I enjoyed your thoughtful, experienced critiques. IMO, I believe this song has the right amount of lows and bass. I feel like if it had even a bit more bass, it could become too obnoxious and take away from the overall sound and experience. I also liked that it ended quickly, leaving us still playing it over in our minds. I feel that the way it was crafted entices repeated play.

Very wet ! 😂

I fully agree. WET.

Chan has lucid dreams. He is able to manipulate his dreams very easily. There have been multiple times during his Chans Room episodes where he describes some of his more vivid dreams. This MV seems to be a never ending loop that is reminiscent of some of those dreams. So this is my interpretation for the MV based on this & what other people have said so far. -There is a sign before the "A Evil Deed returns to the one who committed it" one. It's in Romanian & says "My castle belongs to/is in Darkness." This seems to imply that both versions of himself are evil. And neither leave the prison they are in. -The MV starts & ends the action with the same scene. The "vampire" version looking terrified & trying to run away. -Before Vampire Chan wakes up ravenous, we saw him attacked & then place there & covered with a shroud. - When Vampire Chan went on his rampage, he seemed to be drunk on his power. But he seems to have had a realization when he was outside, and then calmly returns to his cell...Where White Chan was waiting for him. -This is where the MV loops. Vampire Chan is terrified & tries to escape White Chan. White Chan incapacitates Vamp Chan & returns him to his cell. -The MV ends with White Chan looking completely impassive, and slightly disappointed. So we can assume that he was the one who started the whole thing. He then takes the jacket & chair & leaves. We assume to start a new experiment. -This also feeds into his stage for Railway. It starts with him dragging a chair to the center stage. And it ends with him falling into darkness, like how Vamp Chan wakes in his cell. And depending on what colour his suit is, his white eye changes sides. Dark suit, left eye. White suit, right eye. Just like Vamp & White Chan in the MV. The lyrics can imply a relationship thing, or a toxic situation-ship. When you apply the lyrics to the MV, you get a conversation with himself. Chan himself is on a one way track, so he is the "train" in this. Being an idol is the tracks he has to run on. Leaving the "tracks" is disastrous, so there is no choice but to stay on them no matter how rough the ride. It is exhilarating, toxic, and rewarding, all rolled into one package. You can change tracks to arrive at different places, but you can never leave the tracks altogether. This is a never ending ride to a destination that is unknown, with no chance of leaving. "No brakes." "Insane." "This train never sleeps" is so appropriate in the reference that being an idol is never easy, or restful. "Don't you care about the casualties" is referencing him giving up so much of his life for this. His childhood, his old friends & family, a normal life. "But something's saying More Please" means that it is also rewarding. He has his members, and a way to express all the emotions & artistic flair in his music. There are more reasons for him to continue, than for him to stop & "get off the tracks" so to say. The choices he has made ensure that he is never leaving this ride.

