Green Olives

Green Olives is an unreleased song by John Darnielle. It has been played during a few live shows.

Lyrics

The little lemon blossoms
In perfect animation
And your tangerine perfume
Tasted like salvation
Green olives on the tree
Falling down on me
And you coming through the light rain
Effortlessly  

And will we then arrive
At the house justly appointed
To find you in your splendor
Righteous and anointed
Green olives on the tree
Falling down on me
And you coming through the light rain
Effortlessly  

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "The reason it never got played again is that I can't really play it... the idea is above my pay grade on guitar." -- 2016-12-16 - House Show for Scott - Cherry Hill, NJ
• "This is a song that I don't know why it wasn't on the first Ajax album [Nothing for Juice] but it wasn't. I like it, I think I may have lost the tape." -- 1996-11-09 - Zwijnzicht - Dordrecht, Netherlands

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1996-11-09 - Zwijnzicht - Dordrecht, Netherlands
• 2016-12-16 - House Show for Scott - Cherry Hill, NJ
• 2019-05-19 - D&D Live 2019: The Descent - Los Angeles, CA
• 2022-05-18 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
• 2023-02-11 - The Loud - Huntington, WV