mxmtoon - Hong Kong Lyrics






Red brick and bamboo towers
Line the skyline with much power
Yellow cars and smoggy skies
With neon lights that attract your eyes

Hong kong is moving around you
You can't help but stand there in awe
Hong kong is moving without you
But you can't help and drop your jaw

A home away from home
Yet oh so far away
Been years since I've been back
And my memories will slowly fade away
My memories will slowly fade away

Late nights were alright
And dim sum was always fun
Big family with too much food
Oh just eat more and don't be rude

Your family is living without you
All the way across the sea
Your family is moving without you
No matter how much you plea

A home away from home
Yet oh so far away
Been years since I've been back
And my memories will slowly fade away
My memories will slowly fade away

I don't know when I'll be back
It feels like I'm losing track of time
My memories they feel so vivid
Yet so much time has passed

You're missing a piece of yourself
You left it behind you there
You're missing a piece of yourself
Don't it feel so unfair

That your family is living without you
All the way across the sea
Your family is moving without you
No matter how much you plea

Maybe one day you'll see
Then again
Maybe one day you'll see





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  1. A.... B....

    I'm not from Hong Kong but this song made me cry bc someone finally wrote a song about what it's like to be away from family and the country you feel at home in

  2. D.... A....

    Just eat more and dont be rude 😂

  3. A.... ....

    this song is honestly so beautiful,, but i interpret in a different way. i keep relating "hong kong" to time and the real world and how they keep moving forward, but i'm stuck in my own world in fear of growing up. the lyric "your family is moving without you" also relates to everyone being fine with moving forward. as i grow up, i come to terms with the concept of time moving forward and the "memories fading away" represents the happiness that came with being young slowly deteriorating.


    o boy do i love spilling my deepest thoughts into a yt comment section owo

  4. K.... K....

    I grew up in Hong Kong and I’m going to be studying abroad for university in the future, will probably migrate somewhere else too after that
    I see myself listening to this years later missing home

  5. H.... T....

    This is my favorite song of Maia’s and I don’t even relate to it at all, it’s just soo calm and beautiful and I love singing along to it. It literally calms me down. This is such a pleasant song and I loveee the violin in the background

  6. E.... Y....

    hong kong girl here :)

  7. J.... T....

    omg ur from HK!?!? Ive followed u for so long but i never knew djdkdkdkcmc

  8. A.... H....

    This aged like milk, but it's still a good song

  9. m.... ....

    what(/how) does mxmtoon think(/feel) abt. the protests?

  10. h.... i....

    i remember when it was my birthday i went to hong kong to see my dad but he didn’t show up. i never saw him since i was 5...

  11. f.... ....

    i never had song that would be abt my home place, so thank u 😢

  12. g.... s....

    I’m from hk...thank you for this mxmtoon 🥰

  13. M.... V....

    as someone from vietnam (immigrated to the usa young) and with strong memories of my home there, this song captures the homesickness i feel. much love 💕

  14. L.... F....

    This songs so beautiful.

  15. C.... C....

    Hey I am chinese from beijing, and I really appreciate your song, Love them! So great!

  16. Y.... H....

    Love this song 💕

  17. P.... !....

    ok I know this song is from like 2 years ago but now it hurts listening to this cuz of the protect that's happening rn and the people who died and got into hospital and lost their eyes just for our freedom and shit,it fucking hurts cuz honestly things changed and it's not the same anymore cuz the China government is trying to erase our culture and shit and make us disappear

  18. *.... u....

    No one:
    Me: how could a song with just basic chords ever be cool?
    *listens to Hong Kong*
    Also me: holy shi-

  19. L.... N....

    This song resonates with me so much I'm full American and I've never really felt at home this really strikes a cord with me. It just fills me with this restless need to find the piece of me that's in the place I've longed to be in. Brings me to tears everytime, keep up the good work🇭🇰🇭🇰

  20. C.... C....

    I legit almost cried and I've never lived in or been to Hong Kong. I don't even have family or friends that live far away from me. This song is just super touching because I know how hard it would be to not be able to see your family every day....or to be so far away from a place that means so much to you. This is amazing! 💖💖💖

  21. S.... _....

    i wish i found this song when i was still in hong kong

  22. j.... t....

