mxmtoon - hong kong

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lyrics:
red brick
bamboo towers
line the skyline
with much power
yellow cars
smoggy skies
neon lights
attract your eyes
Hong Kong is moving around you
you can't help but stand there in awe
Hong Kong is moving without you
but you can't help and drop your jaw
a home away from home
yet oh so far away
been years since I've been back
my memories will slowly fade away
late nights
were alright
dim sum
was always fun
big family
too much food
just eat more
and don't be rude
your family is living without you
all the way across the sea
your family is moving without you
no matter how much you plea
a home away from home
yet oh so far away
been years since I've been back
my memories will slowly fade away
i don’t know when i’ll be back
it feels like i’m losing track
of time
my memories feel so vivid
yet so much time has passed
you’re missing a piece of yourself
you’ve left it behind you there
you’re missing a piece of yourself
don’t it just feel so unfair
that your
your family is living without you
all the way across the sea
your family is moving without you
no matter how much you plea
maybe one day you’ll see
then again
maybe one day you’ll see

[@benling5756]

shit okay, im half chinese and i havent heard anything thats resonated this much with my asian american roots as this song. this seriously impacted me, and really embodies the entire experience of being detached yet connected with a culture thousands of miles away, and im just really appreciative because i rarely if ever see any media that actually addresses that kinda thing. thank you.

[@mxmtoon]

just read this comment, i'm so late to getting back to you, but i mean this sincerely, thank you. thank you for listening, i'm so glad that it resonated :-)

[@liansong8683]

SAME! only im full chinese in america ;w;

[@jasonng6771]

+Ben Ling There's so much Asian American representation and media on KZbin! Guys like Wong Fu Productions have definitely helped develop a community and are trying to increase awareness and representation

[@leswincabrera8267]

Love you UwU

[@theinternetneedsme]

Ben Ling ohmygod same I’m half Chinese (cantonese)

[@cowgrlbebop]

I'm half korean and this was utterly beautiful. it captured the feeling of straddling two cultures while still maintaining your personal identity. and it just made me smile.

[@alwaysabiggafish3305]

Nobody cares

[@yourpill0w]

im from hk and this makes me homesick :(

[@yellwbee408]

Hong Kong is moving without u...

[@lateings5161]

me too :( i was born i hk and lived north of there in china, sadly moved to us :(

[@SkyeMatteson]

UKULELE GUIDE Chords: C, Em, Am7, F Fingerpicking pattern (In strings) A, E, C Strumming pattern DD-UUU-DU

[@janellilolu]

Skye is the Limit thank you!!! Finally

[@kanee2085]

thanks

[@iirxokiie3122]

i love you, thank you 🙏🏼

[@brylieclaire4885]

Omg Thankyou!

[@salmasaridam4529]

at 2:37-3:02 i genuinely started tearing up and i don't cry that much this reminds me of my home country indonesia

[@joandrea7695]

Salma Saridam omg heyy im form indo too!!

[@yellwbee408]

Same

[@lyssthemoa5481]

i really relate to this. i'm full chinese, i was born in hong kong, lived there longer than i've been anywhere else. last year it was my parents' decision to move away to canada. it sucks because my other family members, my best friend, and the person i'm dating are still in hong kong and it feels like a huge part of me is missing. but at the same time i sorta like it here in canada. it's like half of me is in one half of the world and the second half is in the other. my parents really don't wanna go back to visit hong kong and it sucks because i wanna see everyone. i'm also kinda going through an identity crisis since i feel like i'm not chinese enough but also not canadian enough.

[@alisonyu9068]

omg same! i’ve lived and grown up in hk my whole life but my mom decided for us to move to canada last summer. i totally relate to your feelings 😢

[@Nicole-zi4tn]

This song really describes the feeling of being a mixed race kid detached from one of their cultures, but missing it

[@mosamosa1938]

I'm in hk rn listening to this song. Only when I'm not in mainland can I get access to YouTuBe and your videos. I've translated a few of the lyrics your songs into Chinese. Isn't it fantastic to see so many people from different countries speaking different languages yet all enjoying your songs? Love u mxmtoon, please keep singing. ;) I can always feel u through ur voice

[@sabrinauribe924]

Rip I moved from hk like 5 years ago and I haven’t gone back since and I actually started crying when I heard this song just cuz it so accurately represented how I felt

[@oliviaachau]

Holy sheet my family is from hong king and I’ve never even been out of America, but this made me so nostalgic and emotional for something I’ve never even experienced before. Imma go cry in my pile of homework

[@waveii8615]

this is the most relatable comment ever, every word of it (especially the end)

[@osch415]

@@waveii8615 holy cRAP is that you wave omg

[@waveii8615]

@@osch415 hello- yes? wave as in wavecolor?

