Air is about a band (At the Drive-In) trying to find their way in an industry that forces acts into conformity. The band, which would eventually splinter into Sparta and The Mars Volta, attempted to set their own pace and follow their own path, but the industry accelerated things until At the Drive...
[Verse 1]
Apathy falls in the ocean
At least we went down fighting
At the bottom of the ocean
The scenery can fail calm
Up till now been riding fine, yeah
But the curving walls leave me behind, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Do you remember the days?
Did you forget those days?
What would the oddsmaker say?
Would the oddsmaker say?
[Chorus]
We're drinking on jet streams
Through to
Ideas won't happen
Laid out on benches
Through to
Sink for this reason
[Verse 2]
If you see through, these motives
You'll please report your progress
To the captain, our captain
So he can mark the atlas
Never considered this a prize, yeah
But the curving walls leave me behind, yeah
[Chorus]
We're drinking on jet streams
Through to
Ideas won't happen
Laid out on benches
Through to
Sink for this reason
[Pre-Chorus]
Do you remember the days?
Did you forget those days?
What would the oddsmaker say?
Would the oddsmaker say?
[Chorus]
We're drinking on jet streams
Through to
Ideas won't happen
Laid out on benches
Through to
Sink for this reason
Air was written by Tony Hajjar & Paul Hinojos & Jim Ward & Matt Miller (Bassist) & Sparta.
Air was produced by Jerry Finn.