Toon (bass), Koen (drums) and Nick (guitar), with a passion for nature, emotions and all kinds of music. , their first full-album “Whitewater” was released by “Zeal" in March 2008, following their two eps: Broadleaves vs. Conifers (2006) and Harmattan (2006).

4) Transit is Jan Kenneth Transeth:
Has been around since 1974 and will most probably hang out until the fifties/ sixties, depending on the turns this life long project will run into… The debut album “Decent Man On A Desperate Moon” was recorded from August 04 ..till March 06 and released May 2008 in nineteen countries. Available via Spotify, Simfy etc. If you wanna support, the record is available at iTunes or via Karmakosmetix.com. Transit used to be lead singer in a Norwegian progressive metal band called IN THE WOODS… (from Karmakosmetix.com)

5) Transit is the stage name of Daniel Bennett, a Canadian hip hop artist from Victoria, BC now living in Calgary, AB. He has released 3 albums. http://www.transithiphop.com/

6) Transit is a five person acapella band from Raleigh, North Carolina. The members are Amy Pruitt (Soprano), April McTaggart (Alto), James Wallace (Vocal Percussion), Carl Taylor (Bari/Tenor), Alex Delaney (Bass.) They have a self titled EP from 2007, featuring seven songs. http://www.transitvocalband.com/

Bright Lights Dark Shadows
Transit Lyrics

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Save me if I start to slide.
Believe me when I say goodnight.
Don't wake me tomorrow don't come wake me come tomorrow.
Sway me to that simple life,
Don't tell me with those sleepless nights.
Don't wake me tomorrow don't come wake me come tomorrow.

From these bright lights, and dark shadows

Can you mask the pain if you don't believe in it?
Set the stage when you know who you side with.
Nobody likes a liar, no, nobody likes a liar.

Save me when I start to slide.
Believe me when I say goodbye.
Don't wake me tomorrow don't come wake me come tomorrow.
Let me find some piece of mind that lets me leave the past behind.
Don't wake me tomorrow don't come wake me come tomorrow.

From these bright lights, and dark shadows
Can you mask the pain if you don't believe in it?
Set the stage when you know who you side with.
Nobody likes a liar, no, nobody likes a liar.

Can you mask the pain if you don't believe in it?
Set the stage when you know who you side with.
Nobody likes a liar, no, nobody likes a liar.

Stay with me, stay with me, stay.
I should've let you in.
Stay with me, stay with me, stay.
I'll never lose you again.

Can you mask the pain if you don't believe in it?
Set the stage when you know who you side with.
Nobody likes a liar, no, nobody likes a liar.

Can you mask the pain if you don't believe in it?
Set the stage when I know who you side with.
Nobody likes a liar, no, nobody likes a liar.

Stay with me, stay with me, stay.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Transit’s “Bright Lights Dark Shadows” are a passionate cry for help that deals with the theme of pain, loss, and inner struggles. The song seems to be addressing someone, with the plea to save the singer if they start to slide. The singer asks the person to sway them back to the simple life they used to have, without the sleepless nights that now accompany them. They are exhausted by the bright lights and dark shadows that surround them and wish for someone to let them find peace of mind, to be able to leave the past behind.

The song contains a recurring question: can people mask the pain if they don't believe in it? The answer seems to be in setting the stage when one knows who they side with, and not being a liar. At the end of the song, there is a plea for someone to stay, a request that the singer should have let them in before getting to that point of despair. It is a poignant plea to not lose that person again.

Line by Line Meaning

Save me if I start to slide.
If I feel like I'm falling, pull me up.

Believe me when I say goodnight.
Listen to me when I say goodbye.

Don't wake me tomorrow don't come wake me come tomorrow.
Let me be, don't come disturb me.

Sway me to that simple life,
Guide me to a life that is easy and uncomplicated.

Don't tell me with those sleepless nights.
Don't burden me with your problems and keep me up all night.

From these bright lights, and dark shadows
In this world of extremes,

Can you mask the pain if you don't believe in it?
Can you hide the pain if you refuse to acknowledge it?

Set the stage when you know who you side with.
Be clear about your loyalties and intentions.

Nobody likes a liar, no, nobody likes a liar.
Honesty is valued and appreciated.

Let me find some piece of mind that lets me leave the past behind.
Allow me to find inner peace and move on from my past.

Stay with me, stay with me, stay.
Don't leave my side.