路口
蔡健雅 Lyrics

The song “路口” by 蔡健雅 is a reflection on lost love and the struggle to move on. The singer describes the passing of eleven years as wasted time, no longer wishing to dwell on past moments of tenderness. She imagines herself and her former lover as two separate rotating planets in the vastness of space, hugging onto an endless abyss. Her heart remains unbroken but like a black hole, it sucks him in, unable to let go of the memory. The chorus repeats the imagery of a lonesome street corner where the singer is swallowed up by the crowd and consumed by memories of lost love. Even in arguments, the memory of the tender touch of her love can transport her to dreamland. The singer’s longing for her ex-lover is inescapable, even after many years have passed. The song concludes with a resolution of sorts. The singer claims her former lover as her deepest and most profound dream, perhaps suggesting that it’s time to give up hope of rekindling their relationship and focus instead on embracing the memory as a warm guidepost illuminating the path to her future.