Mass Rapid Romance

Says It All

MASS RAPID ROMANCE captures the whimsical and fleeting nature of a romance sparked by chance encounters on a train. With an intro reminiscent of MRT doors, the song swooshes in already exasperated; “This Mass Rapid Romance is just too much for me”. The reference to everyday sights backed by high-spirited instruments aims to put the listener in that anxious, will-they-won’t-they moment, about taking that next step with a stranger. In the verses you hear both sides of infatuation: The main singer’s excitement of imagining a romantic interaction builds, responded by the female singer’s bashful thoughts of “I hope he sees that I’m arty” (which is a play on “MRT”) and “does he see me reading murakami, does he know that he can tap the gantry to my heart?” Filled with other localised MRT puns such as “Instead of looking at the station map…please don’t mind the gap” and “Can I please have your seat, it’s an emergency” the song beginning cute and honest turns emotionally charged musically and ends abruptly as listeners eventually identify the couple never met. A melancholic meet-cute if you will.