    For me, this song isn't just about Asian American roots. For me, this song is about growing up and moving out and how it's hard to leave something.. ill give almost all the lyrics all meanings so it'll make sense for what I'm going to say.


    Red brick and bamboo towers
    Line the skyline with much power
    Yellow cars and smoggy skies
    With neon lights that attract your eyes


    These lines remind me of an average childhood. "Neon lights that attract your eyes" like bright toys, and "Yellow cars" sounds like a toy car...


    Hong Kong is moving around you
    You can't help but stand there in awe
    Hong Kong is moving without you
    But you can't help and drop your jaw


    For me, hong kong is like growing up. I feel like. some people, like age 12 want to be 16, and 16 wants to be 18 and 18 wants to be 21, and 21 wants to be 21.. growing up is a fear for a lot of people...


    A home away from home
    Yet oh so far away
    Been years since I've been back
    And my memories will slowly fade away
    My memories will slowly fade away


    "A home away from home" once you move out, you'll get used to it. but it doesn't feel like home. you miss your siblings, your parents, your friends, and possibly your pets.
    "Yet oh so far away" it feels like, you'll never see them again because you're so far away, and you're scared.
    "been years since I've been back" it could have been years or one week. Either way, it feels like you've spent a lifetime away from them. "And my memories will slowly fade away, my memories will slowly, fade away. " these lyrics really hurt. When you're older your memories fade away. You miss when you were a child and everything was normal. You can't always remember when your room was hot pink and you had friends over with all your dolls.


    Your family is living without you
    All the way across the sea
    Your family is moving without you
    No matter how much you plea


    "Your family is living without you, all the way across the sea." if you live 10 minutes away, or you literally live all the way across the sea from your family. it'll still feel like, they're all the way across the sea. It's so hard to see someone you love so far away, and you're craving them and missing them to an extent you didn't know you could reach.
    "your family is moving without, no matter how much you plea." no matter how much you miss them, you'll have to get over it. you'll have to finally, get used to it. no matter how much you want to see them, you can't, yes you can see them eventually, but don't get used to it..


    I don't know when I'll be back
    It feels like I'm losing track of time
    My memories they feel so vivid
    Yet so much time has passed


    "I don't know when I'll be back," you tell your family you'll visit, you don't. you tell them you'll do it soon! you don't. you tell them you don't know when you'll be back.. your hurting a lot...
    "it feels like I'm losing track of time" it feels like you haven't seen them in forever, and you probably have. but you're losing track of time, and you can feel it.
    "my memories they feel so vivid" they feel vivid, and they are. you're forgetting everything you once loved and known in that house, your childhood, your family.
    "yet so much time has passed" you'll always have a few childhood memories, and yes they're vivid, and yes so much time has passed, but you know they're still there.


    You're missing a piece of yourself
    ou left it behind you there
    You're missing a piece of yourself
    Don't it feel so unfair


    "you're missing a piece of yourself, you left it behind you there" every time you leave something you've known for so long, you leave something there. whether it's just some items, toys, or accessories. that's not all you're leaving. you're leaving a part of you there. I part with fun memories and lots of love.
    "you're missing a piece of yourself, doesn't it feel so unfair" you don't want to leave, but you have to. and it feels so unfair.


    Maybe one day you'll see
    Then again
    Maybe one day you'll see


    "Maybe one day you'll see them again." it feels like you'll never see them again, you will, but just not often. trust me though, you'll get over it, and you'll miss them, but you'll be okay, this won't be the end of you.
    "Maybe one day, you'll see." Maybe one day, you'll see that is okay, it's okay to be sad, worried, anxious and just overall, terrible. you'll be okay, it'll take time but you'll be okay. you'll be wondering why you were so scared to leave, at a young age you were excited to move out and get your own house and friends and pets and to make your own decisions. but when you're older, it'll be scary, and rough.


    trust me though, if you're going through something like this you'll be okay. sorry, this isn't like other comments and is just from my perspective. and sorry it's very long, I hope you read all of it though. and, you'll see them again. they'll still there. <3

  23. E.... L....

    I remember this.

