Pink Mountaintops is Black Mountain frontman Stephen McBean’s side project.… Read Full Bio ↴Pink Mountaintops is Black Mountain frontman Stephen McBean’s side project. The music resembles the style of Black Mountain but has a more psychedelic and experimental side with mellow tunes and complicated lyrics. Pink Mountaintops removed the “The” from its name on its second album, Axis of Evol.

Band members are:

* Stephen McBean
* Amber Webber
* CC Rose
* Lyndsay Sung
* Jonah Fortune
* Steve Balogh
* Cory Gangnes
* Brad MacKinnon
* Joshua Wells
* Matt Camirand
* Christoff Hofmeister
* Tolan McNeil
* Keegan Saunders
* Keith Parry
* Josh Stevenson
* Fiona Ackerman
* Ted Bois
* Ashley Webber
* Gregg Foreman

The Second Summer of Love
Pink Mountaintops Lyrics

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Ah the first summer of love was here when i was much too young
Ah the first summer of love was clearly just a summer long
And there was jesus on the radio
Jesus on the train.
Jesus in the calico
Jesus in the rain
And there was love love love love
Anyone could see that there was love

Love all over me

Ah the second summer of love is here so tell your angry friends
To throw away their gaultier and grow their hair again.

Acid on the radio
Acid on the rain.
Acid in the calico
Acid in the rain.

And there was love love love love
Anyone could see that there was love
Love all over me

There was love love love love love.
Anyone could see that there was love
Love all over me.

There was love all over the country
And there was love all over the world.

Acid on the radio, acid on the brain, acid everywhere you go,
Acid in the rain.

And there was love love love love, anyone could see that there was love
Love all over me.
The was love, love, love, love, love

Anyone could see that there was love
Love all over me.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Pink Mountaintops's song "The Second Summer of Love" deals with two contexts- the first summer of love which happened when the singer was quite young, and the second summer of love which is occurring in the present day. The first summer of love was a vague memory for the singer as they were too young to fully understand the phenomenon of love, but it had a profound impact on them that they can still feel. Jesus is referenced in the lyrics as a metaphor for love, representing the purity and goodness of the feeling. The second summer of love, on the other hand, sees a resurgence of the hippie movement where people are encouraged to throw away their conformist attitudes and embrace their natural appearance once again. The lyrics reference the drug acid, and while it may seem like it has negative connotations like in the phrase "acid on the brain", it could be argued that it's being used as a metaphor for the ecstatic high that people feel during this era.

What's interesting about the song is that it's not necessarily a straightforward lyrical retelling of the second summer of love movement. It's an interpretation that's been filtered through the memories of someone who experienced the initial summer of love, and so the lyrics are heavily suggestive of the influence of that past. There's an outsider perspective that runs through the song that's quite intriguing, as though the singer is trying to reconcile their memories of the past with what's happening in the present.

Line by Line Meaning

Ah the first summer of love was here when i was much too young
The singer experienced the first summer of love when they were too inexperienced to fully comprehend it.

Ah the first summer of love was clearly just a summer long
The first summer of love was just a temporary phenomenon that did not last.

And there was jesus on the radio
Jesus was a popular topic in the media during this time.

Jesus on the train.
Jesus was a prevalent figure during this time of love and peace and was a frequent topic of conversation.

Jesus in the calico
Jesus was even present in the fashion trends of the time.

Jesus in the rain
Even the weather and natural elements seemed to be affected by the message of love and peace brought on by Jesus' teachings.

And there was love love love love
Love was a central theme and was felt and demonstrated by many people during this time.

Anyone could see that there was love
The love was so evident and widespread that even bystanders could see and feel it.

Love all over me
The artist personally felt the effects of love during this time.

Ah the second summer of love is here so tell your angry friends
The second summer of love has arrived and the artist is encouraging others to embrace it.

To throw away their gaultier and grow their hair again.
The singer is urging others to abandon materialistic possessions and embrace a more natural, free-spirited lifestyle reminiscent of the first summer of love.

Acid on the radio
The drug LSD was popular and frequently mentioned in the media during this second summer of love.

Acid on the rain.
The drug LSD seemed to permeate everything during this time, even the weather.

Acid in the calico
The drug LSD even made its way into popular fashion trends of the time.

Acid in the rain.
The drug LSD was so pervasive that it seemed to be in every aspect of life, even the weather.

The was love, love, love, love, love
Love was still an important theme, but it was somewhat overshadowed by the drug culture of this second summer of love.

There was love all over the country
Love was still present and widespread throughout the country despite the growing prominence of drug culture.

And there was love all over the world.
Love was a universal theme, not limited to just one country.

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