Gal Musette’s “Plateau” is a meditative piece that elevates the ordinary to the sublime. The song was written in the gridlock of Los Angeles traffic, and started as a simple response to frustration, but became something much more revealing. Venting was a kind of musing about numbness, monotony, and the vanishing idealism of life and love.
The song is about the feeling of going forward,d but not really feeling present. The lyrics that were unfolding had turned the traffic around into a grand metaphor for her mood. The never-ending driving felt like a life season going through the motions, disconnected from direction, excitement, and deeper meaning.
The power of the song is its honesty. The artist doesn't overstate the experience, but embraces the quiet truths of emotional passivity. The image of sitting in traffic is relatable because it reflects the experiences that many people have in their own lives, moments where routine settles in and days start to blend. The track becomes personal and versatile from this point of view.
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