THEMES is a U.S. band consisting of Jacy McIntosh and Kelsey Crawford, founded in 2005 in Santa Rosa, California.
In 2007 THEMES relocated to their previous home town, Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they recorded and released their second album War over the Great Plains. The band spent the remainder of the year touring the U.S.
In early 2008 they returned to Minneapolis to record two 7” records with Miniature Record Club: “I Can’t Make You Believe
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
C#m Guys we got this A You ain't shot this E Yo I know your train of thought is EBA That there ain't no way in Hades that we’ll win
A All your worries A Come in flurries E But we bested freakin’ Furies F#B Look how far we’ve come we can't give in
EG# It’s one foot forward at a time
Dust off all that grit and grime AF# We still got a lot left to do
A ‘Cause people are counting on us E And I'm counting on you
[CONDUCTOR] (Spoken) All aboard
[GROVER] Drive
B Just drive
C#m Stay ahead
Stay ahead A Stay alive
EA We ain't got no time for moping C#m When we’re working and we’re coping GE So pedal to the metal and drive
[CONDUCTOR] (Spoken) St Louis everybody off
[ANNABETH] (Spoken) Look The Gateway Arch
[PERCY] (Spoken) Whoa Look A lady with a puppy Aw is that a Chihuahua Aw hey lil– whoa
[ECHIDNA] (Spoken) laughing It's a chimera f
[ANNABETH] EC#m That was freaky
[PERCY] A That was scary
[GROVER] E Yo guys are you aware BA We keep surviving every creepy crazy thing
TRACTOR GUY (Spoken) Hop on my tractor
PERCY ANNABETH GROVER
Like an arrow from Orion EF# Keep on straight and keep on tryin’ BE No Fates are ever gonna cut our string
[REPORTER] (Spoken) As you can see Bob we’ve got thunder and flooding and hurricane level winds We urge all citizens to stay off the road and don’t–
PERCY ANNABETH GROVER B Drive Just drive
C#m Stay ahead Stay ahead A And stay alive
The weather may be stormy C#m But the road is still before me DE So pedal to the metal and drive
TRACTOR GUY (Spoken) Bye kids
[ANNABETH] (Spoken) Okay here's the problem Public transportation is suspended due to the storm and if we get on a plane Zeus will strike us right out of the sky
[PERCY] (Spoken) Do we have enough drachmas for an Uber
[GROVER] (Spoken) We don't even have enough drachmas for a cheeseburger
[PERCY] (Spoken) If you hadn't bought all those dam snacks–
[GROVER] (Spoken) Uh it was the Hoover Dam and I was hungry
PERCY ANNABETH GROVER (Spoken) indistinct arguing
[PERCY] (Spoken) Whoa whoa whoa whoa Why are we fighting
[ARES] (Spoken) AEm I have that effect E Ares god of war Maybe you've met my daughter - Clarisse Wh-o-oa whoa relax I come in peace I hear you runts are headed to Hades but you'll never make it on public transportation I can take you as far as Vegas Y’all cool with motorcycles right
[PERCY] (Spoken) What do you think Can we trust this guy
[GROVER] CG# It’s one foot forward at a time
[PERCY] Dust off all that grit and grime
[ANNABETH] A We still–
PERCY ANNABETH GROVER F# Got a lot left to do
‘Cause people are counting on us And I'm counting on you
Drive Just drive
Stay ahead Stay ahead And stay alive
[ARES] The road it offers freedom As for rules hell we don't need 'em
[ALL] So pedal to the metal and drive
[PERCY] I never dreamed that I could do this Never felt like I was worth a damn But I I'm sorta getting through this I mean wha I mean look at where I am
[ARES] (Spoken) Vegas baby This is where I get off
[GROVER] (Spoken) That guy is so cool
[ANNABETH] (Spoken) Okay gang we’ll be in LA tomorrow But tonight we need a place to sleep
[PERCY] (Spoken) How about here The Lotus Hotel
[ANNABETH] (Spoken) Pssh you're joking right In The Odyssey if you went to sleep in a lotus bed one night could last one hundred years
[PERCY] (Spoken) Uh I'm sure that's irrelevant Um excuse me miss how long have you been at this hotel
BIANCA DI ANGELO (Spoken) Why my brother and I arrived just yesterday May 1st 1939
[PERCY] (Spoken) Uh we can sleep on the road
PERCY ANNABETH GROVER Drive Just drive
Stay ahead And don't get dead And stay alive
[GROVER] With the wind upon our faces We’re getting all the places
[ANNABETH] No major fender benders Now we’re looking like contenders
[PERCY] The Oracle can can it I'll save my mom and save the planet
PERCY ANNABETH GROVER So pedal to the metal and–
[PERCY] (Spoken) Oh look a bus to Los Angeles
[ANNABETH] (Spoken) Are you sure that's a good idea