Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: psych-rock
Song Meaning of “Lost Highway” by Wo Fat
Lost Highway is a song about a man who is lost in his life and longing for a way out of his troubles. He is living on a metaphorical highway, a journey of loneliness and sorrow, without a sense of direction or hope for the future. He knows that his current path will only lead to despair, yet he still can’t seem to find the courage to turn around and start moving in a different direction. He wants to leave his troubles behind and find some peace and solace where he can start to rebuild his life, but he feels so lost and confused by the events he is going through that he can’t seem to make the move. As he surrenders himself to the ring of depression, the chorus goes:
“I’m on the lost highway,
Drowning in the dark and the unknown.
Lost in the night, without a hope or a home.
Spinning in circles, but getting nowhere,
I’m on the lost highway, a journey i can’t break.”
The song is a poignant reminder of the dangerous joys of the fast and reckless life, and a warning to those tempted by the life of the highway to take caution. Despite his troubles, the man in the song still has a slight glimmer of hope that he will eventually find his way out of the darkness.