Eternal Summer

## **Eternal Summer***Unreleased*

**Eternal Summer** is an unreleased song from Carly Rae Jepsen written during the development of Emotion. It was also reworked for Dedicated.

The song was written in 2014 and was originally the album's working title. It has been reworked multiple times, as recently as 2018.

## **Lyrics**

* 2014 version
* Tropical version
* 2018 version

**Verse 1**

It hit me

If I should need to pick a world

I pick the pretty one, the gritty one, the city one

It hit me

If I should need to find my way

I pick the pretty one, the gritty one, the city one

**Pre-Chorus**

Full of possibilities

**Chorus**

And it feels like we have lived an eternal summer

And it feels like we have slept an eternal slumber

**Verse 2**

Broken, or was it broken from the start?

I pick the me way, the freeway, the heat wave

Now a mattress stays inflated at my part

I’ve got the new place, with loud taste, a fur safe

**Pre-Chorus**

But I’m full of possibilities

**Chorus**

And it feels like we have lived an eternal summer

And it feels like we have slept an eternal slumber

**Post-Chorus**

Ride the monsoon

Eternal slumber

And it feels like we have lived an eternal summer

**Bridge**

♪

Feels like we have lived an eternal summer

And it feels that we have slept an eternal slumber

**Outro**

Ride the monsoon

Eternal slumber

And it feels like we have lived an eternal summer

**Verse 1**

It hit me

If I should need to pick a world

I pick the pretty one, the gritty one, the city one

It hit me

If I should need to find my way

I pick the pretty one, the gritty one, the city one

**Pre-Chorus**

Full of possibilities

**Chorus**

And it feels like we have lived an eternal summer

And it feels like we have slept an eternal slumber

**Post-Chorus**

Ride the monsoon

Eternal slumber

And it feels like we have lived an eternal summer

**Verse 2**

Broken, or was it broken from the start?

I pick the me way, the freeway, the heat wave

Now a mattress stays inflated at my part

I’ve got the new place, with loud taste, a fur safe

**Pre-Chorus**

But I’m full of possibilities

**Chorus**

And it feels like we have lived an eternal summer

And it feels like we have slept an eternal slumber

**Post-Chorus**

Ride the monsoon

Eternal slumber

And it feels like we have lived an eternal summer

**Verse 1**

Everyone I know is away for the weekend

We could build a world of our own

I just want to swim in the lake of your deep-end

There’s a lot I’d like to know

Every single day I discover a new friend

Boy, he always plays so close

I just want to play on the shore of your dreams

And there I’d like to build my home

**Pre-Chorus**

And it feels like we have lived an eternal summer

And it feels like we have slept an eternal slumber

**Chorus**

Oh, and I’ll wait to let you know

That you know-oh, I was born to be alone

Be alone

**Post-Chorus**

Be alone

Be alone

Be alone

**Verse 2**

I forgot to say we could stop in the new place

Where the flowers like to grow

We could hide away, do whatever you feel like

‘Til the day we’re sent and grown

Every time you smile, it’s a trade for a feeling

Every time you hold my hand

I would give me heart for a chance at your heart

And lay with you in this quicksand

**Pre-Chorus**

And it feels like we have lived an eternal summer

And it feels like we have slept an eternal slumber

**Chorus**

Oh, and I’ll wait to let you know

That you know-oh, I was born to be alone

Be alone

**Bridge**

I should warn you, but I won’t

I was born to be alone (Be alone)

(Be alone, be alone, be alone)

Be alone

I should warn you, but I won’t

I was born to be alone (Be alone)

(Be alone, be alone, be alone, be alone)

I should warn you, but I won’t

I was born to be alone

Be alone, be alone, be alone, be alone

I should warn you, but I won’t

I was born to be alone

Be alone, be alone, be alone, be alone

**Chorus**

Oh, and I’ll wait to let you know

That you know-oh, I was born to be alone

Be alone

**Outro**

I should warn you, but I won’t

I was born to be alone

(Be alone, be alone, be alone, be alone)

Be alone

I was born to be alone

Be alone

## **Song credits**

#### **Writing and production**

* **Written by:** Carly Rae Jepsen
* **Produced by:** Ariel Rechtshaid (2014, 2016-18) • Pontus Winnberg (2018)

## **Writing and development**

#### **Early development for Emotion**

Eternal Summer was the original working title of Emotion during its development. . The song was written by Jepsen in New York in early 2014, during the development of the album. It was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid.

Carly explained that the concept behind the title was inspired by Los Angeles, a literal "eternal summer in sunshine," where you "lose track of time and perspective" - she stated she thought the idea was interesting as an album title.

#### **Later reworks and revisions**

As early as August 2015, Jepsen would tease the possibility of further reworking Eternal Summer. It was stated she found the song "hard to abandon" and was particularly fond of it. She commented, "I want it to be right, so if it means the next album, I’ll wait."  The track was reworked for Dedicated multiple times between 2017 and 2018, with new versions produced by Pontus Winnberg and Ariel Rechtshaid, amongst others.

## **Leaked versions**

Snippets for two different versions of Eternal Summer leaked online in December 2019, both versions created during the development of Dedicated in 2017 and 2018.  Two Dedicated versions of the song leaked online on December 24th 2023, the 2018 version from the original snippet leak, and an earlier demo "tropical" version. The 2014 Emotion outtake leaked on December 25th 2023.

## **Alternative versions**

#### **Original version**

* **Eternal Summer** - original version (2014) - 2:41
	+ Original version of the song - produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, Emotion outtake

#### **Reworked versions**

* **Eternal Summer** - reworked version (2016-18) - 2:19
	+ Reworked "tropical" version from the sessions for Dedicated, produced by Ariel Rechtshaid

* **Eternal Summer** - reworked version (2017)
	+ Reworked version of the song recorded in 2017 - Dedicated outtake
	+ This version of the song supposedly doesn't have a bridge

* **Eternal Summer** - reworked version (2018) - 3:51
	+ Reworked version of the song from 2018, produced by Pontus Winnberg - Dedicated outtake

## **Navigation**

* Emotion
* Dedicated

## **References**

1. ↑ Franich, Darren 'Carly Rae Jepsen on the Indie Album ‘No One Will Ever Hear' Entertainment Weekly. August 17th, 2015.
2. ↑ Mosk, Mitch “REACHING THE DEPTHS OF EMOTION: A CONVERSATION WITH CARLY RAE JEPSEN” Atwood Magazine. November 10th, 2015. Retrieved April 16th, 2021.
3. ↑ Nelson, Sean “A Little More Art: An Interview with Carly Rae Jepsen” The Stranger. February 29th 2016.
4. ↑ Lockett, Dee "Carly Rae Jepsen Wants You to Notice Her, Maybe, But for the Right Reasons" Vulture, August 20th 2015.
5. ↑ "Apparently this isn’t the Eternal Summer from 2014 but a new song that is on final stages of production". LanaBoards. December 6th 2019.