  24. c.... l....

    i just moved from hong kong after living there for 5 years and this was so touching!

  25. r.... ....

    i just wanted to say good job

  26. a.... ....

    i moved away from my hometown hk last year and now im so homesick :(

  27. L.... E....

    This tears me up (I’m listening in hk)

  28. F.... R....

    I moved out of my hometown almost 3 years ago and I still feel super homesick. This song is my go-to whenever my homesickness decides to come back. Thank you for making a song I could really relate to 💖it really helps

  29. N.... W....

    damn this shit GETS TO U

  30. _.... _....

    I live close to hong kong

  31. i.... g....

    Hhhhh ouch I’m half Japanese and have loads of little cousins over there but this reminds me how i’ll never be able to watch them grow up :(((

  32. �.... s....

    im not from hk but ive been there too much times that it also feels like home :,)

  33. I.... D....

    Do a tutorial please

  34. L.... M....

    I hate that I'm not even Chinese, but this makes me feel homesick even though I'm home....

  35. A.... T....

    Succy succy one time on time

  36. E.... S....

    I’m not Asian but this song reminds me of my home in Michigan and I live in Georgia now but I miss everything about and this song makes me sad but I love it because it reminds me of where I’m from

  37. O.... C....

    this song is so underrated. you’re so talented. i love you sm maia <3

  38. D.... T....

    This music is so emotional and i love it, i absolutely love it and just the sound of it sounds like my life . Its beautiful like i really cant word how much i love this. Its sad ,happy ,and depressing yet so upbeat and i just cant cause that is my life . I am constantly pressured to do well in basically everything and it hurts like my heart hurts and sometimes i just feel bad i dont know why but i also feel happy . Your music is my life and describes my life and sounds like my life.

    Thank you maia you truly are amazing

  39. G.... G....

    This is basically my life

  40. F.... B....

    I’m not good at understanding lyrics but omg I honestly get so scared when I realized that I’ve literally only been eating English foods and kind of abandoning asian culture and it’s honestly feels like I’m losing myself.

  41. J.... ....

    wow, your voice is wonderful and it makes me feel things! T,T

  42. b.... ....

    Oh my... There’s actually a song about the country that I’m from... uwu

  43. Y.... S....

    i'v been to hong kong, its busy but bootiful

  44. E.... R....

    Hey mxmtoon, I love you

  45. B.... J....

    I can’t relate to this song but it’s soo good 😪

  46. S.... C....

    to see that 18 people disliked this brings joy to me no joke i found this on my phone on the for you page and i listened to one of your songs and right away checked out all your music like GIRLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL this is amazing like girl keep this up keep posting and you will get there trust me :"}

  47. A.... D....

    I am not really able to connect to this on a physical level but emotionally empowering. Like this song makes me cry a little every time i listen to it. Its such a beautiful song. This is real emotion that is put into it and we don't see that often. Idk, just really makes me feel something.

  48. M.... ....

    This made me tear up cause I'm 21 and I'll be living alone in a few years and although it's all new and exciting, I won't be seeing my mom or my little brother much, no matter how annoying I found them as a teenager, I already miss them when I'm away for a month. I love this playlist.

  49. l.... t....

    Spotify plEASE

  50. _.... ....

    ive just discovered you music and i relate so much to this song. my parents are chinese, but i was born and raised in the us. when i was young my mom would take me back to beijing and we would stay in her childhood house. she would take me to the supermarkets/open markets, little shops/stalls and corner shops she would go to when she was young. i feel so comfortable there, but i still feel like i dont really belong due to the fact that even though i grew up in the chinese culture, i still did not know how to read or write chinese [only speak] and that i still was not fully imersed in the culture. its also the same in the us. i grew up speaking another language, eating differently, and celebrating other holidays, overall living differently. whenever i go back to china w my parents, i make sure to really enjoy it. i miss the food, the people, and the bustle of the city.

