“Lemon Tree” By Mt. Joy – A Song Feature

      Mt. Joy twice interrupts the smooth, melodic nature of the “Lemon Tree” with an eccentric segment that includes off-kilter guitar and, during the second, pounding piano. The second occurrence functions as the outro. The press materials explain:
   “The track, which is accompanied by a dreamy, psychedelic-style music video, boasts luminous guitar underlining a head-nodding beat, before an off-kilter riff and saccharine refrain take hold.”
 
     The members of Mt. Joy are Matt Quinn (vocals, guitar), Sam Cooper (guitar), Sotiris Eliopoulos (drums), Jackie Miclau (keyboards), and Michael Byrnes (bass). They are originally from Philadelphia but are now based in Los Angeles. The band named itself after Mount Joy in Valley Forge National Park, Pennsylvania. 
 
     In talking about “Lemon Tree,” Matt Quinn said:
   “It’s about realizing that you can’t change the past, but if you can work on being a force of positive energy for others you can be rewarded with the privilege of moving on.” “I was drawn to that phenomenon when you’re thinking of someone you haven’t spoken to in a while and that person texts you or reaches you in some physical way. At my most spiritual, I think there’s something about our energy that connects us. When you lean into positive energy, you’re rewarded for generating happiness for those around you. ‘Lemon Tree’ is about the power of our connection via this force.”
 
     “Lemon Tree” By Mt. Joy

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Lyrics of “Lemon Tree” By Mt. Joy
I just found a lemon tree
It's a bad day for my enemies
Yes, there's sugar water in the breeze
And I'm ready, I'm ready
So someone play guitar for me
I'm ready to leave my body
 
And oh, this could be rage
We're flying to the space
Between the lies we told
And find the good in every soul is all
Connected energy or how would I know
You were thinking of me in the tree?
 
The sweetness is around the seed
And I'm learning to keep going
Just an itty-bitty hit of weed
Got me ready to leave my body
 
And oh, this could be rage
We're flying to the space
Between the lies we told
And find the good in every soul is all
Connected energy or how would I know
You were thinking of me in the tree?
 
When all of the lights remain
This is all that our time contains