[@osch415]

@@waveii8615 oh right- hi, i’m oscartgreat from scratch, very happ seeing you here :D you have great taste in music btw :3

[@waveii8615]

@@osch415 oml hi oscar!! woah nice seeing you here xD

[@aerinpage]

Awh, I miss Hong Kong. I miss the city. God, the light shows were my favorite! So many childhood memories.

[@Looloo991]

Like.. you're music is so aesthetic and it makes me feel things

[@pissedoffnation]

I feel so much for you in this song without meaning to sound like a beg. I got a real feeling of detachment in this song and the sense of missing something you feel such a kinship with and i suppose the pain of those you love moving on without you whther thats what you intended that message or not it really hit home for me

[@canadascoolcovers8065]

I legit almost cried and I've never lived in or been to Hong Kong. I don't even have family or friends that live far away from me. This song is just super touching because I know how hard it would be to not be able to see your family every day....or to be so far away from a place that means so much to you. This is amazing! 💖💖💖

[@_lysa39]

ive just discovered you music and i relate so much to this song. my parents are chinese, but i was born and raised in the us. when i was young my mom would take me back to beijing and we would stay in her childhood house. she would take me to the supermarkets/open markets, little shops/stalls and corner shops she would go to when she was young. i feel so comfortable there, but i still feel like i dont really belong due to the fact that even though i grew up in the chinese culture, i still did not know how to read or write chinese [only speak] and that i still was not fully imersed in the culture. its also the same in the us. i grew up speaking another language, eating differently, and celebrating other holidays, overall living differently. whenever i go back to china w my parents, i make sure to really enjoy it. i miss the food, the people, and the bustle of the city.

[@kobiasmr3256]

thank you for another amazing song :)❤ I've never been to Hong Kong but listening to this makes me want to go

[@mxmtoon]

it's so beautiful, if you ever get the chance, do go! one of my favorite places to be :-)

[@azum_]

come to hong kong

[@bulbrossow9172]

I’m not from a foreign country, but for me Hong Kong is a metaphor for feeling okay and happy and this song connects to me so much.

[@A77775]

That's beautiful.

[@SirUnwin]

Now I miss something I never had. Thank you for the moment of saudade

[@halenthomas2210]

This is my favorite song of Maia’s and I don’t even relate to it at all, it’s just soo calm and beautiful and I love singing along to it. It literally calms me down. This is such a pleasant song and I loveee the violin in the background

[@lasagnas6404]

No one: Me: how could a song with just basic chords ever be cool? *listens to Hong Kong* Also me: holy shi-

[@chan-wd5if]

im not from hk but ive been there too much times that it also feels like home :,)

[@itskastrand]

AHHHHH MY FAVORITE YESSSSS

[@mxmtoon]

WOOOOOOO!

[@nymphie2596]

i feel homesick now :^') i miss being there

[@lovingly4092]

Omg I can't believe I haven't seen you ever. Your feelings are fatal song got me hooked and here I am looking at old songs XD and are you actually like from Asia? If not oh well XD love the song

[@mxmtoon]

ahh goodness!!

[@lovingly4092]

mxmtoon omg you answered XD and awesome. at least you get to travel a bit often XD, love your songs

[@Abby-vs1nx]

this song is honestly so beautiful,, but i interpret in a different way. i keep relating "hong kong" to time and the real world and how they keep moving forward, but i'm stuck in my own world in fear of growing up. the lyric "your family is moving without you" also relates to everyone being fine with moving forward. as i grow up, i come to terms with the concept of time moving forward and the "memories fading away" represents the happiness that came with being young slowly deteriorating. o boy do i love spilling my deepest thoughts into a yt comment section owo

[@karan.kk.h]

I grew up in Hong Kong and I’m going to be studying abroad for university in the future, will probably migrate somewhere else too after that I see myself listening to this years later missing home

[@fredrechid892]

