That's Some Gneiss Schist

That's Some Gneiss Schist (Don't Take It for Granite) by Everwild Collective

Backstory: This song went into full geology pun mode, starting with a saying from his Uncle Dave. It started as a joke among climbing friends and somehow turned into a full song about gratitude for being out in these mountains. It’s playful, a little nerdy, and low-key a reminder to not take life for granted.

Lyrics: 

The sun’s climbin' up past the quartz‑peaked line

Micah glints like gold in the daylight’s shine

Every canyon just a groove that keeps us true

In this rocky paradise, I found a piece of you

Metamorph my mood when the light hits right

Rock steady rhythm rolling through the heights

That’s some gneiss schist – don’t take it for granite

This trail’s got a soul and we’re glad we ran it

Layer by layer, the story expands

Time laid the rhythm, we just play in the band

Yeah, that’s some gneiss schist

So don’t take it for granite

Glaciers carved the tales we chase

We trace their spirits in every face

Each flake and fold, each weathered seam

Reminds us of where we are in the scheme of things

The granite grips a bomber hold

And every move feels solid gold

That’s some gneiss schist – don’t take it for granite

Rocksteady hearts, stoke turned panoramic

From talus talk to that après song

The climb and the crew are where we belong

Yeah, that’s some gneiss schist

So don’t take it for granite

Limestone laughter, shale blue sky

We’ve been pressured and polished, just passers by

If life’s a mountain, let’s climb to the top

And thank every fault for where we got

We’re sedimentally stoked and stable

Chalked‑up hearts at the bivvy table

Layered lives and loads of grit

Keep a-metamorphin’ just a bit

That’s some gneiss schist – so glad we’re all in it

The world keeps on turnin’, twelve miles a minute

From sandstone roots to granite chest

We’re rockin’ along and lovin’ the quest

Yeah, that’s some gneiss schist

So don’t take it for granite

Yeah, that’s some gneiss schist

Don’t take it for granite

Yeah, that’s some gneiss schist

Don’t take it for granite

Don’t take it for granite