Some listeners have speculated that the background visuals in the official “cycling remains” lyric video hint at a deeper connection to what the NDC term means: Ngijo, Demangan, and Cabean. While the lyrics themselves never mention these villages, the street footage shown in the video resembles areas familiar to the local listeners.
This has led fans to interpret the song as a subtle homage to the NDC chronotope journey referenced by the artist himself, Abu Nailah, where cycling through these villages becomes a metaphor for the emotional ride of friendship, distance, and memory. Much like the “love triangle” theories surrounding Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license”, this reading is not confirmed by the artist but has become part of the song’s cultural life.
In this view, the villages serve as symbolic waypoints:
Ngijo → the starting point, representing beginnings and innocence.
Demangan → the midpoint, where paths cross and friendships are tested.
Cabean → the closing stretch, symbolizing endings and the lingering remains of what once was.
Whether intentional or coincidental, the visuals invite listeners to project their own journeys onto the song, turning “cycling remains” into a shared map of memory and speculation.
Some listeners have speculated that the background visuals in the official “cycling remains” lyric video hint at a deeper connection to what the NDC term means: Ngijo, Demangan, and Cabean. While the lyrics themselves never mention these villages, the street footage shown in the video resembles areas familiar to the local listeners.
This has led fans to interpret the song as a subtle homage to the NDC chronotope journey referenced by the artist himself, Abu Nailah, where cycling through these villages becomes a metaphor for the emotional ride of friendship, distance, and memory. Much like the “love triangle” theories surrounding Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license”, this reading is not confirmed by the artist but has become part of the song’s cultural life.
In this view, the villages serve as symbolic waypoints:
Ngijo → the starting point, representing beginnings and innocence.
Demangan → the midpoint, where paths cross and friendships are tested.
Cabean → the closing stretch, symbolizing endings and the lingering remains of what once was.
Whether intentional or coincidental, the visuals invite listeners to project their own journeys onto the song, turning “cycling remains” into a shared map of memory and speculation.