Type: Alternative
Artist: The Paper Kites
Album: On The Train Ride Home (2018)
Mood: Citylights from the metro
The city comes with its charms and shortcomings. For all the freedoms we get, we are also served alienation. Though the lyrics are open-ended, one way of interpreting the song is through the lens of urban life and its imprint on an individual. In a sea of endless wants induced by society, what the traveller in a metro seeks is just his needs – being seen and being loved.