Chappell Roan kembali menyapa penggemar dengan rilisan terbaru berjudul "The Subway". Lagu ini pertama kali ia perdengarkan saat tampil di Governors Ball Music Festival 2024, dan akhirnya resmi dirilis pada 31 Juli 2025 lalu.
Diproduseri oleh Daniel Nigro, "The Subway" langsung jadi perbincangan hangat berkat liriknya yang emosional. Tak hanya itu, lagu ini berhasil jadi sound trending di TikTok, lho.
I saw your green hair, beauty mark next to your mouth
There on the subway, I nearly had a breakdown
A few weeks later, somebody wore your perfume
It almost killed me, I had to leave the room
It's just another day and it's not over (Ah)
'Til it's over, it's never over
It's just another day and it's not over (Ah)
'Til it's over, it's never over
'Til I don't look for you on the staircase
Or wish you thought that we were still soulmates
But I'm still counting down all of the days
'Til you're just another girl on the subway
Made you the villain, evil for just moving on
I see your shadow, I see it even with the lights off
I made a promise if in four months, this feeling ain't gone
Well, fuck this city, I'm moving to Saskatchewan
It's just another day and it's not over (Ah)
'Til it's over, oh, 'til it's over
It's just another day and it's not over (Ah)
'Til it's over, it's never over
'Til I can break routine during foreplay
And trust myself that I won't say your name
But I'm still counting down all of the days
'Til you're just another girl on the subway
She's got, she's got a way
She's got a way, she's got a way
And she got, she got away
She got away, she got away
And she's got, she's got a way
She's got a way, she's got a way
And she got, she got away
She got away, she got away
(She's got, she's got a way
She's got a way, she's got a way)
She's got a way (She got, she got away
She got away, she got away)
She's got, she's got a way
She's got a way, she's got a way
And she got, she got away
She got away, she got away
Secara garis besar, lagu "The Subway" menggambarkan rasa kehilangan yang begitu kuat setelah putus cinta.
Dalam liriknya, Chappell Roan menuliskan betapa sulit dirinya untuk melupakan seseorang. Bahkan hal-hal kecil seperti parfum atau bayangan di keramaian masih bisa memicu luka lamanya.
Bagian chorus menekankan bahwa meski waktu berjalan, rasa sakit itu masih membekas: “'Til it's over, it's never over.”
Lewat lagu ini, Roan menyuarakan perjalanan emosional seseorang yang berusaha melewati fase patah hati.
Roan sendiri menyebut lagu ini sebagai representasi cinta, harapan, hingga penyembuhan yang ia rasakan dari kota New York. Tak heran, suasana urban dalam lagu ini begitu kental dan menyatu dengan kisah pribadinya.
Kabar perilisan lagu "The Subway" langsung disambut meriah oleh para penggemar. Banyak yang menganggap lagu ini sebagai hadiah spesial, bahkan ada yang rela menunggu hingga dini hari demi mendengarkannya pertama kali, lho. Tak lama setelah rilis, lagu ini juga berhasil jadi sound trending di TikTok.
Popularitas Roan semakin melejit sejak ia menjadi pembuka tur Olivia Rodrigo, hingga akhirnya berhasil meraih penghargaan Best New Artist di Grammy Awards 2025. Dengan suara khas, penulisan lirik yang jujur, dan gaya manggungnya yang nyentrik, gak heran kalau Chappell Roan jadi salah satu penyanyi autentik di generasi ini.