  51. A.... J....

    Am I the only white person in this comment section? 😅

  52. S.... L....

    succy succy fuccy fuccy one time...

  53. M.... T....

    How is your ukulele tuned? I cant seem to get the same sound as you for this song :( the chords are C Em Am7 F right? Is it just regular G C E A tuning??

  54. j.... b....

    this song has a lot of meaning to me. i only recently saw this and the first time i heard it i honestly. i lived in hong kong my whole life until recently i moved to central england. today is actually my birthday and i have to sad feeling because this is my first time away from hong kong celebrating my birthday and this new place is supposed to feel like home but it isnt because im not used to it not being loud or busy, or there not to be huge buildings not having so so many cultures surrounding me. im not used to being away from my friends. im not used to calling this new place home yet. this song means a lot a LOT to me. thank you for always making beautiful music.

  55. S.... M....

    I'm not from hong kong but I can relate to this song so much since I live in Canada and my family lives so far away.

  56. L.... M....

    Yasss crying!!! Just what I wanted 😂😂😂

  57. A.... e....

    WHO WOULD DISLIKE THIS BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK CURSE YOUU

  58. r.... ....

    te haces amar

  59. t.... ....

    I'm half korean and this was utterly beautiful. it captured the feeling of straddling two cultures while still maintaining your personal identity. and it just made me smile.

  60. A.... O....

    Omg that cello in the back 😍 I really like your music amd videos btw!!!!

  61. L.... L....

    Im your newest fan :3

  62. d.... d....

    idk if u've heard of them, but your music sort of reminds me of the sherman brothers's stuff. you can always invoke a certain feeling that's just so powerful, yet you can never put your finger on what it is - even if you've felt exactly like this before. love it xx

  63. N.... P....

    Does anyone know the fingerpicking

  64. B.... R....

    Thanks mxmtoon, I love EVERY SINGLE SONG that you have written, I don´t know, they just make me cry so much, they bring all my memories back, thanks for your music
    xoxo Anna

  65. F.... F....

    This song makes me feel guilty for not being in China

  66. o.... ....

    Holy sheet my family is from hong king and I’ve never even been out of America, but this made me so nostalgic and emotional for something I’ve never even experienced before.

    Imma go cry in my pile of homework

  67. �.... S....

    *Its sound like the yandere sim old backround music;-;*

  68. �.... ....

    香港ww

  69. M.... N....

    I cry every time I hear this

  70. A.... O....

    I can really relate to this song in the sense that I'm a first generation African American, and a good portion of my family lives in Ghana and throughout Europe, and I've only been out of the country to visit them in Ghana, but sadly don't remember any of it. When I was younger I grew up in a predominantly white school and neighborhood, so in order to fit in, I tried to detach myself from that part of my culture, but now that I realize how valuable it is, I've been trying so hard to learn more about it. I still feel like I've lost such a huge part of it, and sometimes the thought of my heritage being thousands of miles away can be kind of disheartening, and since I wasn't able to grow up around it, ther's still a huge chunk of it that I've never experienced. Despite that, I've also been so much happier now, especially with my own identity, but I still really wanna go back and visit while I can. Not only was this song super catchy, but I felt like it also had a lot of depth, in contrast to mainstream media which primarily consists of superficial songs about generally the same thing. Needless to say, I really enjoyed this song and I'm so glad I found your music ❤️

  71. S.... i....

    UKULELE GUIDE
    Chords: C, Em, Am7, F
    Fingerpicking pattern (In strings)
    A, E, C
    Strumming pattern
    DD-UUU-DU

    S.... i....

    Skye is the Limit thank you!!! Finally

    S.... i....

    i love you, thank you 🙏🏼

  72. F.... S....

    I relate to this but about a different place. I was born in Edinburgh but I've lived in the Netherlands for 11 years now, and I miss Scotland so much, but my memories of it are slowly disappearing (not that I had many since we moved when I was 3) And while I do visit reasonably often, I still feel disconnected from where I was born, and from my family in Scotland. I feel like this song works for any expat, because it helps embody the feeling of being away from where you feel like you belong, and how that feels like being away from who you are, and just how painful that can be.

