“1985” is the 3rd track on Haken’s fourth studio album Affinity. At times, the song gives off a strong 80s vibe, which could one reason why the song is called 1985.

In biology, there is a type of mutation called a “frame shift”. RNA comes in groups of 3 called “codons” that encode a single amino acid. If one of the base pairs is deleted, this causes the reading frame to shift and all codons after the frame shift are re-interpreted as different amino acids. This fits with the themes of evolution and progress in the album.

Later, “Bound by Gravity” hints that this could also refer to a cultural shift in perspective. Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, humanity’s culture and sense of morality has experienced unprecedented rapid change.