Three Cars by MATTOCK is an incredibly powerful song that deeply stirs the heart and describes the feelings of grief, betrayal and the outcomes that life’s sudden events come with. Three different, yet interrelated tales of misfortunes and accidents, are detailed in relation to how they affect the people who go through them. MATTOCK employs easy and deep prose to express deep and multi-layered sentiments, which helps listeners relate to each situation being described on a profound level.

This narrative opens with a woman grieving her pet dog which she accidentally drove out of the window of her moving vehicle. MATTOCK paints the picture of the woman’s despair and one feels her suffering intensely. She visualizes the dog’s body lying lifeless and crumpled on the pavement but sadly this is the tragic reality of life that we can do very little about.

MATTOCK shares a poignant story in the second installment where he narrates the life of Zoe, a free-roaming dog due to the trust placed in her by the owner. Zoe’s tragic death at the hands of a truck adds to the overarching theme of loss of innocence, and the contrasting beauty of a lyrical world. The manner in which the artist describes the dual realities of Zoe’s freedom while tethering her fate creates a unique blend of helplessness and inevitability which makes the story heartwrenching.

The description of five year old Heath Gayon, who goes down the hill on a bike and cannot stop pedaling, is the last figure highlighted in the song. The description celebrates freedom but also evokes younger carelessness, putting the boundaries of safety so far away. It’s about the inescapable results of overexerting oneself that ultimately control the events.

All in all, MATTOCK evokes profound emotions in listeners through his storytelling in “Three Cars.” Reflections of reality expressed through tragic life events bring the complexities of and emotional bonds real life creates in a world filled with chaos, painting a world touched by fragility while a strong meditation on the uncontrollable strife life introduces intricately layered within along with loss we face when we least expect it.