Great reaction! My favorite part was the train 😊❤ The interpretation of the mv and song I got was, it is about his obsession to overwork and not sleep. Just like Red Lights, also why you have a lot of red, to reference to red lights, could be to stop, could be a warning. We do know Chan likes to reference his issue with work obsession, as he did in Red lights. Here he is Vampire Chan(as per Chan) to start and he goes around turning people into himself, basically overworked Zombies...In Vampire lore if you drink the blood of a Vampire, he becomes your master. Which we see in the MV. So then enter 2nd Chan(good Chan) with the white eye on the other side. He comes in to stop obsessed Chan. He kills him and then goes to leave, but grabs his jacket. (You know he kills him because at the end you hear the zombie/vampires eating him and you see his shoes slightly move as if someone is tugging on his body while eating) By taking the jacket he starts the cycle over again. Where he wakes up starving, for his work, he tried to be good and not obsessed...but he is what he is....and goes through it all over again. That is why it starts the same way it ends, with Chan being blown backwards. Channie has always said one thing he doesn't like is how obsessed he is and how he doesn't sleep but he can't stop. Tunnel vision, when he gets into producing he gets tunnel vision...this train never sleeps....wow....I thought this song was going one way but it went off another way. He also said he wasn't going to explain it and people can pull whatever they want out of it. 😊 He made it so others could see themselves and how they obsess and get into cycles. For him it is his music, overworking and not sleeping...for others it may be something else. They are trapped in that yard trying to get out...with illusions of being free because there is sun, but there is barbed wire and even though they are outside, they are not free. (Trapped in his mind) His baby in this, is his music. This train never sleeps as he is trying to finish the song but it is going to take a lot, so hold on tight and trust him. Need no breaks, no breaks....he can't stop until he is done. But doesn't he care about the casualties? Other people will suffer with being overworked but he can't help it because something is saying more please....the song isn't perfect, he needs to make it perfect. It is safe when it's just you and me (him and the song, so he doesn’t overwork those around him and have others obsessing too. It is only him getting hurt.) Railway, from one destination to another. From one song to another. It just keeps going, even when you finish one stop, there is another. At first I didn't think this mv or song fit together...but it actually does. The evil deed always returning to the one who committed it(what the sign reads)....he believes he hurts those around him with his obsession, (seeing himself as a sort of monster that hurts others) so in the end he is cursed to starts the vicious cycle again. Him being hurt with overworked obessession all because he put that on others, it comes back to him...He always puts such deep things in his songs. I do like that it took a different turn than I thought.

I am just ...... well, my mental health 🙃 melting 🫠 Bangchan is definelty a werewolf vampire. My favorite part is the good Bangchan being the good guy in white clothing.

OMG my bias bang Chan the sexist vampire I've ever seen ♥️😍 I love his and Felix new MV

Yeah I loved the song and the MV. Railway MV is my favourite among the solos alongside As we are, Railway because of the style and the subtext and As we are cause it made me emotional. As for the songs themselves my favourite is Ultra. It's not a complex song but the beat is NASTY and the verse's rap is one of my favourite Changbin's verses in a while... let's say I think in the last 2 years his raps are less complex than before, I still like them but because of the delivery and how they're catchy, rather than complex flow or rhymes. This one in Ultra isn't complex either but it's a bit better.

I liked your analysis very much! It put a different interpretation into my mind than the one I had at first, and I like yours so much better… So, my thought was based on the thing that vampires feed on the blood of humans, so, often film directors are described as using the energy of their actors to shine themselves and feed their own narcissism… some could say, Bang Chan uses the members to feed his own appetite for fame by Stray Kids… But this doesn’t fit to Bang Chan, he isn‘t a ‚User‘ of anyone. Rather your interpretation hits it much more: him, being ‚white‘ most of the time, behave as it is expected of him by company and public. But sometimes, his inner self takes over, revealing itself, in spite of the consequences. Though, I don’t see his inner self as dark, rather as selfless, integer and upright. So, the ‚dirt‘ others are throwing is their dirt, not his, their issues, not his, so, why bother. He did so well in the lyrics, as well as it leaves so much space for different interpretations! That’s true art! He’s a master!

Great reaction, as always. It's funny you asked if the "dogs" were Stay. At one point, he feeds off them, getting power/life. Then, it looks as if they may be feeding off him (or was he petting them?? 😵‍💫) If feeding off him, Stays get their life from SKZ and the music. Sometimes, it is a toxic relationship. Just a thought.

MV director went crazy with this one! Awesome job.

I was literally waiting for your reaction, so excited. Railway is my favorite, and I loved your analysis!❤

I think wolve

Bang Chan did such an AMAZING job on this mv! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I don't know if anyone noticed but at the end when white Chan is leaving you hear the groaning and you see a pair of boots lying behind the cage ...u only see the tips of dark Chan's boots

Я не могу выбрать. Все сольные видео наполнены смыслом и художественно сделаны. Они такие разные, что подходят любому настроению. Мне это нравится. Но мне так же запали в душу и другие, общие песни в альбоме.

