maehem99 untangles image, nightlife and identity on their new single ‘Burn Your Wishes’
The track is inspired by a Lion's Gate Portal ritual in Taipei.
maehem99 has returned with new single ‘Burn Your Wishes’, the latest track to be lifted from their forthcoming debut EP ‘Sexual Commerce’.
Set for release later this year, the five-track project explores the intersections of fashion, nightlife, identity and image, drawing from maehem99’s experiences working as a model and navigating club culture.
‘Burn Your Wishes’ follows previous single ‘I Can’t Be Your Guy’ and centres on a fractured queer relationship unfolding during a trip to Taiwan.
Explaining the track, Maehem99 says it was inspired by a night during the Lion’s Gate Portal, when they and the song’s muse attempted to burn written wishes for the year ahead.
“Mine burnt beautifully, but her wishes weren’t lighting,” they explain. “As I took it and tried to light hers, I accidentally knocked her wishes into a sewer.”
