Week 583 // Sometimes

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

Notes: Let's get one thing out of the way. This song is more than superficially similar to the one I wrote last week. No big deal at all. I'm exploring musical and lyrical themes, and this is part of the process. Both songs are probably stepping stones on the way to some other thing that will sound like them and deal with the same subjects again. This is how to find your favorite version of an idea. You try it different ways.

Last week's song was all hope for the future, tempered by a reverence for the present. This one looks at the past and the future, examining two sets of twin experiences: regret and nostalgia, and their future counterparts fear and hope. The past and the future speak to us in similar ways. This song stops short of suggesting that the present is often the most stable ground upon which to stand. Perhaps it is implied.

lyrics

I've got a voice I hear
It's what the past is
Sometimes it speaks and sings
And I ignore it

Sometimes it howls and cries
And I am awake too much of the night
And sometimes it whispers sweetly
And I am enthralled to the past

I've got a great idea
It's called the future
Between the hope and fear
A voice is stirring

Sometimes it howls and cries
And I am awake too much of the night
And sometimes it whispers sweetly
And I am enthralled to it

credits

released January 17, 2022

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