On a plane, somewhere over the sea
Above the rain, the bottle sets me free
I turn to stone, fall back in my seat
The cuts are gone but somehow I'm still bleeding

You know it's true
There's nothing I can do about you

Move to France
La Rochelle or Nice
Get a house
Pretend to live in peace
Paint the walls
A blackout of your face
Stalk the halls
Then move into the basement

You know its true
There's nothing I can do
Pick a fight, it's just you being right
Walk away, there's nothing I can say
You know it's true
There's nothing I can do about you

So don't you mind the gap when you leave
There'll be time enough to turn tail tomorrow

Broken up like tanker on the rocks
Not made of much
I'm like the Cubs against the Sox
On a plane, somewhere over the sea
I fall asleep convinced that I ain't breathing

You know it's true
There's nothing I can do
Pick a fight, it's just you being right
Walk away, there's nothing I can say
You know it's true
There's nothing I can do about you

So don't you mind the gap when you leave
There'll be time enough to turn tail tomorrow



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"Metal Airplanes" as written by Matthew Good

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    General Comment:When he says

    On a plane, somewhere over the sea
    Above the rain, the bottle sets me free
    I turn to stone
    Fall back in my seat
    The cuts are gone
    But somehow I'm still bleeding

    It means that by using the bottle and setting himself free, he gets above the rain or storm on the plain. The rain meaning a fight or argument, something along those lines.

    When he says that the cuts are gone but there's still bleeding hes talking about insults that someone has given him, possibly his ex-wife? and since there is still bleeding he is still sad or angry about the insults.

    In the second verse, he's basically saying that there is no use arguing with her or him because they think that they are always right, so he will just walk away.

    When he talks about the tanker and the rocks he is saying that he or she has destroyed him and there's not much of him left.

    Or at least that's what I get out of it
    Flag corbin19on November 27, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Just a note, that seems to confirm the England trip, is that in London there are signs around the underground subway centers that say "Mind the gap" meaning the gap between the train and the platform, as it can sometimes be a little wide.
    Flag trevormd2on January 29, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:If I'm not mistaken from his blog, this could be about a time when Matt flew to Europe (specifically England) to clear his head about his relationships, but he later realized it was an awful idea and that he wasn't mentally fit enough to do it. His plan, as I recall, was to travel around but he really just stayed with some friends in England and had to come back home.
    Flag ourmodernredon September 18, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I think it means that he's trying to change his life but keeps falling back on the girl he loves despite how much she is bad for him.

    "Don't you mind the gap when you leave, there'll be time enough to turn tail tomorrow"

    For him he always ends up falling back and going back to her, turning tail, etc.
    Flag guth1004on September 18, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:It's like he's trying to move and change his entire life to forget a girl (Jenny?)
    I don't get tho why he says he's going to move to the basement
    Flag sunny_skieson August 31, 2007   Link

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