I moved out of my hometown almost 3 years ago and I still feel super homesick. This song is my go-to whenever my homesickness decides to come back. Thank you for making a song I could really relate to 💖it really helps

[@lamwingsum9532]

this song really hit hard when i left to study abroad for the first time and lived alone and i left when HK was going through a very tough time politically and it is really hard to see my family and friends feeling sad about that situation and also i never felt chinese enough or “americanized” enough so welp it’s good to be listening to this and silently sobbing :)

[@insertswittyusernamehere5040]

im from hong kong, born and bred and i am so glad one of my favorite singers also has origins there

[@soundousroumaissakadri6194]

i just discovered your channel.. and im just so in love with your covers and your magical voice ... gooosh ❤🌙

[@camilafernandez5078]

te haces amar

[@outcastluverxxx]

oh wow, is this an original? i relate so much because im also a person from hk who lives in the bay area

[@michellenirvana7144]

vltRakuen lmfao same I live in hk, kowloon area☁

[@phonetism]

SAME my family is in the new territory and the peak but i was raised in cupertino/atherton (separated parents but it was lit)

[@golddoberman2078]

it is her own song! she writes her own music

[@sabrinauribe924]

Ooo I moved 5 years ago but I lived on Lantau :p

[@fruitguzzi9122]

I lived in Tung Chung area tho

[@cookieezz8127]

Omg that cello in the back 😍 I really like your music amd videos btw!!!!

[@rebeccarangel9312]

I feel like I found my whole playlist for fall 💛

[@naur5297]

When ur from hk and this made u cry :’(

[@dustythecat1726]

This music is so emotional and i love it, i absolutely love it and just the sound of it sounds like my life . Its beautiful like i really cant word how much i love this. Its sad ,happy ,and depressing yet so upbeat and i just cant cause that is my life . I am constantly pressured to do well in basically everything and it hurts like my heart hurts and sometimes i just feel bad i dont know why but i also feel happy . Your music is my life and describes my life and sounds like my life. Thank you maia you truly are amazing

[@marsbunni_]

This hit hard, right in the heart. I cried. I miss home even more now...

[@ma__7290]

My father's side is from Hong Kong, but never did I get to meet them. I live in Japan with my mother, but I can't help but wonder how life could've been.

[@allieberge4572]

thanks for doing yo thang

[@mxmtoon]

i tryyyyy

[@gaia22990]

I'm never moved away from my hometown even if I wish I will I got shivers from start to finish

[@mangostensy]

Love this song 💕

[@PenaltyKillah]

Half-Hongkonger here through my dad's side. I had lived there as a wee toddler... listening to this stirred up feelings I didn't know I had, wow (also can we talk about how she pronounced 点心 / "dim sum" so authentically ❤)

[@ouetoile7959]

this one is great. i love it so much🍑 (and... god! is difficult choosing a favorite because all of them are awesome)💕

[@sophs4370]

This hit me so hard because I spent all my early childhood there and I can rarely go back because I’m in America and i always felt so in place there, I miss it so much I wish that I was raised there

[@markunicotan649]

Hey Sis, Your music is totally the thing we need here in Hong Kong right now>

[@fostermoore6954]

I love how your songs are straight forward.Also I Love your music makes sense and it's easy to relate too😍❤️💛💚💙💜

[@smokytau418]

All your songs touch my heart

[@bluemilk4909]

I can relate a lot... I grew up there and lived there for 10 years.. Hong Kong is practically my home, even tho I’m not from there I kinda miss my old friends from when I was in Elementary school but they probably don’t remember me anymore since it’s been like 3 years. (I visit every 2 years for reasons

[@gachasisters703]

I’m from hk...thank you for this mxmtoon 🥰

[@dazai9703]

Whyy Few Views? Whyyy?

[@lettuceforlife4827]

This songs so beautiful.

[@zellybelly1615]

I love mxmtoon's songs, especially Please Don't and Birdie. But, something about this song it just, It hits different. There's something about it that just, makes it sound better. Great job Mxmtoon.

[@claireh1125]

Ik that I can’t relate to this much seeing as I’ve lived in the same town my whole life but it still makes me incredibly sad and emotional thinking about growing up and moving away from my family and friends and in just four years im going to be split up from kids I’ve surrounded myself with since preschool and leaving my parents so I can start my own life all alone

[@Bananaa.diaries]

I live in Hong Kong and this is stunning! I love the ukulele sm!

