Modern Sky's artist Ah Yan released his latest single "Not elsewhere" today. Almost unexpectedly, it is reasonable that Ah Yan will use "Not elsewhere" as the first first line of songs for the new album.
From her debut album "Premeditated Encounters" to her previous album ,"My Stupid Idealism", Ah Yan has used her magical sense of humor to sing the inner tumbling into an understated romance, so that the image of an independent and spontaneous girl is deeply embedded in the impression of the listener.
"Not Elsewhere" lays a different story line for the new album; a "female" silhouette that gradually transforms from the identity of "girl" is also first seen in the song - she retains a "child" attribute, but gradually matures in the precipitation of time.
In this new work, Ah Yan uses the perspective of empathy to express the indescribable confusion and confusion of the contemporary crowd when they lead to this mature stage.
"Where you want to go, why is it always on the other side?"
The "other" always seems to be in distant places, in a vague future and in the lives of others. Fantasizing about the world at the workplace, nostalgia for the hometown in the city... Unwilling to be satisfied, after each arrival at the destination, and then think of the distance again; whenever they encounter setbacks, they escape the current predicament with a "defensive" posture, "thinking about the future, but also nostalgic for the past, only to be trapped in the status quo"; when the heart is not firm enough, envy the lives of others, make senseless comparisons, and do not know that "the moment that you have may be yearning for by others".
The way of existence of "living elsewhere" seems to have penetrated into most people's consciousness when I wrote the propositional essay of "My Dream" when I was a child. And those who are struggling to get to "elsewhere" are self-depleted, exhausted, and finally allowed "the mature stability of careful dress to collapse due to emotion."
This is often seen as "shameful" and irrational in the adult world. Ah Yan, who is gradually moving toward maturity, tries to mediate the contradiction between reality and ideal with a peaceful mind. So, under the faint confusion that pervades the song, you can still hear her firm answer-
"The place you want to go is not on the other side."
If the "other" is difficult to reach, it is better to seriously enjoy the moment. Sometimes we are blinded by ourselves and run with the persistence of "not hitting the south wall and not turning back", but ignoring that the process of "hitting the south wall" itself is happy. The "other side" is not necessarily perfect, but we who strive to pursue on the road to the "other side" are precious.
"Not Elsewhere" is a warm and cool song. Regardless of the lyrics, Ah Yan showed more free control. She seems to be self-deprecating with blunt and powerful words as usual; in fact, she builds a space for healing in a simple but delicate melody. Soft vocal lines ripple through the clear guitar, and everyone who hears herself in the song can safely enter her musical container and rest and recuperate.
Ah Yan's thinking about the new album can already be glimpsed in this first line of songs. When I was a child, I dreamed of becoming a scientist or any other person, but when I grew up, I was just an ordinary person, "there is no shame in becoming such an adult." Growing up is not about forcing yourself, but about accepting yourself tolerantly.
As for "getting confused from time to time", let's "leave it to the japanese party leader".