Honestly the mv was so complex it was hard to interpret myself, however I am learning towards a more Jekyll and Hyde narrative, although Hyde is the embodiment of evil, Jekyll isn’t morally great either, but that’s as far as I’ve gotten

I'm addicted to Railway, seriously WHAT AN INSANE AND AWESOME SONG

I was waiting for you guys to react to this one!!! 🫣

Railway and Ultra

As much as I love Stray Kids, thinking of the members as singular artists, I think that Chan would be amazing as solo artist, if he would've not choose K-pop he would've be much more free, it makes me sad how bad is the K-pop industry for lots of artists, they can't truly express themselves and whi doesn't make their own music they're stuck with the same sound over and over again. I hope that one day Chan would be appreciate as the amazing artist that he is, I can see him collab with The Weeknd or big artists, because yes we love the group, I love all the 8 of them but some of them as solo artists would just smash the music industry. Part of me can't wait for their solo albums and careers because they're all so different, it doesn't happen often in K-pop, they would all go for different sounds and directions that I'm so curious but first I hope for a 3RACHA album than they can go solo 😂

I was waiting not so patiently for this reaction!!! The shock is so real for everyone after watching this mv 😂

Very very random but I love Han C set up! Every video I like looking at his background to see if there’s anything new XD

I love the chord progressions in this song. I'm convinced it would sound great in a metal version. I tried my hand at recording a hard rock version, but I don't have the guitar skills 😅

Thank you both for this reaction. I was waiting to see this one from you the most because of the out of the box creative m/v. So the 2 music videos that stand out to me the most on artsy creativity and tells a story of the singer are Unfair and Railway. They are all 8 beautiful songs and m/v but those 2 stand out the most to me. I guess I listen and watch Unfair the most, followed by Ultra and Railway. But it really depends on the mood you are in. If you want to think back or past things I would listen to Seungmin As We Are, or Hold My Hand. If I want to a happy or fun tune I would listen to Youth, or So Good, If I want haunting ballads for calming I would listen to I.N's Hallucination and on every day makes me happy is Unfair, Ultra and Railway. I just love we have a variety of songs to fit any mood you are feeling or needing. catch you guys on the next one.

It's really an interesting point of view, I still had that doubt about what exactly the zombies were, I took it as tools, or pure instinct... but I really like this new interpretation. Honestly, I think it's one of the best SKZ MVs so far, my fav 100%.

7:11 I'm literally this emoji 😂 In all seriousness, I absolutely love how the MVs gave more meaning(s) to the songs. That "Railway" ended up being like "Red Lights", that at first you think it's just sensual but it's also about dealing with your inner self, whether that's being obsessed with work or some other inner demons, it's just perfect.

6:08 you're only listening to the sexy words 😂

I'm getting the feeling that it's a dark take on his journey through the industry. He's feeding everyone at the same time as he's feeding from them. Dragging them on this unstoppable, one-way trip and it's all his fault/responsibility. A mess of desires and guilt, which does translate well into sexy songs 😅 Definitely have to watch a few times!

Best reaction. You just got a follow 😊

I feel like part of why he takes his shirt off on stage is because he always has something on his skin. It’s been part of the message, like scratch marks, chains, “want more.” So I think it’s unnecessary in the MV.

vampire i think is a call back to the first song he completed which is up all night, about his need to forgo sleep to create music. so in this case he's thinking about how vampires have a compulsion/desire for blood but also the fact that they're nocturnal. the red fabric all over the mv is symbolizing blood but also a red carpet imo. that's what he's dragging along with him as he walks the chain railway. so this is a song about fame and desire and the fact that he's not satisfied yet but he's stuck in a cycle of taking things too far and having to quell that "vampire" inside him. the slayer chan is so emotionless while the vampire chan is hungry to the point of gluttony.

I thought he was teasing when he said he was leaving it open to interpretation, but he was 100% serious (except for it being about trains). I would give anything to spend just one hour with this man's creative process.

