Okay
We were safe, now we're paralyzed
Suspended in flight
At this speed it makes no difference
Where I start and where I end
Or if we're sitting in an emergency aisle

We could be dead, complete the equation
Our names are X and N
We have no value in these calculations

Placed on a plane, pointed straight down
Traveling at 500 feet per second
5000 feet from the ground

How long will it take us to hit
How fast will we start the disintegration
Don't die now, just keep moving
Don't die now, just keep moving
How long will it take us to hit
How fast will we start the disintegration

We could be safe here forever
Floating in the clean blue air
Somewhere between the sun that gives us light and the ground that puts it out

And we'll kneel in the aisles
Press our hands together and close our eyes
Speak these words so softly
To the black box, and it goes:
Mother, father can you hear this?
I want to thank you for all of your sweetness
I'm not coming home, I'm never coming home



Lyrics submitted by eltroyo11

Track duration: 02:56

"At This Velocity" as written by Geoffrey/keeley Rickly

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    Song Meaning:Didn't the band confirm that this song was about their plane being hit by lightning and almost crashing?
    Flag Futuresauruson June 01, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I like the fact that he started the song off with "Ok." It gives the impression that he's over the initial shock of almost dying and can sing about it now just like any other thing. It also sounds really cool for some reason.
    Flag tkxxx7on July 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i agree w/ BulletproofScales... Im almost100% positive he says "NO TIME LEFT just keep moving"
    Flag yeee_sonon May 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Deffinatly about the band almost being in a plane crash, vid deffinatly explains that. and 3rd set of lyrics are the correct ones.
    Flag kontonon March 22, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:It was Poison The Well, not Poison. Big difference.
    Flag eltroyo11on February 07, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:According to Geoff, they were with a band called Poison on their way into Australia. "Some terrible movie was on, Second.. Second-Hand Lions, that was it, with that kid that butchers every script he's given [Haley Joel Osment]." Then all of a sudden, the plane lost extreme altitude, and "I just couldn't believe that was the last movie I was ever going to see."

    The quotes are prolly off, saw em on the Warped a little while ago. But that's basically what he said, that Haley Joel Osment sucks. Oh, that and they almost died. Amazing song.

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    "...just a bunch of chaos."

    No kidding; 'twas the point.
    Flag Socodaxon January 13, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:My God, this has got to be the shittiest song that has ever had to disgrace what we know as music. No talent at all, just a bunch of chaos.
    Flag metalismylifeon January 02, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Does anyone else hear "No time left" instead of "Don't die now"?
    Flag BulletproofScaleson December 01, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:thursday suck this sucks.



    They sound like every other band and i cant stand that!.
    Flag KILLrachelDEADon November 10, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Yeah, Thursday was touring Australia with PTW, Mars Volta and other bands for the Big Day Out tour. They were flying to Perth from the eastern states for the last show of the tour when the incident happened.

    I was at their show, it must have been about 6 hours since they were in the plane. Geoff said how close they were to dying just that morning, but they still played a fucking brilliant show.
    Flag shandy_28on October 25, 2006   Link

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