Written on the number 12 bus. Siddiqui hummed the melody into a voice memo and wrote the Urdu verses the next morning.
Song story
Long Ride
Karachi bus song.
At a glance
- Release date
- April 19, 2024
- Album
- City Lines
- Label
- Route Nine
- Genre
- Indie Folk
- Language
- English, Urdu
- Duration
- 3:39
- Artist
- Omar Siddiqui
The story
About this song
Interpretation
What the song is about
On songs written while moving.
Close listen
Craft and analysis
The guitar part uses a capo on the third fret with open strings ringing.
Licensed lyrics
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Long ride, number twelve
The city passed outside the window
I wrote it all in my head
On the Karachi bus route
[Chorus]
On songs written while moving
Urdu verses in the morning light
The number twelve carries me through
The city day and night
[Verse 2]
Hummed the melody into a voice memo
Wrote the Urdu the next day
The guitar with a capo on the third fret
And open strings that sway
[Chorus]
On songs written while moving
Urdu verses in the morning light
The number twelve carries me through
The city day and night
[Bridge]
The city passed outside the window
Karachi in the glass
I wrote it all in my head
And the bus ride did not pass
[Chorus]
On songs written while moving
Urdu verses in the morning light
The number twelve carries me through
The city day and night
[Outro]
Long ride
Number twelve
Credits
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- Label
- Route Nine
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