“Homeostasis” by Icarus Phoenix sounds like a finely crafted indiepop song in a classic mode with some nice changes and lilting flute and chime to accent the paces. In its two minutes seven seconds the song is incredibly economical in its songwriting in creating an uplifting mood with lyrics that are like a Zen epigram reflecting the title but relating it to modern life and how the demands of modern life can tilt you off balance from maintaining an internal and healthy mental balance. The opening line “I don’t trust happiness it always fades. A way to exacerbate nostalgia parading” is truly poetic in expressing how our expectations as we’ve been conditioned by society and culture can take us out of the moment and to not live in it. The rest of the song builds upon this concept of eschewing desires and staying focused on what’s important like the creation of art because it comes from within rather than an imposed and conditioned desire that can never be fully satisfied. Maybe it’s a commentary on capitalist culture and its push to turn us into constant consumers part of a paradigm of consumption and expansion of control with no purpose but to perpetuate the same cycle like a cancer. The song seems to suggest that simply writing a solid pop song or other creative work is satisfying on its own without it needing to serve a drive to overpower anything because it has its inherent appeal and need not have a purely utilitarian value in an economic model. Whatever the song is aimed at saying it is perfectly enjoyable as an expertly executed pop song about more than just the usual tropes and those aren’t common enough. Listen to “Homeostasis” on Spotify and follow Icarus Phoenix at the links below.
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