[@jadejeffries219]

this song has a lot of meaning to me. i only recently saw this and the first time i heard it i honestly. i lived in hong kong my whole life until recently i moved to central england. today is actually my birthday and i have to sad feeling because this is my first time away from hong kong celebrating my birthday and this new place is supposed to feel like home but it isnt because im not used to it not being loud or busy, or there not to be huge buildings not having so so many cultures surrounding me. im not used to being away from my friends. im not used to calling this new place home yet. this song means a lot a LOT to me. thank you for always making beautiful music.

[@dakisking]

I don't know I'm a New Yorker but I feel like this song hella resonates with me just because like having a massive city as a hometown and leaving it is something I resonate with. Beautiful song and voice! Keep your stuff up!

[@oatgoat3074]

I can really relate to this song in the sense that I'm a first generation African American, and a good portion of my family lives in Ghana and throughout Europe, and I've only been out of the country to visit them in Ghana, but sadly don't remember any of it. When I was younger I grew up in a predominantly white school and neighborhood, so in order to fit in, I tried to detach myself from that part of my culture, but now that I realize how valuable it is, I've been trying so hard to learn more about it. I still feel like I've lost such a huge part of it, and sometimes the thought of my heritage being thousands of miles away can be kind of disheartening, and since I wasn't able to grow up around it, ther's still a huge chunk of it that I've never experienced. Despite that, I've also been so much happier now, especially with my own identity, but I still really wanna go back and visit while I can. Not only was this song super catchy, but I felt like it also had a lot of depth, in contrast to mainstream media which primarily consists of superficial songs about generally the same thing. Needless to say, I really enjoyed this song and I'm so glad I found your music ❤️

[@mavisvermillion875]

as someone from vietnam (immigrated to the usa young) and with strong memories of my home there, this song captures the homesickness i feel. much love 💕

[@astridd2010]

I am not really able to connect to this on a physical level but emotionally empowering. Like this song makes me cry a little every time i listen to it. Its such a beautiful song. This is real emotion that is put into it and we don't see that often. Idk, just really makes me feel something.

[@jaylynndixon6990]

I just went to Hong Kong a year ago with my University choir on tour. I miss it. Such an accurate representation of Hong Kong! Very beautiful song :)

[@amelie5114]

i actually love you and ur music and ur lyrics

[@puriinjpg]

recently started listening to maia again n wow,,, this hits even closer to home during covid :,))

[@me0w_grav3s]

Damn her voice 😍

[@hebao3816]

im not from hong kong but i personally feel like someone could percieve this through their own eyes. to me, i picture jordan where almost all of my relatives live and this song hits me hard because of how far they live. thank you for this.

[@emmastewart6902]

I’m not Asian but this song reminds me of my home in Michigan and I live in Georgia now but I miss everything about and this song makes me sad but I love it because it reminds me of where I’m from

[@chancechen3845]

Hey I am chinese from beijing, and I really appreciate your song, Love them! So great!

[@fruitguzzi9122]

ok I know this song is from like 2 years ago but now it hurts listening to this cuz of the protect that's happening rn and the people who died and got into hospital and lost their eyes just for our freedom and shit,it fucking hurts cuz honestly things changed and it's not the same anymore cuz the China government is trying to erase our culture and shit and make us disappear

[@spicechistensen2103]

to see that 18 people disliked this brings joy to me no joke i found this on my phone on the for you page and i listened to one of your songs and right away checked out all your music like GIRLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL this is amazing like girl keep this up keep posting and you will get there trust me :"}

[@ardenb9088]

I'm not from Hong Kong but this song made me cry bc someone finally wrote a song about what it's like to be away from family and the country you feel at home in

[@sam_1209]

i wish i found this song when i was still in hong kong

[@bat8645]

a quarter chinese and uh, ow??? i was raised in the us same as my dad and his mom but i’d always sort of been attached to my culture. even though i barely knew any of it. i don’t speak cantonese like my grandma and i’ve only celebrated chinese new year. it’s sort of awful, being so hesitant to even participate because you’re not sure if you’re chinese enough. i’ve visited my great grandma ju in california and my relatives there. it’s my favorite place to be because you actually finally feel like you fit in? like all of you is present, not just the parts of you that other people want from you. my chinese heritage isn’t pushed aside by white people who find it embarrassing and it’s also not being exaggerated so white people find me interesting or make them seem cool. this song just hit a chord in me that nothing else has been able to. it just really shows the struggle of being attached to a place where you know you have family and you know could’ve been important to you but won’t because of the distance.

