Sonur – Summer Time It Burns

Coastal fire and a driving beat

A ‘slow burn­er’, Sonur’s synth pop track ‘Summer Time It Burns’ unfolds with a remark­able pull. The Icelandic artist man­ages to weave an immense wealth of unusu­al sounds and effects into a com­plex arrange­ment that nev­er­the­less remains utterly catchy.

Whilst the gentle vocals cre­ate a deep, emo­tion­al con­nec­tion, the song’s lyr­ics look bey­ond the romantic façade of the warm­er months. The lines about dusty heat, dev­ast­at­ing fires and soci­et­al passiv­ity reflect the press­ing real­ity of the cli­mate crisis. Instead of super­fi­cial sum­mer nos­tal­gia, Sonur deliv­ers an atmo­spher­ic wake-up call that leaves a last­ing impres­sion through its son­ic soph­ist­ic­a­tion and hon­est approach.

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Lyrics of "Sonur – Summer Time It Burns"

In after fall and around the sun
As we march for anoth­er season
For anoth­er run

Summer time
It burns it burns around coastline
We dont mind
We stand stand on sideline
Summer time
Returns returns to ground pine
We dont mind
It burns

Dirty dry fire hard work
Eating every politi­cian spoken word

The battle break­ing through
Its already over due
To let us down?
Is too late
Or are we doomed
To wait

Summer time
It burns it burns around coastline
We dont mind
It takes it takes human lives
Summer time
It makes it makes it a hell like
We dont mind
It burns

Summer time
It burns it burns around coastline
They dont mind
They earned it through bloodline
Summer time
It returns returns to ground pine
We dont mind
It burns