    F.... S....

    Fiona Sutherland I love Edinburgh! Hope Mxmtoon gets to go there some day. Loved hiking to Arthur’s Seat, or hanging on the green listening to buskers during the festival. What an awesome city!

  73. S.... U....

    Rip I moved from hk like 5 years ago and I haven’t gone back since and I actually started crying when I heard this song just cuz it so accurately represented how I felt

  74. S.... K....

    You have a beautiful voice

  75. h.... o....

    im not from hong kong but i personally feel like someone could percieve this through their own eyes. to me, i picture jordan where almost all of my relatives live and this song hits me hard because of how far they live. thank you for this.

  76. L.... x....

    Ik that I can’t relate to this much seeing as I’ve lived in the same town my whole life but it still makes me incredibly sad and emotional thinking about growing up and moving away from my family and friends and in just four years im going to be split up from kids I’ve surrounded myself with since preschool and leaving my parents so I can start my own life all alone

  77. L.... J....

    Oye :3 se que tal vez me olvides y ni siquiera leas este comentario por estar en español... pero eres parte de mi pilar de musica para esperar a mi novia que por cosas del destino la alejaron de mi tendre que esperar 2 años :3 pero lo hare por ella gracias por darme ese animo con tu musica <3 uwu

  78. D.... A....

    This deserves more views!

  79. d.... ....

    I don't know I'm a New Yorker but I feel like this song hella resonates with me just because like having a massive city as a hometown and leaving it is something I resonate with. Beautiful song and voice! Keep your stuff up!

  80. A.... V....

    im really in love with your voice and your songs keep up the good work girl

  81. C.... ....

    I would kill for the chords ukulele

  82. p.... !....

    i relate to this a lot. my family is in the Philippines and because i wasn't born there my family thinks i can't consider it home but, u know

  83. O.... ....

    This hit hard, right in the heart. I cried. I miss home even more now...

  84. P.... !....

    Who's from Hong Kong or Is it just me

  85. k.... ....

    You're amazing!

  86. G.... L....

    Chords for falling for u pls ☺😍

  87. J.... R....

    Pls can you write more songs I love them all ❤️😁

  88. J.... 6....

    Llego el comentario español :v

  89. a.... ....

    god i wish u were on apple music or spotify!!

  90. J.... L....

    what are the chords? it is so good i wanna play it!

  91. Z.... R....

    💖😍😍😍

  92. L.... B....

    You are fantastic, but, a little question: how is your name supposed to be pronounced? xd
    _I love so much your music._

  93. A.... G....

    The perfect song for someone who has left home to live alone in another city... I miss my family so much it has been two years since I saw them

  94. J.... Y....

    Hey uh could you stop I'm crying in the club



    Ok but like I feel super separated from my Chinese family like I can't remember where they live, I can't speak fluently enough to fit in there, and when I leave home for college or when my parents are gone how will I find them?
    How will I go back?

  95. J.... D....

    I just went to Hong Kong a year ago with my University choir on tour. I miss it. Such an accurate representation of Hong Kong! Very beautiful song :)

  96. n.... u....

    Ohhhh you rote about my hometown will still it is!

  97. A.... ....

    I love it !!!!!, you are amazing

  98. B.... L....

    shit okay, im half chinese and i havent heard anything thats resonated this much with my asian american roots as this song. this seriously impacted me, and really embodies the entire experience of being detached yet connected with a culture thousands of miles away, and im just really appreciative because i rarely if ever see any media that actually addresses that kinda thing. thank you.

    B.... L....

    SAME! only im full chinese in america ;w;

    B.... L....

    +Ben Ling There's so much Asian American representation and media on Youtube! Guys like Wong Fu Productions have definitely helped develop a community and are trying to increase awareness and representation

    B.... L....

    Love you UwU

    B.... L....

    Ben Ling ohmygod same I’m half Chinese (cantonese)

    B.... L....

    I’m half Chinese half Taiwanese