Travis is a Scottish indie band formed in Glasgow in 1990, composed of Fran… Read Full Bio ↴Travis is a Scottish indie band formed in Glasgow in 1990, composed of Fran Healy (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dougie Payne (bass guitar, backing vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). The band's name comes from the character Travis Henderson (played by Harry Dean Stanton) from the film Paris, Texas (1984).

The band released their debut album, Good Feeling (1997), to moderate success where it debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart and was later awarded a silver certification from the BPI in January 2000. The band gained greater success with their second album, The Man Who (1999), which spent nine weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, totalling 134 weeks in the top 100 of the chart. In 2003, The Man Who was certified 9× platinum by the BPI, representing sales of over 2.68 million in the UK alone. Following this success, the band released their third effort, The Invisible Band (2001) album. The Invisible Band went on to match the success found with their previous album, where it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spent a total of four weeks at the top spot, fifteen weeks in the top ten, and a total of fifty-five weeks in the top 100 chart, as well as peaking at thirty-nine on the US Billboard 200 album chart, spending a duration of seven weeks in the Billboard 200 chart. A year following the release of The Invisible Band, the BPI awarded Travis with a 4× platinum certification for the album.

In recent years, the band's discography has included studio albums 12 Memories (2003), The Boy with No Name (2007), Ode to J. Smith (2008), Where You Stand (2013), Everything at Once (2016) and 10 Songs (2020). In 2004, the band released their first greatest hits album, Singles, which spent nineteen weeks in the top 100 of the UK albums chart. Travis have twice been awarded best band at the BRIT Awards and were awarded the NME Artist of the Year award at their 2000 ceremony, and in 2016 were honoured at the Scottish Music Awards for their outstanding contribution to music. The band are widely said by the media to have paved the way for other bands such as Keane and Coldplay to go on to achieve worldwide success throughout the 2000s, particularly with the success of The Man Who.

Craft Recordings celebrated the 20th anniversary of Travis' breakthrough year with two simultaneous releases: Live at Glastonbury '99, plus expanded editions of The Man Who – both of which were released on 21 June 2019.

1922
Travis Lyrics

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Sometime I get so low
It take a while to show
But when it go
It go
Just need some time alone
No friends, no telephone
Is this too much to ask

Sometimes I feel so tired
I'm dizzy, closed my eyes (?)
But please don't ask me why
Just need some time with you
In 1922
Your company's so very cool
Hey

Sometime I get so low
It take a while to show
But when it blows
You'll know
Just need some time with you
In 1922

It's 1922
We're 1922

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Travis's song, "1922," depict the singer's struggles with depression and the need for solitude to cope with it. The first verse highlights the difficulty in expressing such feelings overtly, even though they are intense and persistent. The second verse conveys the desire to seek solace in a loved one's company, even if it means taking one back in time to 1922, a decade renowned for its booming economic prosperity, jazz music, and flapper fashion.

The song seems to allude to the fact that while time keeps moving forward, sometimes, people feel the need to go back to an earlier time to find respite from the present. Additionally, the reference to 1922 could also be a metaphorical nod to happier times or a happier place in one's mind. The lyrics also suggest that the singer sees a solution to their struggles with depression and believes that the person they want to be with will be able to provide some level of comfort.

Line by Line Meaning

Sometime I get so low
At times, I feel extremely down

It take a while to show
It's not always immediately apparent

But when it go
However, when it does become evident

It go
It's intense and hard to shake off

Just need some time alone
At those moments, I need some solitude

No friends, no telephone
I don't want any contact with friends or phone calls

Is this too much to ask
I hope that's not too much to expect

Sometimes I feel so tired
Occasionally, I'm so exhausted

I'm dizzy, closed my eyes (?)
I feel disorientated and have to shut my eyes

But please don't ask me why
I can't explain it

Just need some time with you
However, if I could be with you