Chan never disappoints. He always does a great job, it's no wonder he's the leader of Skz, after all, he knows how to master everything easily

They are two sides of the same coin. Acting on point. Vocals on point. Visuals on point. Music on point. Everything just beautiful. I've been in love with Railway since Chan first performed it. This music video just made me love it even more. It's up there with Red Lights (which is my fav) for me. Completely in love with everything about this.

Could someone explain what he means by "wet" as a musical description?

u guys should listen to quill pen by hyunjin its soo good

You all are hilarious! Ok, Chan really gave an awesome song with double entrendre. The video- wow!

Loved your reactions and your interpretation of the video. Always enjoy your reactions. I was in shock when I watched this M/V but enjoyed it the most.

The hungry tummy growl before once again going to wake himself up to play with us on stage again.... 😅

I see the stage performance and music video as two parts of the same cycle, ending and beginning with each other. The stage performance leans more into the blatantly sexual interpretation, while the video focuses on the cycle of constantly fighting your inner darkness, struggling to keep it at bay. I see the light eye on White Chan being on the opposite side of Black Chan as showing that they are indeed two sides of the same coin, the yin and yang aspects of one person. I think it means that while the white side of Chan subdued the inner beast for the moment, that darker, more aggressive and passionate side is still always waiting inside of him, ready to break free. White Chan walks away from the monster he has safely caged once again, but he takes with him the coat that Black Chan put on as he moved from crazed, hungry animal to a more controlled, deliberate darkness and destruction. At the end of the stage performance, Chan takes off the coat that represents the darker side of himself, only to have the cycle continue by putting it on in the video and giving in to the hunger and need inside of him. That coat is removed again by the end of the video, only to be back on at the start of the stage performance when his wilder side is once more in control. And so it goes, unending, a constant struggle for which parts of himself he allows to take control.

We need BANG CHAN x DPR IAN COLLAB ASAP!! 😭✨

The other text is in old Romanian ( maybe a conection with Dracula?) and says My castle is a dark place.

My fav solo on the album is Railway, MV and the song. It just touches my soul more than the others. But i also love Han's Hold my Hand

Always enjoy your analysis! Thanks!

I’m still recovering from that. Like fr Bang Chan!?! Vampire Chan!! Hunter Chan!!! I agree with a lot of what you were saying with the choice of using vampires. The thing is where they usually give the inspiration behind them, he refuses to give anything other than “trains.” I feel like there’s the immortality, creating a legacy, but keeping themselves or himself in check. He won’t let himself become a monster and that could mean with this new contract and popularity, their fame, letting too much go to their heads as they move forward. They’ve been hungry this whole journey from trainee to now. With the avidness of their fans and the competitive atmosphere between not only the groups (many of which he’s friends with and respects) but also the companies themselves. But also he could be just wanting to delve into the darker aspects of any lore and it might not be related to them at all. That seems less likely. It makes my goth punk little heart happy. 😊🥹 At the end you see Hunter Chan walk away in the distance but in the foreground you see Vamp Chan’s feet sticking up and him grunting. So he’s not dead but he’s staked down or possibly dying but I don’t think so. Like maybe he escapes sometimes and he needs to be restrained occasionally. I saw someone say that from the concert it’s a loop from when he falls in the concert to when he sits up in the video. Last bit. 16:50 The sign, I think, is in Romanian (Romania famously the home of Transylvania and Dracula). “Castelul meu este u loo alnintunerical” or My castle is a place of darkness.

Nobody has yet mentioned all the Joker references… purple coat, shirt/vest, crazy dance.. etc.

I really love your analysis abt the message! Its absolutely what I was thinking abt too. Chan is so good at writing lyrics with double meanings and using sensual lyrics to cover it up. I also really admire chan for doing this concept and going all out on the gore its incredible. SHOUTOUT DIRECTOR NOVVKIM FOR THIS MASTERPIECE (he was also the director for red lights btw)

Love your analysis of the meaning of the song/words, I also see it as a the struggle between what you want to do/say and what is expected of you especially when you’re in a spotlight , trying to find the balance…