나의 플라잉 카 — 비어 있는 조수석
Duration: 6:17
Style: Microtonal Retro-Future Pop
Genre: Psychedelic Pop / Analog Synth / Future Soul
〈나의 플라잉 카 — 비어 있는 조수석〉은
하늘을 나는 자동차가 일상이 된
가까운 미래를 배경으로 합니다.
주인공에게 비행 자동차는
더 이상 특별한 미래의 기술이 아닙니다.
출근을 하고, 장을 보고,
집으로 돌아오는 평범한 일상 속에서
그저 조금 편리한 이동 수단일 뿐입니다.
하지만 그 자동차에는
오래된 기억 하나가 남아 있습니다.
뒷좌석에 남은 작은 흠집.
잘못 신은 신발.
닫히지 않던 아이의 배낭.
그리고 기차를 놓칠까 서두르던 어느 날의 웃음.
어린 딸은 자랐고,
이제는 혼자 어디든 갈 수 있습니다.
어느 일요일 밤,
딸에게서 전화가 옵니다.
“I'm alright.”
아무 문제도 없는 평범한 대화였지만,
전화를 끊은 뒤
아버지는 한동안 비행 자동차 안에 앉아 있습니다.
도시는 여전히 아름답고,
하늘은 여전히 넓습니다.
그런데 이제
옆자리는 비어 있습니다.
아버지는 딸이 더 이상
자신의 운전을 필요로 하지 않는다는 것을 압니다.
그래서 가끔은
굳이 먼 길을 돌아 집으로 갑니다.
기억하기 위해서.
그리고 조수석은
딸이 좋아하던 그대로
비워 둡니다.
혹시라도.
이 곡에서 비행 자동차는
미래의 상징이라기보다
지나간 시간을 향해 날아가는
작은 핑계에 가깝습니다.
음악은 레트로 퓨처 팝을 기반으로
따뜻한 아날로그 신시사이저와
미분음적 색채를 사용했습니다.
곡이 진행될수록
익숙한 음정에서 조금씩 벗어나는 사운드는
오래된 기억이 미세하게 흔들리는 듯한
낯선 감정을 만들어냅니다.
그리고 마지막에는
다시 익숙한 조율로 돌아옵니다.
아무리 멀리 날아갈 수 있어도
돌아오는 곳은 결국 집입니다.
그리고 마지막에 남는 말은
아주 짧습니다.
“Just in case.”
혹시 다시 전화가 올지도 모르니.
오늘도 비행 자동차는
집 앞에서 기다리고 있습니다.
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My Flying Car — The Empty Passenger Seat
Duration: 6:17
Style: Microtonal Retro-Future Pop
Genre: Psychedelic Pop / Analog Synth / Future Soul
“My Flying Car — The Empty Passenger Seat” takes place
in a near future
where flying cars have become ordinary.
For the protagonist,
the flying car is no longer
a symbol of tomorrow.
It is simply part of everyday life
a way to get to work,
buy groceries,
and make it home before evening.
But the car carries
an old memory.
A scratch on the back seat.
Shoes worn on the wrong feet.
A backpack that wouldn't close.
And a morning when his daughter
was afraid they would miss the train.
She was a child then.
Years have passed,
and now she is old enough
to go anywhere on her own.
One Sunday night,
she calls him.
“I'm alright.”
Nothing is wrong.
She sounds happy.
But after the call ends,
he sits alone inside the flying car,
looking at the beautiful city below.
The city has never looked
more beautiful.
And yet,
the passenger seat is empty.
He knows she doesn't need him
to drive her anymore.
So sometimes
he takes the long way home.
Just to remember
her sitting beside him.
And he still leaves
the passenger seat
exactly the way she liked it.
Just in case.
The flying car is not really
a symbol of the future.
It is an excuse to keep flying
toward a memory
that can no longer come back.
Musically, the track blends
retro-futuristic psychedelic pop
with warm analog synthesizers
and subtle microtonal color.
As the song progresses,
the tuning gradually drifts
away from familiar harmony,
creating the feeling
of a memory beginning to bend.
By the final chorus,
the harmony slowly returns
to a familiar tuning.
He can fly anywhere now.
But eventually,
he comes home.
And the final words are simple:
“Just in case.”
The flying car remains
outside the house,
waiting for a call
that may never come.
----------- My Flying Car - The Empty Passenger Seat -------------------
I missed the morning traffic
For the first time in my life
Just pushed a little button
And went straight into the sky
The neighbor waved from her balcony
Like she'd seen this every day
I waved back with my coffee
And nearly spilled it on the way
My flying car is parked outside
It takes a while to cool
The license plate is upside down
I still haven't fixed the rule
I bought it three months ago
The salesman called it freedom
I mostly use it to buy groceries
And get home before the evening
Sometimes I look down from up here
At the streets I used to know
All those little red lights waiting
Like they have somewhere else to go
My flying car
Takes me over the city
I can see the river
From my window tonight
My flying car
Makes the distance disappear
Funny how the things we wanted
Don't always bring us near
Oh, I can fly
I can fly anywhere
Just not back in time
There's an old scratch on the back seat
I never bothered to repair
It happened on a Sunday morning
When you were sitting there
You had your shoes on the wrong feet
And your backpack wouldn't close
You said, "Dad, we're gonna miss the train"
I said, "That's why I bought this"
We laughed all the way above the houses
You pressed your face against the glass
You asked me if the clouds were closer
If we were flying too fast
I told you we'd go anywhere
Whenever you wanted to
I thought I'd be the one
Who always knew where to take you
My flying car
Takes me over the city
I can see the river
From my window tonight
My flying car
Makes the distance disappear
Funny how the things we wanted
Don't always bring us near
Last Sunday you called me
You said you had plans that night
I asked if you needed picking up
You said, "No, Dad, I'm alright"
There was nothing wrong with your answer
You sounded happy on the phone
I said, "Okay, have a good time"
Then you said, "Love you" and hung up
I sat inside the flying car
With my hand upon the wheel
The city looked so beautiful
I didn't know how to feel
You don't need me to drive you anymore
I know that's how it's supposed to be
But sometimes I take the long way home
Just to remember
You sitting next to me
And I still leave the passenger seat
Exactly the way you like it
Just in case
My flying car
Still takes me over the city
All the lights below me
Look like stars tonight
My flying car
Can take me anywhere now
I could cross the whole world
Before the sun comes down
But there's an empty seat beside me
And somehow that's the thing
I notice most
If you ever call me
I won't ask where you are
I'll just start the engine
My flying car
Is waiting outside
Just in case
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