[@A77775]

As a half-Japanese teenager, wow. This resonated.

[@alieninq2223]

i moved away from my hometown hk last year and now im so homesick :(

[@ChenoWolf]

I relate to this but about a different place. I was born in Edinburgh but I've lived in the Netherlands for 11 years now, and I miss Scotland so much, but my memories of it are slowly disappearing (not that I had many since we moved when I was 3) And while I do visit reasonably often, I still feel disconnected from where I was born, and from my family in Scotland. I feel like this song works for any expat, because it helps embody the feeling of being away from where you feel like you belong, and how that feels like being away from who you are, and just how painful that can be.

[@crambo1970]

Fiona Sutherland I love Edinburgh! Hope Mxmtoon gets to go there some day. Loved hiking to Arthur’s Seat, or hanging on the green listening to buskers during the festival. What an awesome city!

[@fruitguzzi9122]

Who's from Hong Kong or Is it just me

[@26.55.]

Peachorgans !!:D i am

[@twowo9]

ayyyy

[@salaaami7317]

that one weeb YOU HAVE THE SAME PFP WITH MY TWITTER ACCOUNT and yes a greeting from tko 😻😻😻

[@ii_strangerxxthings]

meee

[@annegil3499]

The perfect song for someone who has left home to live alone in another city... I miss my family so much it has been two years since I saw them

[@dannydevito1980]

idk if u've heard of them, but your music sort of reminds me of the sherman brothers's stuff. you can always invoke a certain feeling that's just so powerful, yet you can never put your finger on what it is - even if you've felt exactly like this before. love it xx

[@oliviachristopherson1093]

this song is so underrated. you’re so talented. i love you sm maia

[@clarabarrios4174]

I love your songs, they're so good :) Good Job! ❤

[@Toasteawitch]

This made me tear up cause I'm 21 and I'll be living alone in a few years and although it's all new and exciting, I won't be seeing my mom or my little brother much, no matter how annoying I found them as a teenager, I already miss them when I'm away for a month. I love this playlist.

[@alexr6184]

Does anyone know the guitar or ukulele chords for this?

[@karenjuracan6833]

C, G Am, F

[@maddiewest2547]

dont relate to this song one bit but i feel the anger and sadness along with nostalgia, good song :)

[@Lilacmeow]

Love from Hong Kong❤️ Dun know why I found this song so late :( But at least I found it now :’)

[@baotienduong]

I cried when listening. Thank you so much for that art!

[@charlottelucie7945]

i just moved from hong kong after living there for 5 years and this was so touching!

[@sharitajoy6725]

I LOVE THIS SONG, it's one of my favorites 🌞🌹💛 you're doing so well darling! I don't know why you don't have a lot of subscribers!!

[@mxmtoon]

thank you sharita!!

[@honeysweet4804]

I love you and your music so much thank you. Literally your songs are literally my feelings. idea if you got meh shook LOVE U

[@alexvalerolausin2756]

im really in love with your voice and your songs keep up the good work girl

[@elisalie164]

omg i just found you and you're a literal gem i love your music

[@Sara-xs2kt]

I'm not from hong kong but I can relate to this song so much since I live in Canada and my family lives so far away.

[@winemortenson5486]

Your voice is perfect omg. Your music is so good, I really love it!

[@SleePip]

Your music is BEAUTIFUL *-*

[@missllver]

as a person from Hong Kong im so proud of my culture

[@peter-laputayung4889]

I am from Hong Kong and I like this song...maybe u can film an official music video in HK

[@TifikoGaming3248playz]

I live in HK and this reminds me of the environment of here :D

[@sarahj8568]

this is incredible, this is beautiful

[@lucifersz320]

I love yours musics,do not stop please

[@josie3609]

I found your music the other day... I love it.

[@nishamakasu2354]

WHO WOULD DISLIKE THIS BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK CURSE YOUU

[@fiisshuhooks3566]

I’m not good at understanding lyrics but omg I honestly get so scared when I realized that I’ve literally only been eating English foods and kind of abandoning asian culture and it’s honestly feels like I’m losing myself.

[@trizzz...]

this is SO underrated