Fittingly, Human Highway began on the road. “For me, Human Highway started in a hotel room on a U.S. tour with Islands,” Guthrie says. “Nick had this rad song called “My Beach” and asked me if I wanted to help him record it. He played and sang at the same time and let me be for a bit to do harmonies.” At the time, however, there was no explicit goal to make a full record. Time passed as Thorburn continued to tour and work on a new Islands album (the recently released Arm's Way), while Guthrie spent time at home in Toronto, working on his own material. Then they decided it was time to finish what they had started. Thorburn spent a week with Guthrie in his Toronto apartment in 2007, and Moody Motorcycle was the resulting love-child.
While folks can expect plenty of hot man-on-man vocal action, they can also expect a wide sampling of the kind of songwriting that has garnered both artists so many passionate fans over the years. “I think this album works because Nick and I both share a love for oldies” Guthrie says—citing the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and the Kinks as a few touchstones for the Human Highway sound.
Moody Motorcyle was released in August 2008 in North America by Secret City (Canada) and Suicide Squeeze (USA).
Get Lost
Human Highway Lyrics
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Sleeping nightly
Went out walking with no ambition
In no direction
Don't know if I can go home
I might get lost
It was the nausea making me sick
I remember burning embers
Put my hands there to feel it linger
The lyrics of Human Highway's song "Get Lost" convey themes of disorientation, aimlessness, and a desire to escape from daily life. The singer describes waking up early, which is unusual for them, and feeling listless and purposeless. They go for a walk with no particular destination in mind, feeling unsure if they even want to return home. The singer appears to be searching for meaning or some kind of emotional connection, but they feel sick and disoriented instead of satiated.
The chorus of "Get Lost" repeats the phrase, "I might get lost," indicating a sense of danger or unpredictability in the singer's current state of mind. The verses are a stream of consciousness, with the singer describing physical sensations, memories, and vague emotions. The image of burning embers is particularly interesting, as it suggests a longing for warmth and intensity amidst the singer's general sense of aimlessness.
Overall, "Get Lost" is a bittersweet meditation on feeling lost and disconnected from oneself and the world around them. The lyrics convey a sense of yearning for meaning and connection, but also a sense of being unable to find it.
Line by Line Meaning
Woke up early, that's so unlike me
I got up earlier than usual which is out of character for me.
Sleeping nightly
I sleep on most nights.
Went out walking with no ambition
I went for a walk without any specific purpose or desire.
In no direction
While walking, I didn't have a set destination or path.
Don't know if I can go home
I'm not sure if I can return home right now.
I might get lost
I'm worried that I might lose my way if I try to go back.
Thought I was hungry, but in my stomach
I believed I was hungry, but actually felt a sickening feeling in my stomach instead.
It was the nausea making me sick
The sick feeling in my stomach was due to nausea, not hunger.
I remember burning embers
I recall the sight of glowing embers from a fire.
Put my hands there to feel it linger
I placed my hands near the embers to feel the warmth still present.
Contributed by Austin W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.