I think the lyrics around that section actually say “5 billion years” and say it a bunch of times in a row (implying multiple intervals of billions of years passing), such that I think that line is basically accurate.
Edit: Apparently Ben meant the line as a compliment, not as an epistemic critique. Oops.
I agree it’s more fun musically speaking, but the line about entropy in Five Thousand Years gets me every time.
I think the lyrics around that section actually say “5 billion years” and say it a bunch of times in a row (implying multiple intervals of billions of years passing), such that I think that line is basically accurate.
Edit: Apparently Ben meant the line as a compliment, not as an epistemic critique. Oops.