Week 437 // The Fake First Signs of a Season

by Mount Everest

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price

about

First things first: it's April Fools Day, and I have to admit that I completely believed the viral news of the day that "Billy Corgan Is Taking Over Nirvana For a 2019 Tour". I'm not linking the article here because I feel stupid. I had dizzy 90s kid fever dreams of watching the Smashing Pumpkins frontman absolutely demolish Cobain's immortal catalogue somewhere in a North American arena this summer... until I actually read the article, and noticed that it was a total farce. I hate this "holiday". But still, the spirit of the day is seasonally appropriate. Spring fools us again and again with false starts and outright lies for weeks on end, until, little bye little, it actually arrives. We, along with the spring, shed our winter defenses in fits and starts. Disingenuously at first, and then with full intention, we husk away the layers and the extra baggage, and we let our guard down.

lyrics

The fake first signs of a season
Holding up hope to believe in
Holding anything bright
To walk away
Just to walk away
I am awash in the moonlight
I am laid bare in the sunlight
Everything I have obscured
Is plain to see
I am plain to see
I am smaller now
I am honest now
I am golden now
I'm beholden now
And I am open to you

The fake first signs of a season
Holding up hope to believe in
Holding anything bright
To walk away
Just to walk away
I am awash in the moonlight
I am laid bare in the sunlight
Everything I have obscured
Is plain to see
I am plain to see
I am smaller now
I am honest now
I am golden now
I'm beholden now
And I am open to you

credits

released April 1, 2019

license

some rights reserved

about

Mount Everest Maine

I’ve been making up a new song every week since 2010.
Follow me on Instagram [mounteverestmusic] and explore more than 600 songs here.

contact / help

Contact Mount Everest

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Mount Everest, you may also like:

Wooden Cave
by Thin Lear

Thin Lear's sophisticated rock music is tempered with soaring chamber pop accents and an undeniable gift for melody. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 30, 2020
go to album
Lit Way Down
by Mt Went

Beautiful and mysterious folk-adjacent songs from this UK outfit that wreathe delicate acoustic guitar in mist-like synths. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 10, 2021
go to album
Pearls to Swine
by Adam Torres

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 2, 2016
go to album
The Convincer (20th Anniversary Edition)
by Nick Lowe

Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021
go to album
Chaparral
by Dillbilly

The Ohio songwriter navigates gender, queerness, class, and privilege through a powerful mix of country rock, folk ballads, and bluegrass. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 14, 2021
go to album
Into the Light
by Franklin Gothic

Rich and rococo indie pop songs define this LP from Franklin Gothic, a light psychedelic sheen washing over all of it. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 20, 2022
go to album
Pete Yorn Sings The Classics
by Pete Yorn

On his new LP, Pete Yorn offers his take on classic songs by The Pixies, Roxy Music, The Beach Boys, & more. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 17, 2021
go to album