This song was included in the setlist for Avey Tare’s “Eucalyptus” tour in 2017.
The song went through several lyrical and title transformations, but was finalized as “Nostalgia in Lemonade”, and went on to be featured on Avey Tare’s “Cows on Hourglass Pond” in March 2019.
[Verse 1]
A sweetheart drinking lemonade
In absence of the shade
It tingles spines like buried pines
A sweat-line on parade
On a blanket made with patches that describe the zodiac
With a Norman Rockwell smile and some flarey summer flats
In a court where rubber balls bounce high above the baseball hats
I am running from my nose
[Chorus]
My only lemonade
[Verse 2]
I'm driving in a snowy race
Your sunny dates I taste
Your couple with the twisted straws
There's gonna be some spills
And the ice that you chase after is the last thing in the glass
And the ritual of longing for a thing that doesn't last
Now I'm losing all my focus when my soul goes in the grass
I am one too many close
[Chorus]
My only lemonade
My only lemonade
My only lemonade
My only lemonade
Lemonade
Lemonade
Lemonade
Nostalgia in Lemonade was written by Avey Tare.
Nostalgia in Lemonade was produced by Avey Tare.
Avey Tare released Nostalgia in Lemonade on Fri Mar 22 2019.
There are a lot of Traveler songs. Here’s another. Nostalgia is often a big aspect of songs I like. I’m not the first to say that it plays a big part in a lot of great songs. A big place for nostalgia is within a home or love left behind. Maybe the leaving was just temporary. Distance seems to be ab...