The String Quartet Tribute is a series of string quartet covers released by… Read Full Bio ↴The String Quartet Tribute is a series of string quartet covers released by Vitamin Records by several different groups of musicians. They focus on one band per record, and perform classical versions of their songs, generally note for note. They use a wide array of instruments but focus mainly on violins, violas, and cellos. Over the years, they have put out a large number of albums (232), honoring mainstream and indie groups alike. They have put a classical spin on many genres of music, including rock, pop, punk, techno, hardcore, country, metal and rap.

Todd Mark Rubenstein has led one of several groups of players that have released albums in the series. This includes Exit... Stage Right: String Quartet Tribute to Rush which was nominated for a Grammy.

Learn To Fly
Vitamin String Quartet Lyrics

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Run and tell all of the angels
This could take all night
Think I need a devil to help me
Get things right

Hook me up a new revolution
'Cause this one is a lie
We sat around laughing

And watch the last one die

I'm looking to the sky to save me
Looking for a sign of life
Looking for something help me burn out bright

I'm looking for a complication
Looking 'cause I'm tired of trying
Make my way back home
When I learn to fly (high)

Think I'm done nursing the patience
I can wait one night
I'd give it all away
If you give me one last try

We live happily ever trapped
If you just save my life
Run and tell the angels
That everything is all right

I'm looking to the sky to save me
Looking for a sign of life
Looking for something help me burn out bright

I'm looking for a complication
Looking 'cause I'm tired of trying
Make my way back home
When I learn to fly (high)

Fly along with me
I can't quite make it alone
Try to make this life my own
Fly along with me
I can't quite make it alone
Try to make this life my own

I'm looking to the sky to save me
Looking for a sign of life
Looking for something help me burn out bright

I'm looking for a complication
Looking 'cause I'm tired of trying

Make my way back home
When I learn to fly (high)

Overall Meaning

The Vitamin String Quartet's cover of Learn To Fly by the Foo Fighters is a poignant instrumental interpretation of the original song. Vocal narrative may be absent in this version, but the music speaks volumes and wonderfully captures the message behind the lyrics.

The song itself speaks of a search for something beyond oneself, a widespread need for something to come and lift the singer up above his present struggles. By calling on the angels and even the devil for assistance, the singer suggests that his situation is dire, and he is willing to try anything to escape his present predicament.

In the second verse, the urgency of the request for help deepens, and the singer confesses that he is tired of trying the same old things, suggesting that he's been stuck in a rut for quite a while now. The search for a "sign of life" is a plea for something or someone to intervene in his circumstance, while the subject's desire to learn how to fly is a figurative extension of the plea, one which signifies the need to break free and find hope again.

Overall, the Vitamin String Quartet's interpretation of the song paints a vivid picture without words, illuminating just how much of our emotions can be expressed through a simple melody.

Line by Line Meaning

Run and tell all of the angels
Share this message with the divine beings

This could take all night
It may take a long time to do what needs to be done

Think I need a devil to help me
I require an expert to guide me

Get things right
Achieving perfection is the goal

Hook me up a new revolution
Give me fresh ideas and inspiration

'Cause this one is a lie
The current approach is not effective

We sat around laughing
We enjoyed the failures of the past

And watch the last one die
And observed a failed incident

I'm looking to the sky to save me
I am seeking divine intervention

Looking for a sign of life
Seeking evidence of hope

Looking for something help me burn out bright
Searching for inspiration to keep moving forward

I'm looking for a complication
I am searching for a challenge

Looking 'cause I'm tired of trying
I'm seeking a new approach because my current one is not working

Make my way back home
Return to my place of belonging

When I learn to fly (high)
When I achieve success

Think I'm done nursing the patience
I cannot remain calm any longer

I can wait one night
I can only wait a little longer

I'd give it all away
I would sacrifice everything for success

If you give me one last try
If given one final attempt

We live happily ever trapped
We are stuck in our current situation

If you just save my life
If you just rescue me

Fly along with me
Join me in my journey to success

I can't quite make it alone
I cannot succeed by myself

Try to make this life my own
Strive to be in control of my own destiny

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: NATE MENDEL, DAVE GROHL, TAYLOR HAWKINS

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