This was the first single off of The Cinema’s sophomore album, Talking in Your Sleep.
From the Spotify commentary by Matt Malpass:
“So this song was written about a road trip that I took between L.A. and Las Vegas, driving through the desert, just talking back and forth. The sun was going down, ki...
We drove until we both ran out of fame
Like tiny boxcar playgrounds on a train
We talked until our mouths turned into shapes
That we could frame
So we stayed
We said "I'd like to buy a crown and sail the world"
I said "I'd like to have it all but would it hurt
To open up your eyes and find there's nothing left to burn?"
So we burn
Yes now it's your turn
It's gonna be paradise
We'll just get lost in the lights
So call it in the air this time
That's why we're caught up in the cloud
(Caught up in the cloud)
(Call it) Call it in the air
Oh, it's gonna be paradise
We'll just get lost in the lights
Till we get it right
Call it in the air this time
That's why we're caught up in the cloud (caught up in the cloud)
(Call it) Call it in the air
And there's a girl, let's call her Virginia
I spoke about her like I really missed her
And every week that passed
I found answers in my flask and tried to pretend
What a beautiful night that really was
But drove a few more hours just because
And everyone was there drinking in their folding chairs
And we got nowhere we need to go
It's gonna be paradise
We'll just get lost in the lights
So call it in the air this time
That's why we're caught up in the cloud
(Caught up in the cloud)
(Call it) Call it in the air
Oh, it's gonna be paradise
We'll just get lost in the lights
Till we get it right
Call it in the air this time
That's why we're caught up in the cloud (caught up in the cloud)
(Call it) Call it in the air
I got some secrets in my basement
I got some skeletons I haven't seen in ages
I just keep my words close, breathe in real slow
As I try and watch how this whole story goes
Cause now it stops there
It's gonna be paradise
We'll just get lost in the lights
It's gonna be paradise
We'll just get lost in the lights
So call it in the air this time
That's why we're caught up in the cloud
(Caught up in the cloud)
(Call it) Call it in the air
Oh, it's gonna be paradise
We'll just get lost in the lights
Till we get it right
Call it in the air this time
That's why we're caught up in the cloud(caught up in the cloud)
(Call it) Call it in the air
Call It in the Air was produced by Matt Malpass.
The Cinema released Call It in the Air on Thu Oct 30 2014.