When asked about the concept behind the album, vocalist/keyboardist Sérgio Britto said that "in this 'Iridescent Eye' it's like we had a multicolor look, that is, this color that contains every color, as if we were looking with a diverse look into Brazil and the world. We comment several facts that have been going on lately, such as this
isolation in the
pandemic, the difficult political moment, the
polarization in Brazil and the world… I believe all these topics are present in the album and some other lighter ones, too". Guitarist Tony Bellotto says the album brings doses of optimism, even with lyrics covering dense and negative topics. "We closely followed the process of re-democratization of Brazil in a very visceral manner. In our childhood and teenage years, we lived under a
military dictatorship. Britto himself lived for years out of Brazil in
exile with his father. So, it's terrifying to see that, after all that, a far-right government rose to power with so much popular support. But the album is like an iridescent eye. We're shocked, but also hopeful." From the same text came the lyrics of another song - "São Paulo 1", which closes the album. According to Britto, the songs express different aspects of
the city: "the more oneiric, almost lisérgico side" ("São Paulo 3") and "the more brute, angry side” ("São Paulo 1"). Originally, "São Paulo" was supposed to be one single track, but the band ended up splitting it and in this process, part 2 was lost. Besides the band's 40th anniversary, the year of the album release also marks two other anniversaries of events that somehow influenced it: 200 years of the
independence of Brazil and 100 years of the São Paulo
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