During his endless train commutes, poet Chih-Cheng Lo transformed the railway’s rhythmic click-clack into North-Link Railway Lullaby, imaginatively stretching familiar landscapes beyond horizons to the ends of the earth. This episode follows the poet’s passion for vintage train models as he converses with dedicated craftsmen, lamenting the fading warmth of handcrafted art in an age dominated by algorithms and instant gratification. Accompanied by Easy Shen’s evocative vocals, this journey becomes more than a nostalgic tribute to vanishing objects—it is a poignant reflection on civilization’s rapid shift, capturing the quiet sorrow of facing an unexpected end and having to say goodbye.
Can a single poem change the world? "Like a Rolling Poem 2" continues the spirit of poetry-based musical documentary, filming and producing six poems transformed into songs — confronting the existential questions of our time head-on: "I Want to Live with You" explores loneliness and longing for self; "Lullaby of the North-Link Railway" gazes at the turning of eras and the fear of farewell; "A Romantic Thing" dissects trauma and the pathological attachment born from love and hatred sharing the same root; "The Cat That Walks Through Walls" reflects on the illusion and imperfection amid historical displacement; "Watching for a Longer While" overturns the equivalence between love and hatred, choosing tenderness instead; and finally, "Doomsday Blues" faces geopolitical crisis head-on, finding resilience in the everyday. This is not only an encounter between modern poetry and contemporary music, but also a philosophical inquiry into humanity. Even if the world is but an illusion, a fleeting dream, we still hold the freedom to choose kindness and love — and with that, we keep beating, keep rolling on.
