It Won't Always Be Like This (Inhaler song)

== Writing and composition ==

== Writing and composition ==

"It Won't Always Be Like This" was the first song the band wrote, with frontman [[Elijah Hewson]] expressing that "it’s a teenage song about a girl I liked, but when the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]] struck it took on this whole different life. The world is on fire, but here’s some hope for the future."{{Cite web|first=Stuart|last=Clark|date=21 December 2021|title=12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Inhaler – On Their Acclaimed Debut Album It Won’t Always Be Like This|url=https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/12-interviews-of-xmas-inhaler-on-their-acclaimed-debut-album-it-wont-always-be-like-this-22886055|website=[[Hot Press]]}} Echoing this, drummer Ryan McMahon noted that the fan's interpretation of the song has varied between when it was originally written in 2016 and when it was re-released in 2021 stating, "that was the first song we wrote together. What’s been interesting is how the title is being interpreted by different people. We can see in comment sections that there’s people going, ‘Yes! It won’t always be like this. They’re dead right.’ And then other people are like, ‘It won’t always be like this? Yeah, it could get a lot worse, lads.’ It’s doing what songs should do—have a different meaning for a different person, depending on whatever point they’re at in their life." Further discussing the writing of the song, Hewson explained that, "I still have on the old computer, on [[GarageBand]], a little of that riff in there from 2016. I remember playing it in the room together for the first time and the drums being a hook. That was like, ‘Oh man, that’s catchy.’ The first time we wrote something catchy."{{Cite web|date=19 March 2019|title=It Won’t Always Be Like This|url=https://genius.com/Inhaler-it-wont-always-be-like-this-lyrics|website=[[Genius (company)|Genius]]}}{{Cite web|date=19 March 2019|title=It Won’t Always Be Like This|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/it-wont-always-be-like-this/1557889558|website=[[Apple Music]]}}

"It Won't Always Be Like This" was the first song the band wrote, with frontman [[Elijah Hewson]] expressing that "it’s a teenage song about a girl I liked, but when the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]] struck it took on this whole different life. The world is on fire, but here’s some hope for the future."{{Cite web|first=Stuart|last=Clark|date=21 December 2021|title=12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Inhaler – On Their Acclaimed Debut Album It Won’t Always Be Like This|url=https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/12-interviews-of-xmas-inhaler-on-their-acclaimed-debut-album-it-wont-always-be-like-this-22886055|website=[[Hot Press]]}} Echoing this, drummer Ryan McMahon noted that the fan's interpretation of the song has varied between when it was originally written in 2016 and when it was re-released in 2021 stating, "that was the first song we wrote together. What’s been interesting is how the title is being interpreted by different people. We can see in comment sections that there’s people going, ‘Yes! It won’t always be like this. They’re dead right.’ And then other people are like, ‘It won’t always be like this? Yeah, it could get a lot worse, lads.’ It's doing what songs should do—have a different meaning for a different person, depending on whatever point they're at in their life." Further discussing the writing of the song, Hewson explained that, "I still have on the old computer, on [[GarageBand]], a little of that riff in there from 2016. I remember playing it in the room together for the first time and the drums being a hook. That was like, ‘Oh man, that’s catchy.’ The first time we wrote something catchy."{{Cite web|date=19 March 2019|title=It Won’t Always Be Like This|url=https://genius.com/Inhaler-it-wont-always-be-like-this-lyrics|website=[[Genius (company)|Genius]]}}{{Cite web|date=19 March 2019|title=It Won’t Always Be Like This|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/it-wont-always-be-like-this/1557889558|website=[[Apple Music]]}}

Of selecting the song as the title track for the album, Hewson expressed, "there’s a sense of optimism on this album and the song “It Won’t Always Be Like This” is the main catalyst for that. We kept coming back to that title."{{Cite web|first=Tim|last=Peacock|date=9 June 2021|title=Watch The Video For Inhaler’s ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/inhaler-always-like-this-video/|website=[[UDiscover Music]]}} He stated that, at the time, the song was the opening track in their live sets and that this influenced their decision for it to be the first song on the album. It was re-recorded for the album, with Hewson adding that the band wanted to give the song "a bit of a facelift and make it sound like it does now live", as well as "update it and make it sound like the rest of the record".{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9QtIEUjGo|title=Inhaler – 'It Won't Always Be Like This' {{!}} Track by Track|date=15 April 2020|publisher=[[NME]]|access-date=9 July 2021|website=[[YouTube]]}}

Of selecting the song as the title track for the album, Hewson expressed, "there’s a sense of optimism on this album and the song “It Won’t Always Be Like This” is the main catalyst for that. We kept coming back to that title."{{Cite web|first=Tim|last=Peacock|date=9 June 2021|title=Watch The Video For Inhaler’s ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/inhaler-always-like-this-video/|website=[[UDiscover Music]]}} He stated that, at the time, the song was the opening track in their live sets and that this influenced their decision for it to be the first song on the album. It was re-recorded for the album, with Hewson adding that the band wanted to give the song "a bit of a facelift and make it sound like it does now live", as well as "update it and make it sound like the rest of the record".{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9QtIEUjGo|title=Inhaler – 'It Won't Always Be Like This' {{!}} Track by Track|date=15 April 2020|publisher=[[NME]]|access-date=9 July 2021|website=[[YouTube]]}}