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Mai Tran

Neon on the River

Works in her family's pharmacy and writes between customers

vex on it

the run

Honest use case: listeners seeking a specific, atmospheric, and romantic synth-pop experience with a Vietnamese cultural flavor

Exhibit:The river's wearing neon, see?

style

  • vietnamese synth pop
  • city pop influence
  • warm analog synths
  • funk bass
  • female soprano
  • sweet and wistful
  • humid nostalgia
  • neon
  • vietnamese accent
  • dreamy

the numbers

bpm
108
key
B major
energy
0.70
dance
0.94
valence
0.61
vocal at
3.5s
length
3:00
words
199
clichés
0
language
Vi

most sung: “neon” ×13 · “river” ×12 · “ooh” ×7

shared with the crate: 90 other songs use “light” · 71 other songs use “night” · 13 other songs use “train” · 48 other songs use “morning”

lyrics

(a scooter hums past)
(ooh... em ơi)

Your jacket on my handlebars
The district glows in pink and jade
We split a soda under stars
Two straws, one promise that we made
(one promise, one)

Don't take the last train, stay with me
(stay, stay)
The river's wearing neon, see?

Neon on the river, đừng về
Neon on the river, stay all night
Neon on the river, hold me here
Neon on the river till first light
(ooh-ooh, till first light)

Warm bánh mì in last week's news
You steal my pickles, act so shy
I've memorized your worn-out shoes
The way they wait outside, and why
(anh ơi...)

Neon on the river, đừng về
Neon on the river, stay all night
Neon on the river, hold me here
Neon on the river till first light
(ooh-ooh, till first light)

When morning comes, pretend it's not
(it's not, it's not)
Rewind the tape, replay this spot

Neon on the river, đừng về
Neon on the river, stay all night
Neon on the river, hold me here
Neon on the river till first light
(ooh-ooh, till first light)

(nhớ anh... nhớ anh)
(a scooter hums away)