Song: Forever the same
Genre: Electro House, Progressive House
Length: 3:04
Writer (s): Drake Anton Zaslavski (mISTER_b), Lilly Stuart
Producer (s): Drake Anton Zaslavski (mISTER_b), ElectroLightz
Vocals: Nova
Label: Studio60
Recorded: June 2014
BackgroundDrake has reported working on his second album by the midst of April after he concluded his first worldwide club oriented “Recovery World Tour”. He managed to re-group the same producer’s team he worked in his debut album, obviously once being part of the ElectroDeath Team, he is currently making the follow up of the successful “The Energy” debut album. Initial talks with some singers were first arranged by his manager and his record label’s executives, Studio60. It comes to our knowledge that Nova is one of among these artists to feature on his album.
But not only one song was recorded featuring Nova’s vocals, but another track was made to feature on the soundtrack of the movie starring Isabel Merjos (don’t forget “Recovery” the number one single) called “Summer Break”. Reportedly being a controversial movie that goes beyond its main star angelical behavior, Drake was invited to write a song for the hyped soundtrack and it ended up being featuring Nova.
Similarities with “Recovery” might be a point of criticism, but the track is overall much more club oriented than the famous EDM single. Mixing progressive house with electro house the track is a grower compared to Drake’s previous material, it has melodically vocals quite well produced and performed by Nova, and she managed to deliver an impressive range plus emotional effort coordinated by the house beats of the song.
The progressive house elements are obviously noticed with the crescendo tempo of the track towards its choruses, but the track might be mainly influenced by electro house such is the subtle drum sequence of its introduction and the elements presented in the breakdown of the track which receives elements of synth beats. The verses of the track are focused on Nova’s vocals, so one of the reasons they are quite good, it’s probably because the main goal was to let her performance set the mood of the track in this case it’s very hopeful and empowering.
The track was written by Drake and Lilly Stuart, it’s about the breaking dawn of a big party, where most of the clubbers on it are feeling the same vibe, sharing the same energy as Nova sings in its first lines “Let’s stay here under the sun, 'Cause right here, we're all as one” moments after the first verse on its pre-chorus is clearly noticed that this “energy” told in the track might make reference to MDMA or ecstasy with the line “Even though our minds might not be sane” and “And if we can buy happiness”, it describes the brotherhood sensation these synthetic drugs bring to its consumers. Despite Drake declared in some interviews he is against the use of these drugs due to his first marriage turned into a failure because of his ex-wife abuse of cocaine, he said that he knows most of the clubbers are users of such substances and he believes that the moderate consummation of them might be the best orientation for these young people who likes to experience pleasure while dancing to electronic music.
The theme of the song matches with one of the themes presented in the movie, where we get to see Isabel taking drugs and partying hard till the morning light.
Lyrics
Let’s stay here under the sun
'Cause right here, we're all as one
No matter your beliefs
We’re all feel the same energy
We can join hands in compassion for your pain, we’re the same
Even though our minds might not be sane
And if we can buy happiness
I hope it will last more than one day
So I could live in this place
With this vibe I would remain
Forever completeForever complete
I thirst for hope
I lost love so long ago
But right here under the sun
I’m back to nostalgia
A moment of brotherhood and complicity, you and me
Even though someone might think we’re crazy
Just ‘cause we bought happiness
And it will last more than one day
And heaven is in this place
In this vibe we’ll remain
Forever the same
Just ‘cause we bought happiness
And it will last more than one day
And heaven is in this place
In this vibe we’ll remain
Forever the same
