Flag of Cape Verde and red represents the road toward the construction of the nation, and the colours stand for peace (white) and effort (red). The yellow colour, circular formation of the stars, and dark blue field show similarity to the flag of Europe (which has 12 stars instead of 10, and was originally designed for the Council of Europe, but is also used by the European Union). The stripes are in 6:1:1:1:3 ratio, and the circle of stars is centred along the fly. The Constitution of the Republic does not specify what the official proportions for the height and the width of the
What It Is to Burn with boiling liquid. Doherty said they "just wanted some cool imagery". The art direction and design were done by P.R. Brown, who also did the photography with Kris McCaddon. Initial pressings of the album contained a demo version of "What It Is to Burn", produced by Chris Fuderich. It was replaced on later pressings with a re-recorded version, produced by Trombino. These later pressings were available from June onwards. The UK edition, released on June 2, included an acoustic version of "Letters to You" and the demo of "What It Is to Burn" as bonus tracks. Following the album's release,