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The fifth song on the album, "Eternal Summer" encapsulates the feeling of eternal bliss, and perhaps the faults that it has. Here summer is an eternal force, that makes everyone involved notice the effects it has. Throughout the song Julian Casablancas states this, realizing how “this is a fantasy” and how “pillars like time are fading away”. Unintentionally encapsulating the quarantine experience, it shows how novelty wears off eventually.
Additionally, it contains an eery commentary on the irreversible effects of climate change. The carbon blueprint humans have been leaving on the planet for decades has come to an almost irreparable stage, and it won’t be long until life on Earth feels like a Summer that “won’t go away.” Even though we might have ways to help counteract global warming as individuals, the people most capable of doing something about it “won’t let it happen.”
The chorus and post chorus guitars and vocals sound reminiscent of many songs from the “The Wall” era of Pink Floyd. Additionally, the pre-chorus echoes “The Ghost In You” by The Psychadelic Furs.
Drummer Fabrizio Moretti has stated in the live show prior to global release of The New Abnormal that this is his favorite song on album.
According to their Reddit AMA, this was the song on "The New Abnormal" that took the longest to complete.
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